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Editorial: With guidance from First Nations ancestors ...
Closing the gap through research co-design
Not bleeding hearts, just bleeding obvious
Strengthening remote health care
Innovation and collaboration to meet remote eye-care needs
Who’s that palliative care mob?
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What good looks like
Painted stories of health and healing
Self-determination in action: Aboriginal youth mentoring
Positive outcomes for visiting services
Partnering to support research and positive healthcare experiences
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A brain changer in remote northern Australia
Cultural and spiritual considerations of palliative care
A community-led approach to suicide prevention
Making medicine from the bush
Supporting patients for private surgeries
Bringing kidney care closer to home
Straight answers to hard questions
Navigating family violence in First Nations communities
Snapshot of risk factors for First Nations mothers and babies
Community drives growth
Empowering First Nations communities to fight diabetes
Upstream health care in remote communities
Creating healthy remote stores
Healthy homes in remote NT communities
Support to deliver palliative care on Country
Culturally safe stillbirth prevention and care
Outreach boosts culturally safe diabetes care
Concept of wellbeing among renal patients in the Top End
Medical yarn ups: towards closing the gap
A population health approach for essential dental care
A welcoming alternative for heart health
Culturally respectful and safe dementia care
Healthy skin books
Combating allied health workforce challenges
Life-changing and sight-saving outreach bridges the gap
Aboriginal health in Aboriginal hands
Working group promoting employee wellbeing
Tips and info sent straight to your phone
Strong Born campaign supports First Nations communities
83
Editorial: Research informing the future direction of rural health
AJRH, a game changer for organising and sharing research
Scientific Symposium to stimulate discussion on rural health research
Local health research must be fit for purpose
Video-based coaching to improve non-technical skills for rural surgeons
Focusing on rural women’s health
Courage and vision needed to shape effective health outcomes
A game changer for vaccine coverage
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Community concern leads to research shaping disaster response
A holistic aftercare model to prevent suicide
Partnerships moving knowledge, not people across Northern Australia
Evaluating cultural safety in outreach eye and ear surgical pathways
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Building research capacity and culture within rural health services
More than just teeth
Ambitious goals in rural medical education and health research
Keeping local communities at the centre of health research
Keeping women safe, no matter where they live
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An innovative approach to improving rural women's health
Innovation is key to overcoming aged care crisis
Data and quality improvement in primary care
Partnering for impact
High-risk foot clinic boosts outcomes
Best-practice dermatology treatment and training
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Accessible and sustainable outreach head and neck surgery
Joys and challenges of fatherhood in the bush
A collaborative approach to a regional endometriosis service
Towards quality reproductive health care in every postcode
Caring for country hearts
Healthy You, Healthy Baby: online tool to check preconception health
Fostering trauma care research in rural and remote Queensland
Online mental health support for dads
82
Editorial: Innovative models of care to attract and retain the healthcare workforce
Don’t forget VET: a workforce suited for rural communities
Narrowing the gap in access to maternity care
Primary care Rural Integrated Multidisciplinary Health Services
Taking a whole-of-school approach to supporting country kids
Moving from urban to rural Australia: welcome them
Rural and regional Australia to benefit from prescribing plan
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Indigenous Doctor of the Year
The power of student placements in the bush
Linking caregivers, children and communities
Evidence-based initiatives to improve rural health
Forging new pathways in regional medical training
Professional development grants for greater independence
Exploring the impact of an immersive rural nursing placement
Whole-of-healthcare access in small communities: the 4Ts model
Building the next generation of rural doctors
Supporting research to address healthcare needs of rural Australians
Wellbeing planning for rural agribusiness
A home-grown workforce
Broadening the perspective of rural medicine
Missing the mark: gender inequity and medical misogyny
An innovative solution to remote workforce shortages
Addressing the GP crisis in remote Australia
Overcoming barriers: health care in the Mallee
Planning for the future
Positive placements impact career path
Increasing First Nations participation in health workforce
How to make them STAY
A novel strategy to address complex workforce problems
Holistic, sustainable secondary prevention for chronic disease
Suicide prevention: what’s age got to do with it?
Having challenging conversations after stillbirth
Tips for health practitioners to engage First Nations dads
Great things from small beginnings
Funding support for innovation
Students of the future
Seasons for growth and healing
A rotational supervisory model for dermatology care
Training and retaining a rural workforce by promoting excellence
From graduate to practitioner and ready for the journey
Improving support for regional oesophageal cancer patients
Let's yarn about sleep
Rural pharmacy placement
A sense of community
Upskilling and building connections for workforce retention
Palliative care information for rural and remote GPs and nurses
Building health literacy in older Australians
Delivering heart health education in high-risk communities
Enabling efficient, responsive primary care through cloud technology
Flexible conditions entice more women back into workforce
A team approach to physical and mental health care
Increase healthcare access by making it mobile
Kids can be key to strong community and workforce sustainability
Thumbs up for aged care management training program
Paediatric trainee rotation at Dubbo Base Hospital
Oral health care in Australia post COVID-19
Utilising data analytics for enhanced health outcomes
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Editorial: Towards improved accessibility for mental health care
Develop the strength to do bold things
Supporting children through natural disaster
Imperative of improving outcomes of hospital-treated self-harm
Evidence base on mental health in remote Australia
Mental health in rural Australia
Having a conversation with a community pharmacist
Wellness after work
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Practitioners in the bush
The power of connection for teenagers with chronic illness
Continuity of care in places of trauma
Rural placements for psychology students
Reversing the ‘new normal’
Finding the right antidepressant quickly
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Lessening mental health impacts of climate change on rural men
A pollinator garden creates belongingness
Supporting isolated veterans impacted by service
Remoteness, mental health and the human–animal bond
The power of shared stories
Muddied hands, clear mind
Henty health chats
We look after the community, but who looks after us?
