RISE 2022 is a sprint and pitch event dedicated to finding solutions to healthcare issues faced by our regional communities.

Our problem statements for RISE 2022 are:

  • Health Education: Health challenges are often a result of poor health habits and choices that are embedded from an early age.  How can we change long-term health outcomes by focusing on better education of children, today?
  • Aged Care: Maintaining independence and social connection is key to enabling the elderly to live at home longer, therefore, alleviating pressure on the residential aged care system (which is predicted to have a staffing shortfall of 110,000 by 2025). How can we enable the elderly to remain independent at home with an enhanced quality of life – covering nutrition, physical independence (mobility) social connection and mental well-being?
  • Mental Health: Mental health has a huge impact on every aspect of people's lives. It affects behaviour, physical health, work and relationships, as well as the people around them.  How can we improve mental health throughout the community? 

Requirements

We are looking for solutions that will help address current issues as well as preventative solutions that will help to ease the burden on the healthcare system. 

A  'solution' could be a business model, product, service, digital/software service, business or program.

Ideally, solutions will address one or more of the following:

• The ongoing health service inequality experienced by people in regional and rural areas.

• The delivery of accessible, proactive, and preventative healthcare services to minimise the strain on primary healthcare providers now and into the future.

• Developing and supporting a culture of self-determined positive, healthy habits throughout all stages of life.

• Support collaboration between businesses, healthcare providers, not-for-profit organisations, and government bodies to create a greater impact on the health and well-being of our communities

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Prizes

$5,500 in prizes
First Place - Best Solution $3000
1 winner

Second Place - Runner Up Solution $2000
1 winner

People's Choice $500
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Ricki Bradbery

Ricki Bradbery
McClean Care

Edwina Sharrock

Edwina Sharrock
Birth Beat

Annabelle Williams

Annabelle Williams
PHN

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation
    How innovative is the solution? Is it an improvement to existing systems or a breakthrough new product/service? What are the unique technologies/ideas that drive this solution?
  • Problem/Solution
    Is the solution really going to solve the problem? Will the solution impact local communities only or could it be rolled out across regional, rural and remote Australia? How will success of this solution be measured/realised?
  • Creativity
    Ability to improve outcomes, create impact and scale? To what extent does the solution show strategic thinking to use existing resources in innovative ways?
  • Presentation
    How well can the team communicate the value of their solution? Is there evidence of team work/utilisation of team’s different strengths? How well does the presentation ‘sell’ the solution?

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