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The National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) says the most important focus for rural health is strengthening the connection between research, practice and communities to improve the health outcomes of people living in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia.
This is the theme of the 8th Rural and Remote Health...
read moreThe Australian Journal of Rural Health (the Journal), which is a leading publisher of research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, is honoured to share research featured in a special NAIDOC Week content collection.
Published by Wiley, the collection ‘NAIDOC 2021’ features more than 50 articles from across the...
read moreThe Australian Journal of Rural Health has announced an initiative to explore the introduction of ‘author cultural identity’ in relevant research papers published in the Journal.
Indigenous researchers and Journal Associate Editors Dr Mark Lock (Ngiyampaa) and Associate Professor Faye McMillan (Wiradjuri) will lead the initiative for the National Rural Health Alliance.
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read moreThe National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) says there are many positive Federal Budget initiatives with attached funding of more than $4b that will go towards strengthening the rural workforce and health system.
“The government has made several funding announcements that will help alleviate the dire state of rural workforce shortages, including an injection of $65.8 million to...
read moreThe National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) is calling for the development of a new National Rural Health Strategy and Implementation Plan to respond to increasingly intense extreme weather events and the global pandemic.
In the Alliance’s Pre-Budget Submission 2021–22, CEO Gabrielle O’Kane says the new National Rural Health Strategy will be a strategic driver of rural health...
read morePeople in rural, regional and remote communities bear the brunt of health effects from our changing climate, prompting the National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) to recommend tangible government measures.
The Position paper: Rural health policy in a changing...
read moreWith the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine formally approved for use in Australia today, the National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) is urging Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt to ensure that vulnerable people in rural, regional and remote Australia are prioritised for vaccination.
Alliance CEO Gabrielle O’Kane says, “People in rural, regional and remote communities experience...
read moreThe diversity of health professionals working across the rural sector is reflected in the new Board of the National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance), elected at the 29th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Canberra this week.
The Alliance of 44 national rural and health-related organisations advocates for sustainable and affordable health services for the 7 million people in rural and...
read moreThe peak body for rural health in Australia today welcomed the increased investment in health in the 2020-21 federal budget, but warned there was more to be done to ensure that people in rural, regional and remote Australia have the same health outcomes as their city counterparts.
“We’re pleased to see a number of targeted measures to improve rural health as part of the Stronger Rural...
read moreThe National Rural Health Alliance, the peak body for rural health in Australia, welcomed the Australian Government’s expansion of Medicare rebates for telehealth consultations until 31 March 2021.
The Medicare rebates, which were brought in to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, were due to expire on 30 September.
“Telehealth has been an important lifeline for people in rural,...
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