Telehealth cardiac rehabilitation service prioritises mental health
Mental health support at your door
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Mental health social work enabling better access
Caring for a family member or friend with mental ill health
An exercise in mental health fitness
Leading experts inform mental health policy
Kidney health mentors making a difference to mental wellbeing
Football in the mental health space
Shaping the medicine mindset
Mental wellbeing is more than a state of mind
Improving the mental health of rural youth
Support for children when a parent works away
Overcoming perinatal anxiety and depression
Giving priority to local voices
Men talking: challenging the stereotypes
Support for staff supporting rural Australians
I’m still here: mental health care for Aboriginal communities
Telehealth lifestyle interventions
Post-COVID-19 disordered eating behaviour in teens
An innovative approach to create mentally healthy workplaces
Telehealth support for perinatal mental health challenges
Supporting child mental health and family resilience
Impacts of climate events on mental health
Anita
Online help to navigate burnout
Collaboration drives youth mental health support in the Kimberley
Slowly breathe the nerves away
Waking up to the problem of insomnia: can technology help?
Memoirs of a junior doctor
Tick-borne disease in rural areas: is there cause for concern?
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Editorial: Making rural women's health and wellbeing a priority
Delegates call for urgent action to bridge rural healthcare gaps
Courage from connection
An integrated approach to maternal and child health care
Electronic prescribing: supporting Australians in managing their health and wellbeing
Mapping women’s health services for equity
Providing life-saving gender choice to rural Victorians
Rural community pharmacies building strong bonds
More support needed for victims of coercive control
Working a different angle at the coalface
Capacity building in rural and remote nursing workforce
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Sexual violence and rural health
Focus on mothers and babies in remote areas
Eliminating cervical cancer among all Australians
Walking towards better health
Perinatal mental health support during times of disaster
Celebrating rural life with Friends of the Alliance
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Resilience and connection: rural women in WA
There’s no fair go without health equity
Are you #Ready to Listen?
Arts and health program captures hearts
Sharing women's stories on stage
Another drought to break: access to abortion services in rural NSW
Wealth in walking
An inconvenient journey
Mental health screening with a culturally appropriate tool
Culturally safe birthing for Cape
Call to rethink abortion service accessibility
Free preschool must not leave rural and regional women behind
Innovative cervical screening to reduce mortality rates
Helping dads help their partners
Ensuring inclusion of LGBTQ patients in the bush
Supporting research on gynaecological cancer
GP climate activist goes viral
The moments you spend with them matter
Check thyroid health before planning a family
‘30 days sober’: one woman's journey to beat substance abuse
New cancer support for Victorian women
Honest discussions about perinatal anxiety and depression
‘Be there for others, but never leave yourself behind’
Poem: Telling their stories
Increasing access to reproductive health care
Teledentistry: something to smile about
Take pains to keep the pain away
MBS changes can lead to reduced access to telehealth, researchers claim
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Editorial: Pulling together to manage climate and health disasters
Don’t miss these keynote speakers at the 16th National Rural Health Conference
Allies in rural health: using the full scope of practice of allied health professionals in rural and remote communities
My Health Record relied upon during the pandemic
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Delivering innovation for the health outcomes that matter to rural communities
Stormbirds natural disaster program: supporting kids to fly
Connecting primary healthcare services in Snowy Valleys
Travelling physiotherapists bringing services in reach
How can we help our kids to understand, cope and recover from floods?
Meeting people where they’re at: a trauma-informed approach to disaster response
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Telepharmacy: improving access to medical care for rural patients – a hospital pharmacy approach
My brilliant career: new-grad optometrists on the challenges and rewards of regional practice
Supporting young parents during unprecedented times
What about us? Struggling to access specialist care for eating disorders in rural communities
Playing with fire: helping children speak about the trauma of bushfire through play
It: a bushfire poem
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Maximising support for rural and remote NSW communities facing natural disaster and emergency
Australia’s first online abortion and contraception primary care community of practice
Dietitians on a mission to deliver despite food supply disruptions
Need and opportunity for obstetrics in the Outback
Kultchafi healing training rolls out across Australia
Innovation and solidarity thrive in regional health education
Entries open for 2022 Friends photo and poetry competition
Play it forward! A plan for play therapy in the Lismore region
Online support for health professionals
The rise of dermatology FOAMed in the pandemic landscape
Enhanced recovery after surgery: first better, then faster
Community pharmacies adapt to tough times
78
Editorial: Bold reform plan for rural health goes to the heart of local communities
Three decades dedicated to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Texts for dads all over Australia
Support for rural Australia begins with acknowledging diversity
Boosting preconception health care
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Saving lives by empowering rough sleepers
Allied health outreach program benefits remote school children
First students commence four-year medical degree in Dubbo
Spread the word to help farmers learn new tools to cope
Supporting the wellbeing of farmers must be a priority
Think F.A.S.T: increasing stroke awareness
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Livewire: supporting the mental wellbeing of seriously ill children
Supporting rural communities with Senior Active Doctors
Rural Aid triples counselling team
Empower people to meaningfully connect in your community
Seeking partners to support country children’s mental health
Closing the health gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
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If there’s one positive from COVID-19 it’s telehealth – why throw it away?
