Wednesday, 1 November 2023 MEDIA RELEASE
Today marks the beginning of National Rural Health Month - a month which highlights the inequities that rural, regional and... More
Alliance News
Rural mental health conference highlights unique stressors
Friday, 10 November 2023
‘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 remoteness and people who experience suicidality, are more likely than the general population to have a mental health... More
Friday, 27 October 2023
We warmly welcome our newest member, Angel Flight Australia, a charity that coordinates free, non-emergency flights and transfers people living remotely across Australia to access specialist medical treatments... More
We warmly welcome our newest member, Angel Flight Australia, a charity that coordinates free, non-emergency flights and transfers people living remotely across Australia to access specialist medical treatments... More
Monday, 23 October 2023
The latest issue of the Australian Journal of Rural Health, Volume 31 Issue 5, is out now. The Alliance editorial, ‘Rural access to dental and oral health services,’ is co-authored by Director, Policy and... More
The latest issue of the Australian Journal of Rural Health, Volume 31 Issue 5, is out now. The Alliance editorial, ‘Rural access to dental and oral health services,’ is co-authored by Director, Policy and... More
Friday, 13 October 2023 MEDIA RELEASE
As Mental Health Week wraps up today, the National Rural Health Alliance highlights the dire need of more effective place-based... More
As Mental Health Week wraps up today, the National Rural Health Alliance highlights the dire need of more effective place-based... More
Wednesday, 11 October 2023 MEDIA RELEASE
This Mental Health Week, the National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) welcomes the launch of the National Mental Health... More
This Mental Health Week, the National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) welcomes the launch of the National Mental Health... More
Tuesday, 10 October 2023 MEDIA RELEASE
New data from Mental Health Australia and the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling at the University of Canberra... More
New data from Mental Health Australia and the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling at the University of Canberra... More
03 May 2023 - Volume 31, Issue 2 of the Australian Journal of Rural Health is out now. It carries a From the Alliance editorial titled... More
28 April 2023 -
In Episode 24 of Build ‘Em Up, we chat to Caitlin Breheny, Founder and Director of Connect Paediatric Therapy Services, an inter-, multi- and transdisciplinary allied health service that has seen a major increase... More
04 April 2023 - National Rural Health Alliance Chief Executive Susi Tegen said mental ill health in women is ‘an enormous issue in rural and remote Australia’ and called for action to improve rural healthcare accessibility.
Ms Tegen was a guest on the first episode of... More
29 March 2023 - The National Rural Health Alliance was part of the Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) delegation that met with more than 45 politicians at Parliament House on 29 March 2023 to raise awareness of regional communications.
The... More
27 March 2023 - In Episode 23 of Build ‘Em Up, we chat to Judith Meiklejohn, Senior Impact Manager, First Nations Communities, at Orange Sky Australia.
Judith has a background in public health, health research, development practice and oral health, and has been working... More
21 March 2023 - The National Rural Health Alliance calls for more patient monitoring methods in rural and regional areas to help reduce preventable deaths.
With reference to research published by Wendy... More
20 March 2023 - We focus on rural health ambitions, including innovative ideas and strategies to attract and retain the health workforce in rural locations, in our latest Partyline issue.
With the challenges rural communities routinely face in accessing healthcare... More
15 March 2023 - The National Rural Health Alliance is working with federal and state governments to look at training, educating and recruiting local people in health and medicine and other multidisciplinary funding models.
In an interview with ABC Weekend Breakfast on... More