Goal 7: Strengthen prevention & care through research, evidence & data

Goal 7 of the Strategy focusses on strengthening prevention and care through research, evidence and data. The potential measures of progress outlined in the Australian National Diabetes Strategy: 2016–2020 for Goal 7 include the development of a national research agenda, and regular reporting from national datasets and surveys on diabetes parameters such as burden of disease and health system usage. Whilst no potential indicators were identified in the Implementation Plan for the potential measures of progress for Goal 7, the following update provides information on work being conducted in this space, including both current and future funded projects.

Goal 7 Update