Improving rural health outcomes a priority for RACS
Bringing general practice training back to the colleges
Thank you to community pharmacists and pharmacy assistants
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Improving health outcomes with new rural clinical trials network
Rural communities missing out on much-needed palliative care
Let’s Taco About It – helping young people with persistent pain
Bringing FEAST to Australian rural and remote schools
Making mental health and wellbeing as easy as child’s play
Progress eliminating skin disease in northern Australia
Putting rural communities at the centre of health care
Promoting rural and remote clinical placements
Training tomorrow’s health workforce in regional Victoria
All Australians should have the medicines they need when they need them
Increasing physiotherapy in comprehensive primary care
Growing positive food habits in remote schools
Heart Health Checks: increasing uptake in regional and remote Australia
Investment needed in rural systems, organisations and networks
We stand with people in the bush
Increasing rural and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student enrolments in health
Improving the client experience by analysing data
Reconnecting and re-engaging after COVID-19
Every moment matters
Calls to improve health access in the bush
Dementia in Practice podcast
The flying play therapist helping children’s mental health and wellbeing
CWA continuing good works in local communities
New alliance to transform health care in WA has global possibilities
Online wellbeing workshops for regional Victorian women
Eyecare and glasses in urban, remote and rural Aboriginal communities
Reflections about pain
Redesigning rural health to improve dental outcomes
Evaluating Indigenous eye health
Teledermatology: the way of the future?
Training and supporting GPs with quality, integrity and professionalism
Purple House making families well on Country
Reflections on harvest season and human challenges
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Editorial
Technology embraced by rural generalists
Increasing access through innovation
Can digital health improve the lives of LGBTIQ+ people?
Pioneers in telehealth: connecting outback communities with cancer care
Australia-wide search finds innovation in chronic health care
Early adopter of pharmacy-led telehealth providing remote access
Virtual care technology showcases benefits of clinical pharmacy in rural and remote health care
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Your medical career at your fingertips: from application to qualification
Enhancing the quality of telesupervision to better support the rural health workforce
Digital health: an ally for health promotion and prevention
Congratulations to the 2021 Brilliant Women in Digital Health
Community wi-fi increasing COVID-19 vaccination uptake in a remote Aboriginal homeland
Telehealth in rural and remote communities
Vaccine accessibility and technology help regional communities fight COVID-19, faster
The reality of chronic pain in rural and remote communities
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New research builds framework for innovation in rural health
Vaccinating priority communities against COVID-19
Territory Kidney Care: integrated chronic disease support in the NT
Telehealth training for allied health and nursing students and clinicians
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Expert women’s health care, always at hand
Improving heart failure care through digital health education
Innovative online resources support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector
Go Rural Virtually: connecting health students with QLD communities
‘Join Us’ to get involved in medical research
New roadmap for sustainable training of GPs in rural areas
Empowering farmers to take health into their own hands
Using computer vision to improve diagnosis
Increasingly connected digital health services across rural and remote Australia
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Using technology to report on GP services across Australia
Digital technology strengthens community connections with Play Therapy
Two birds, one phone: telehealth’s rural health and climate benefits
Birdie and the Storm
Switching ‘Walkin About’ to telehealth without missing a step
Utilising technology to prevent vision loss: the PEHET project
OurHerd storytelling app improving mental health support
On the road to smarter stroke care
TelePBS and resources improving rural and remote disability services
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Editorial: Passion, scholarly curiosity and professional drive abound in rural health
Driven by ‘what good looks like’ in very remote health
20-year commitment to upskilling rural health professionals
Tackling rural health inequities through research connections
Medical student trained in Emerald returns as GP registrar
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The city-based rural superhero
Dynamic duo building equitable access to surgical care
Helping communities with kindness, gusto and professionalism
Shaping the ethos and culture of Outback Futures
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Life and work as a nursing academic in far-west NSW
Shout out to COVID-19 vaccination staff
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New beginnings in the Far North
Achieving excellence in GP health care as a privileged listener
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Young tall poppies in remote health honoured
The 35-year learning journey of a proud non-Indigenous ally
A lifetime commitment to women’s health
A rural generalist, for love of community
Grey nomad research: an unexpected journey with issues in recruitment
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Embedding community pharmacists in rural health services
Striving for emergency healthcare equality in remote communities
Dietetics role offers grand slam of clinical, teaching and research
CAA finding new ways to engage
AMSA set for a big year in 2022
Rural physios have great depth of skills and roles
Newcastle clinical geneticist leads landmark study
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Editorial
There is no stopping interprofessional education research
Move with Mates program a boost for mental health
Tresillian goes rural for parents and children
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Budget delivers big for small town Australia
Partnerships build capacity to support children
Scoping the way for psychiatry in rural, regional and remote Australia
Community pharmacists and universities improving frontline support
Are we asking the right question on workforce issues?
