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New Board members at National Rural Health Alliance
The National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) will move into the new year with great vigour, with new Board members elected at the 32nd...
Alliance welcomes 50th Member
We warmly welcome the 50th Member of the Alliance, the Australian Counselling Association (ACA).
ACA is Australia's largest single registration...
Rural mental health conference highlights unique stressors
‘People in rural and remote areas face a range of stressors unique to living outside major cities.
‘Rates of self-harm and suicide increase with...
The 9th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium, hosted by the National Rural Health Alliance, successfully concluded on 21 June 2023 after two days of important discussion on rural health research.
Launch of Nous report
The report by Nous Group on the annual rural health spending deficit, commissioned by the National Rural Health Alliance was launched at the Bogan Shire Council in Nyngan, New South Wales on 23 June 2023. The Alliance Chief Executive Susi Tegen speaks about the appalling status of health in rural Australia and the urgency for an overarching National Rural Health Strategy.
The Alliance has developed a new resource that brings together data, research, and information about the key contributors to and measures of health and wellbeing in rural Australia. The resource presents information about demographics, health risk factors, health outcomes and the health system in an easy-to-digest format. We hope it will enable stakeholders to access key evidence about rural health in one location.
Links to accurate and timely information about the COVID-19 vaccination program.
People in rural, regional and remote communities bear the brunt of health effects from our changing climate, prompting the National Rural Health Alliance to recommend tangible government measures. The Position paper: Rural health policy in a changing climate – three key issues, discusses specific impacts and risk factors facing the 7 million people living in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia in relation to extreme weather events; impacts on agricultural output and food security; and debilitating insect-borne diseases.
Since the pandemic began, the Alliance has been lobbying the Australian Government to ensure...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in remote communities in Australia...
Publications
Australian Journal of Rural Health
The Australian Journal of Rural Health (AJRH) is a multidisciplinary refereed journal published on behalf of NRHA by John Wiley and Sons Australia Ltd.
Rural Health in Australia Snapshot
A snaphot of health related statistics in rural, regional and remote Australia.
Partyline
The Alliance's must read magazine on rural and remote health news. Contributions from across the sector, features on fascinating figures and important developments. Plus Alliance news and views.
Infographics
The Alliance produces easy to read infographics, featuring key facts and figures on issues important in rural and remote health. Feel free to share!