The Blackmore Foundation is a scientific research program that aims to improve understanding into the ways health consumers and practitioners use naturopathy and other complementary medicines is to be expanded with the support of
$1.5 million in funding from the Blackmore Foundation, BioCeuticals and the Jacka Foundation.
Funding will support two new research fellowships within the Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM) at the University of Technology Sydney, led by Distinguished Professor of Public Health and Australian Research Council Professorial Future Fellow, Jon Adams.
ARCCIM is a world-leading critical public health and health services research centre focusing on traditional, complementary and integrative health care that brings together experts in epidemiology and health economics. Its work has received substantial government research funding, including prestigious research fellowships from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Australian Research Council (ARC).