Ultrasound investment in compassionate care
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Improving after-hours palliative care in Gippsland
Region-specific research to help guide future dermatology workforce
Experience helping attract rural dental workforce
Healthier futures for girls in Solomon Islands
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Evaluating medical training in a small country town
Collaborations to support isolated new mums
Pathway to success for rural higher education students
Survivorship – life’s encore
New support line extends expertise of psychiatrists to GPs in the Great Southern
Rural research into violence leads to educational resource
Good Tucker app promoting health nutrition in the Top End
HipHop2SToP: Community driven and designed skin health promotion
Finding superheros – Starlight’s recruitment challenge
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Improving teacher wellbeing in remote Queensland
Partnering to address rural health workforce challenges
NT leading the way across Australia in advanced rural general practice
Indigenous Voice to support lasting change
The HAT fits every farmer using online health tool
Shepparton internship program creating ‘home-grown’ social workers
Local research collaboration to improve rural health
Early detection and intervention to easily treat hereditary haemochromatosis
‘Quality experience’ research strengthening GP workforce
New acute assessment protocols for remote primary health care
Flinders University rural and remote health staff perspectives on research
Supporting remote health workers to tackle Indigenous smoking
Innovative interprofessional allied health student placements
Workforce benefits of industry–university research partnerships
Ambulance volunteer’s lifelong service recognised
New approaches needed to fill gaps in rural dental care
Using digital resources in mental health
Supporting rural people living with diabetes
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Editorial: Experiences of COVID-19 in rural health
A taste of COVID-19 culture change in the ED
Experiences inside pandemic bubbles in regional health
Time for a square deal for mental health
Banksia support networks connecting men around mental health
Exploring aged care services for older Aboriginal peoples in Eyre Peninsula
Primary health care in disaster planning
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COVID-19 outreach program targets high risk patients with chronic conditions
A world without hugs and handshakes: The new ‘touch hunger’ pandemic
Keeping the momentum on eye health equity
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Taking to the skies with urgent stroke care
The future of regional, rural and remote psychiatry
Making high-quality healthcare accessible regardless of location
Free online training for health professionals supporting new/expecting parents
Navigating rural and remote oral health in South Australia
Impact of COVID lockdown on aeromedical retrievals
Supporting the next generation of rural health care workers
Post-pandemic rehabilitation needs in regional, rural and remote Australia
Rehabilitation and the challenges of limited services
Why self-care should matter to healthcare workers
Helping to improve health outcomes through connectivity
Clinical guidance for ongoing symptoms post COVID-19 infection
Managing asthma with confidence in a COVID world
Pandemic no barrier for remote research
Mindset matters in skilling rural, regional and remote workforce
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La Trobe University supports regional health during the pandemic
Medical workforce fatigue is the other 'long COVID'
A Poem - Keeping COVID out
Making telehealth a normal part of health care post pandemic
Supporting digital inclusion for better rural health outcomes
Men’s mental health and COVID-19
COVID-19 impacts Australia’s organ donation program DonateLife
Responsive delivery by CheckUP Outreach services
COVID highlights healthcare needs of country mums
Magda Szubanski talks mental health at Marshman Centre oration
Survey shows resilience of students in rural clinical placements
Near, far, wherever nurses are …
Physio in the spotlight during pandemic
Don’t hang up on telehealth
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Editorial: Our unprecedented year leading to step-change in rural health
The value in preventing and reducing stroke
Back to the future in rural health?
Attracting and retaining a rural health workforce
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From undergraduate to general practice
A raw real glimpse of changing life
Outreach services worth their weight in gold
‘Struth’ moments bring relief after challenging year
Partnering with community to design and develop ‘service learning’ in ACCHOs
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Australia – the healthy country?
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Finding information about kidney disease among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Cancer care and recovery during COVID-19
Preventing health impacts of climate change must be in National Preventive Health Strategy
National exercise project extended for another year
Join Us: Connecting Australians to the national research effort
Thought about starting a heart health support group?
Rural virtual placement experiences as social work students
Innovative program brings vitality back to the elderly
Community pharmacies providing a ‘mental health safe space’
Private health insurance funding for mental health care in Australia
Country kids need more mental health support and at a younger age
Podcasts helping navigate rural medicine
72
Editorial: highlighting food and economic security
'... know that the spring will come': arts and health in post COVID-19 lutruwita/Tasmania
Telehealth support of trained Aboriginal Health Practitioners way forward in regional and remote eye care
Increasing affordability of healthy diet should be key priority in COVID-19 response
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A skilled health workforce more important than ever
Living on tinned food: food insecurity in the Gemfields
Healthy smiles and cheeky dogs
Community pharmacy: the economic hub of rural areas
Towards the first residential care farm in Australia
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet: finding information about economic determinants
Staying food secure during COVID-19 in Central West Gippsland
Working holiday recharges professional batteries
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Play leads the way for school success
Universities vital for regional economies
Much-needed resources for health professionals in drought and bushfire-affected communities
Music and medicine: A story of two songs and two outback men
Telehealth to empower rural patients with musculoskeletal pain
Let's speed up the Very Fast Train
Don't leave oral health care for older people behind in the pandemic
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Editorial: Every cloud has a silver lining
When the rocket ship can't land: How Starlight is supporting remote clinics in the NT
A passion for public health in a pandemic
Feeling the impact
Environment the focus at pre-Symposium session
Horses have big hearts and are full of love
New resources to support Stolen Generations survivors
Lighting the path for rural internships
Food security in spotlight
Connecting Friends in 2020-21
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When isolation is second nature
Adapting rural physiotherapy placements for COVID-19
Working together with a shared understanding: growing workforce putting farmer health in the spotlight
Regional development: a health boost for post-COVID Australia
Poetry: Mother Nature
Poetry: Dream of a Little Baby Siya
Keeping remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities safe from COVID-19
A creative focus on mental health
Innovative models for health student placements in times of COVID-19: Learning from our UDRHs
Asthma education in the spotlight
Community pharmacists local heroes during COVID-19
Change and innovation for rural health in Western Australia: a silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic
It's more than just medicine
Remote and rural health care in an online world
Five things to consider for those planning a pregnancy this year
Glad I'm here and not there
Poetry: Solutions for Rural Healthcare
Rapid action force for rapidly spreading fires
COVID-19 Update and information section to keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities informed
Helping remote families travel to medical appointments
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Editorial: Putting climate and health on the agenda
Telehealth shoots for the skies
Record crop of bush health students
7th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium may be a virtual experience
We really should have listened earlier: Linking livelihoods and climate change
New Year’s Eve at Malua Bay
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Hazy Sundays: call for targeted research into the impact of bushfires on health
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The costs of climate change are already upon us. We must prepare for the next emergency.
