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The article discusses various reports published within the issue including the research on diabetes prevention program, the evaluation of community day rehabilitation and the evidence of informed policy development.

The article discusses papers, published within the issue, which discussed the importance of research to identify unexpected local needs for home medicine among elderly Chinese and Vietnamese immigrants, and the better management of chronic diseases.

An introduction is presented which explores various reportss published within the issue on topics including primary health care research, health reform in Australia, and challenges to health care.

An introduction to the papers published within the issue is presented which address the issues facing Australian primary health care like prevention and management of chronic disease and building research capacity.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one on the benefits of mindfulness-based stress reduction for Australian primary care settings, one on the connection between climate change and health of older Australians, and one on the evaluation of pictorial post-vaccination care resource.

Introduction: Seven priority areas were recently identified for research into primary health care. We report on the relevance of research funded under the previous General Practice Evaluation Program (GPEP) to the areas identified., Method: We analysed reports of 52 projects completed between January 1999 and September 2001., Results: Projects related to the priority areas as follows: quality of care (n = 20, 38%), evidence based practice (n = 11, 21%), models of organisation and care delivery (n = 9, 17%), integration (n = 8, 15%), economic issues (n = 3, 6%), prevention and health promotion (n = 1, 2%) and health inequalities (n = 4, 8%). Thirty-two projects (57%) have implications for further research in quality of care, models of organisation and care delivery, integration, economic issues, and prevention and health promotion., Conclusion: Completed GPEP projects have relevance to the identified priority areas. They provide information to support research applications in the primary health care area funded through the National Health and Medical Research Council, and identify areas for further research.