Acknowledgements

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ô Funding

This project was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

ô The Project Steering Committee (In alphabetical order)

Ms Arlene Ackland, Education and Training Officer, Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit
Associate Professor Malcolm Battersby, Director Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Flinders University of South Australia
Ms Raelene Fuller, Executive Officer, Eyre Peninsula Division of General Practice
Dr Peter Harvey, Manager, Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Senior Research Fellow, Spencer Gulf Rural Health School Associate Professor Gary Misan, Head of Research, Spencer Gulf Rural Health School
Professor Jonathan Newbury, Professor of Rural Health and Head, Spencer Gulf Rural Health School

ô The Project Officers

Mr Graham Berry, Project Coordinator, Eyre Peninsula Division of General Practice
Ms Kate Warren, Regional Chronic Condition Self-Management (CCSM) Training Coordinator, Research Associate, Shape Up for Life, Whyalla Nutrition & Exercise Study, Spencer Gulf Rural Health School

ô Project Sponsors

The successful conduct of this project would not have been possible without significant support from the following organisations -
Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia

Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Eyre Peninsula Division of General Practice
Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit
Spencer Gulf Rural Health School

ô The Contributors to the Case Studies

The case studies contained in the guide are of central importance in providing the 'Experience from South Australia's Eyre Peninsula'. We thank the following people who were willing to share their stories, models, knowledge, experience and learnings.

Helen Casanova and Ron Van Dok, Lower Eyre Regional Health Services Community Health Service
Angela Dufek, Anthony Burgoyne, and Jeremy Coaby, Port Lincoln Aboriginal Health Service.
Paul Holmes and Mary Holmes, In Our Hands Health Information & Resource Centre
Michael Manders, Port Lincoln Health Services
Tahna Pettman and Russell Tait, Spencer Gulf Rural Health School
Dr. Gerard Quigley and Cathy Pearson, Cummins Medical Practice
Dr Julia Vnuk and Kathleen Willis, Flinders and Far North Division of General Practice

ô Art and Design

The artwork in the guide has been included with the permission of the Port Lincoln Aboriginal Health Service, the Spencer Gulf Rural Health School, and the Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health. The original artists or designers were Matthew Goodluck, Jillian Larking, Joylene Johncock, Kate Warren and Charmaine Wilson. They are acknowledged throughout the guide where their work appears.

ô The text

As well the steering committee, and the contributors to the case studies, we thank Jenny Stanley (EPDGP), Gladys Fleming (EPDGP) and Merrilee Baker (Ceduna Koonibba AHS) for their suggestions about earlier versions of this guide.

ô The Photographs

The photographs throughout the guide are included to not only demonstrate aspects of CDSM support, but to also illustrate that Eyre Peninsula has a spectacular environment and offers a great lifestyle.

Images supplied by Graham Berry, Kate Warren and the South Australian Tourism Commission.

ô CD-ROM and Web Development

CD-ROM and Web development were undertaken by A/Prof. Gary Misan from the Spencer Gulf Rural Health School (SGRHS) with technical advice from Mr Gary Quick from the UniSA Flexible Learning Centre and Mr Deepindera Deepindera from SGRHS.

ô Service Directory Database Development

The Service Directory Database was developed by Catherine Leahy. EMail:leahycatherine@hotmail.com, Mobile: 0409 699060