The importance of staying hydrated for people living with dementia
Climate change and the important link to health planning
Planet: Save me, and I will save you
Addressing mental health needs across rural Victoria with student placements
Five reasons why online therapy is the way of the future
Connecting the pipeline in rural WA
The greenhouse gases behind waste – Why recycling in health care needs to be the new normal
Workforce challenges that impact the continuity of health care in Northern Territory communities
Royal Far West supporting children in disaster-affected communities
North Coast NSW’s disaster response supports communities through bushfires
Monash University medical students support the rural community of East Gippsland affected by recent bushfires
Poem: Raising the dead
From drought to flood in a flash
Is the amount of physical activity you do impacted by climate change?
Where health and climate issues collide
Social prescribing provides a potential script for patients outside cities
Ignorance is not bliss - Why improving rural residents' health literacy for smoke exposure will not be enough
We must look after our mental health in the face of climate change
Australia must act to protect our mental and physical health
Ten to Men: Australia's first longitudinal study into men's health
Up to date information on environmental health including climate change
Prepare your patients to weather asthma triggers
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Real progress: the 2019 Update of the Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision
Harnessing telehealth for rural and remote Australia
Editorial: Thinking about connectivity and rural health
Beyond Blue’s online forums are supporting rural Australians
Preparing for summer: Heat, climate change and regional Australia
7th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium - register now!
20 years of friendship
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Spotlight on ambulance services
Women’s Health Queensland: supporting women across the state for 35 years
Destination Medicine podcast launched
Telehealth in residential aged care improving access and keeping residents out of hospital
Five ways we're using digital health tools
Occupational therapy students provide valuable services to elderly people in rural Victoria
Umbo connecting rural children to speech and occupational therapists
Telehealth a game-changer for rural and remote allied health
Helping us to make healthier food choices
National survey to investigate complex mental health lived experience
Pain revolution rolling into regional Victoria in 2020
Collaboration and innovation – mental health support for ‘high risk’ workers in rural and remote Australia
Digital connectivity key to rural health
Farmers and chemicals: the importance of avoidance, education and testing
Improving connections between mental health practitioners: a success story from northern Tasmania
Helping men to lead longer, happier and more fulfilling lives
New free preventing stillbirth eLearning, guidelines and resources
Using technology to better manage chronic health conditions
Working towards a vision of no Australian harmed by haemochromatosis
Exercise classes via telehealth
Connectivity and upskilling in life support education
Telehealth improves sustainability of services to rural and remote communities
An app to improve access to AOD service information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
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Camping on Country - our health our way
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Resilient communities supporting individuals to flourish: a Friends ‘My Place’ story
A new plan for action on pain in rural and remote Australia
Health precincts in regional Australia: where are the hotspots?
My Health Record, rural and remote, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
A unique and vital role in rural primary health care
Alliance takes its priorities to Parliament House
Editorial: 12 weeks in…
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Understanding resilience: a research project
NRHA Council engages in arts therapy workshop
Opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to share their voice on Closing the Gap
Get the facts on the rural health workforce
Building links through Friends of the Alliance
Scientific Symposium in Alice Springs shaping the future of rural and remote health
‘Young Doctors’ program in NSW rural primary schools
Working with Ngangkaris in remote Central Australia
We can close the gap for vision
Volunteering at Purple House
Using technology to reach the regions
Uluru Statement strongly supported by peak rural health body
Tarumbal Smiles - a cavity free future for children at a Central Queensland kindergarten
Tackling the syphilis outbreak in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
The role of cultural safety in the care of Indigenous Australians
Taking a full-service dental clinic to the edge of the Gibson Desert
International conference focuses on sustainable development, ecological & cultural determinants of health
A powerful force for Indigenous health
Partnering for positive health experiences for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Methamphetamine use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Managing asthma in the hay fever and thunderstorm season
Learning program supports better outcomes for Indigenous families
A typical day in environmental health - a Friends ‘My Place’ story
Mentor program supporting Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander nurses, midwives & allied health professionals
The world's First Nations peoples call for change
Ewe management course brings farmers together to support one another
Striving to make a difference on Mornington Island – a Friends ‘My Place’ story
Funding for locum assistance program extended
Finding my space in rural primary health care – a Friends ‘My Place’ story
A billing platform for rural health services
Embedding retinal photography into primary health care
A national plan for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce
A little bit of help can go a long way
The burden of musculoskeletal pain in rural and remote Australia
Maningrida continues its fight against rheumatic heart disease
A strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce is key
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Aboriginal kids on country
My view from the West: a Friends 'My Place' story
Arresting the decline in Aboriginal Health Worker numbers essential to Closing the Gap
A call for action on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander health & climate change
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Website assists rural people to manage diabetes
Supporting cattle station workers’ health and wellbeing
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Rural doctors recognised as mentors
Mud shot wins photo competition
Trio humbled by health awards
Building health and wellbeing through the arts
Editorial: Will Greg Hunt be good for rural health?
Burdekin doctor loves working in rural and remote communities
Preconception health: what every rural GP should know
Some days I feel I have the best job in the world – a Friends ‘My Place’ story
High quality maternity services are needed in the bush
R U really OK?
Keeping children safe on farms
A journey from hope to despair and back again: the NDIS in rural SA
Mental health: rural health workers need more training and support
Locum service gives a helping hand
No time for games: health professionals campaign for children’s future
More accessible medical services for rural communities
Livewire - connecting chronically ill youth across the country
Cooee – we are “Better Together”: a song of a Conference
Women’s leadership development: grants available
Forbes pharmacy wins national award
Supporting children when disaster strikes
Are rural young people using the Internet to support their health?
An interdisciplinary learning experience in Tamworth
Country kids are missing out on essential health services
Climate change threatens the health and wellbeing of rural Australians
Changes to kava import restrictions – what are the implications for Aboriginal communities?
Better together: the National Rural Health Conference, Hobart 2019
New guidelines for asthma care and management
“A 24-weeker was born today” – parenting a premature infant in a rural area
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Top 10 public health successes over the last 20 years: what have they done for rural health?
Dynamic duo delivering NDIS services to Normanton and Doomadgee – a Friends 'My Place' story
Medically abandoned in Australia
Life lessons: learning between generations
Tucka-Time: teaching skills for a healthy life
New facility supports the health and wellbeing of thousands of country children
Government recognises allied health at MPs’ forum
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Editorial: Making a difference to rural health
Climate change and health in rural Australia
Meet the Alliance in Hobart
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Older people flown to hospital for preventable illness
Rural health conference tackling many issues
Senator’s scholarship made studying dentistry possible for 10 rural NSW students
Better together in the Sharing Shed
Community led research for better health and wellbeing of Australia’s First Nations
Opening up the world of arts and health at 15NRHC
Ten Days on the Island
At-home palliative care for rural and remote patients
Regional training hub supporting doctors to practise rurally
Advanced emergency skills training in Hobart
Resilience - a positive characteristic for rural and remote health practitioners
Scholarship opportunity for research into ear, nose and throat care
An Australian doctor with Médecins Sans Frontières
Tony Lord optometrist – vision for rural NSW
The Purple House: Sarah celebrates 16 years – a Friends 'My Place' story
Mental health and wellbeing events for farming families in South Australia
The need for sustained action to improve eye health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Healthy rural and remote areas require governments to govern for health, sustainability and equity
Healthy heart peer support program launched across Australia
Video conferencing for learning on children’s health
Climate change (a poem)
Public health journal tackles climate change
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Rural community leads the fight against rheumatic heart disease
A bulk-billing telehealth psychology practice for rural and remote Australians
My body has changed BUT I’m still me
How to navigate travelling with a person who is living with dementia
Cultural immersion at Karntimarta
Editorial: A rural take on chronic disease
Challenging times for rural pharmacies
Research study on managing severely injured patients
National guideline to improve diagnostic practices for Australians on the autism spectrum
Lawyers and health professionals are working together to create change
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National Rural Health Conference program
Celebrate life in rural Australia – enter the Friends Photo and Poetry Competition
Paramedics pilot program to test advanced care services in rural and remote Australia
Grants for rural and remote nurses and midwives
How the rural ‘can-do’ approach enables GPs to overcome the challenges of rural and remote medicine
Tasmanian Wellness Framework: improving the health and wellbeing of Tasmanians with chronic conditions
Targeting incentives to attract more doctors, nurses and allied health professionals to rural areas
Students learn the art of medicine
A safety net wherever you travel
Opportunities for nurses working in primary health care
National plan to address Australia’s burden of pain
National conference will focus on the importance of a multi-sectoral approach to rural health
Medical training designed to meet the health needs of rural communities
Health problems caused by mould and biotoxins prompt Parliamentary inquiry
Diabetes educator improving the health of northern Queenslanders through understanding and prevention
Bone health in Australia: the costs, the risks and the role of health professionals
Barriers to accessing quality palliative care – community consultations
Always choosing your own adventure: the life of a rural GP
Addressing chronic pain in country SA
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Regional seminars focus on spiritual care in aged care
Flying Doctor looking ahead to the health needs of country Australia in 2028
Inspiring the next generation of health professionals
Editorial: CouncilFest – definitively Better Together
Overcoming barriers to better health in Queensland's Lower Gulf
Sculpture festival helps farmers and community to flourish in hard times
Pain Revolution gears up to change pain treatment in rural Australia
PM announces Royal Commission into aged care
Alliance celebrates 25th anniversary
Alliance Council engages with Federal Parliament
CouncilFest brings Alliance members together
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NRHA adopts Reconciliation Action Plan
Time to start thinking about the Friends Photo and Poetry Competition
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Rural Health Awards now seeking nominations from Friends
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Better Together in nipaluna/Hobart, March 2019 – Early bird registration now open!
A history of the NSW Prison Medical Service – can you contribute?
Mental health nurses bring integrated care in Far West NSW
Keeping healthy in rural and remote mining communities: residents have their say
Conference focuses on health research to improve health outcomes in Western NSW
Author brings community perspective to ACRRM Board
Remote monitoring helps Dan manage his heart condition
Improving transfer of care for patients on the NSW north coast
A country locum’s travels around South Australia (book review)
Staying healthy with healthdirect
Anti-Poverty Week: a time to highlight the link between rural health and rural poverty
Improving end-of-life health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Review brings together information on cancer among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Federal Government initiatives aim to improve access to health services for rural people
Leading the way in health workforce planning
Medical Research Future Fund: can it deliver for rural and remote Australia?
Bright future for medical education in Central West NSW
It's the season for thunderstorm asthma
Saving rural maternity units
Ten years of postgraduate Agricultural Health and Medicine training
More disability supports for country families
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Who’s joining up to My Health Record – and who’s not?
Editorial: What about allied health?
Rural Health Journal out next Wednesday 20 June!
National autism guideline waiting for approval
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She's called "The Bridge" - the inspirational story of Gail Yarran
Alternatives to codeine in rural and remote Australia
New Alliance analysis lays bare the rural mental health crisis
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is after your thoughts on mental health
Rural health & the Federal Budget: just the beginning
$20K available for rural mental health projects
“Pleasures that the townsfolk never know” – meet the Friends Advisory Committee
Training dentistry students to recognise and respond to domestic violence
Wagga Wagga pharmacy is national Pharmacy of the Year
OK. I'll eat more fruit. But vegies? Do I have to?
Snowy Flamingos reveal huge out-of-pocket costs
Snowy Flamingos - surviving cancer in style
Here's proof: rural and remote health research critically underfunded
Rural and outback paramedics ROAR into Alice Springs
Riding for a revolution in chronic pain
AIHW - Survey of health care in remote areas
Ophthalmologist Ashish Agar - Mentor of the Year
Online forums for rural mental health
Three Friends of the Alliance Awards up for grabs
Major review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition
Victorian GPs get a hand with country kids' health
Allied health - let's prove our worth
Ballarat physiotherapist recognised in Stroke Foundation Awards
Rural educator signs Compact with Federal Government
15th National Rural Health Conference: a healthy mix of policy, research, celebration and networking
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Editorial: Codeine and the inter-connectedness of rural and remote vulnerability
Changing the trajectory of childhood vulnerability in regional Australia
Sharing a heartbeat: a film on rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy
Wide Smiles bringing oral health care to children in South Western Victoria
Carer Gateway
Help for perinatal anxiety and depression a phone call away
Focus on health in Circular Head
Shaping the 2018 Budget to improve rural health
Rural health research in front
From Christchurch to Tennant Creek: NZ nurse Anna Curtin is now sharing her skills in the NT
Green and healthy hospitals and health services
Birdie and Mr Frog: helping young rural families cope with extreme weather events
Managing diabetes in regional Queensland
Frontline fighting: tackling diabetes through primary health care in rural and regional South Australia
Improving eye care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with diabetes
Ed’s story the catalyst for online learning resource on caring for a person with Lewy body dementia
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Closing the Gap a focus for GPEx
Meet the Alliance’s Friends Advisory Committee
Regional consortium supports home care for older people
There’s one thing the town doesn’t have, and one thing Stephanie really needs: an optometrist
Carl Barker: a change of career
The changing landscape for rural and remote allied health
Break it Down: community conversation around mental health
Mental wellness program for school kids in regional WA
Noela’s years of distinguished service to rural Australia recognised
15th National Rural Health Conference: we can do even better!
Did you know that you can donate to the NRHA to assist in our work?
Flu vaccinations now available through community pharmacies
Strengthening rural doctors’ capacity to address family violence
Conference devoted to Closing the Gap on hearing loss
eBook and animated infographics to support the alcohol and other drugs workforce
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Editorial: A big year planned for 2018 in rural and remote health
Heart disease challenges rural and remote Australia
Hope for Health: preventing chronic disease in East Arnhem Land with experiential nutrition education
Smart phone app provides a simple way to identify Good Tucker
HESTA - no butts about it
The growing vulnerability of country children
Supporting women’s wellbeing in remote Queensland
Port Augusta doctor recognised for her passion for health care in an area of need
Regional arts creates a healthy agenda
Developing a pathway for allied health rural generalists
Riding to raise funds for basic health care in PNG
Free 24/7 professional online counselling for regional South Australia
Consumer representation in the National Rural Health Alliance through Friends
Locally grown mental health support in WA’s Goldfields region
Our stories: videos capture the effects of mental illness on families
New multimedia resources to support eye care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with diabetes
Award winning induction program for aged care workers
Technology helping elders in aged care to stay meaningfully connected
Codeine rescheduling an opportunity to address the pain crisis
Rural doctors’ association welcomes a safer era for codeine use in Australia
6th RRHS Symposium will explore current research in rural and remote health
Management development program developed specifically for remote health service managers
Best practice manuals for remote health care
Opportunity for training in agricultural health and medicine
Health leadership congress addressed change readiness
Sharing resources so the whole community benefits: lessons from the Rural Remote Social Work Practice Conference
Leadership development grants for health sector women
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Editorial: Affordable, acceptable and appropriate access to health services for country people
The Lions Outback Vision Van’s very first trip to Albany in 2016
A step in the right direction
Harnessing corporate relationships to improve health outcomes in rural and remote Australia
no butts about it We’ve implemented a portfolio-wide tobacco exclusion. Has your super fund?
As the bush burned
Highlighting poverty in rural Australia: Anti-Poverty Week, 15-21 October
GPs meeting the needs of rural communities: the pathway to rural generalism
From country kids to rural doctors: the journey of doctors who grew up in the bush
APY Lands Exchange inspires two-way learning
Continence Foundation conference
Important online resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health celebrates 20 years
New wholesale plans to deliver increased broadband data limits for rural customers
The National Rural Health Commissioner: a champion for rural healthcare
Towards equity in aged care for regional, rural and remote Australia
Collaborating to create local solutions for mental health care
Friends of the Alliance – a voice for rural and remote health consumers
Playing a role in the prevention of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
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Editorial: A call for action to improve policies and programs for rural health
Rural Australia in words and pictures
Mallee sunset over a canola paddock
HESTA - sometimes you just want more
Starlight and Earbus: improving the ear health of children in remote WA
A healthy start in life: the NHMRC evaluates the evidence
Better broadband in the bush
Australia’s investment in regional broadband
Prevention at the grassroots
Getting the facts about ice: a toolkit for Australian communities
Arts and health at the Conference
Living the rural life
Gunnedah optometrist recognised for decades of service to his community
Congratulations to our friend Dr James Fitzpatrick
Henry receives sight saving surgery
Building capacity for primary eye care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services
Online training supports diabetic retinopathy screening in primary health care
‘Simply’ better access to pathology diagnostics is not so simple
National strategy improving access and outcomes for people with pain
Unsung Hero Award a family affair
Wuchopperen Health Service cultural programs
Could this be motor neurone disease?
Training program boosting access to quality emergency care across Australia
Alcohol and drugs outreach services expanding in Western NSW
Poster presentations: another valuable resource from the National Rural Health Conference
Bad behaviour not always naughty kids
Trailblazers: for young people doing great things in regional Australia
GP video consultations a success in residential aged care
Aged and palliative care linkages in rural Victoria
Spirituality connections and caring for older people
Queensland Health serving rural and remote Queensland
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The World Summit on Rural Generalist Medicine makes progress in Cairns
Mental wellbeing in Queensland’s Central Highlands
Generally speaking: JCU’s allied health rural generalist program
Young doctors in race to ‘save lives’ at Rottnest
University of Wollongong making a rural impact
The journey to excellence in rural general practice
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Editorial: It’s time – for a new, separate national strategy on rural health
Pumped Hydro Energy Storage – pumped rural health
Aboriginal Health Workers at the National Gallery
HESTA - your future divided
Raising funds for country kids
The importance of broadband to health outcomes in rural and remote Australia
Life chances are often shaped long before birth
Strengthening South Australia’s rural GP pipeline
The nbn™ network and a world of possibilities
Continence Foundation
Continence information in one online location
Forum identifies priority areas for health in the Pilbara
CQUniversity expands health course offerings
Awards recognise outstanding rural doctor mentors
Dietitians take action for reconciliation
Friends at the Conference
Tobacco smoking a leading health risk among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
The gap for vision is closing
A Conference that leads to real changes
Asbestos awareness - were your home or any structures on your property built or renovated before 1987?
Trial increases cancer screening rates
Unlocking the potential of rural and remote communities
Top ranked abstract addresses the place of research in rural health organisations
Ryan’s Rule promotes patient safety
Support International Gynaecological Awareness Day on 10 September
Supporting children with autism, their parents and teachers through tele-consultancy
North and West Rural Health
Four reasons not to miss the 14th World Rural Health Conference
Lions Outback Vision Van one year on
Young rural advocates heading north to Cairns
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Editorial: Investing in the wellbeing of rural and remote Australia
Addressing rural and remote health at the National Press Club
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A paramedic intern in the Northern Territory
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Rural doctor completes world’s toughest horse race for rural mental health
Developing leaders in agricultural health and medicine
Flying Doctor is expanding its dental outreach program
Women’s leadership development programs – opportunities available for the health sector
GP training benefits from cross-border collaboration
Opening up the conversation about rural suicide
Volunteers the key to compassionate care for those reaching the end of their lives
Online wellbeing program helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients
Sharing information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health
Vision loss still affects too many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
A routine eye examination prevents a stroke
Reaching out to new fathers through texts
Improving education for children with autism wherever they live
Early intervention helping children with autism and their families in rural Tasmania
Elder abuse – inquiry into the laws protecting vulnerable older Australians
Heart maps reveal more hospital admissions for heart conditions in rural and remote Australia
Food security and health in rural and remote Australia
Investing in suitable housing means more older people can stay in the rural communities they call home
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Contents
Editorial: With guidance from First Nations ancestors ...
Closing the gap through research co-design
Not bleeding hearts, just bleeding obvious
Strengthening remote health care
Innovation and collaboration to meet remote eye-care needs
Who’s that palliative care mob?
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What good looks like
Painted stories of health and healing
Self-determination in action: Aboriginal youth mentoring
Positive outcomes for visiting services
Partnering to support research and positive healthcare experiences
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A brain changer in remote northern Australia
Cultural and spiritual considerations of palliative care
A community-led approach to suicide prevention
Making medicine from the bush
Supporting patients for private surgeries
Bringing kidney care closer to home
Straight answers to hard questions
Navigating family violence in First Nations communities
Snapshot of risk factors for First Nations mothers and babies
Community drives growth
Empowering First Nations communities to fight diabetes
Upstream health care in remote communities
Creating healthy remote stores
Healthy homes in remote NT communities
Support to deliver palliative care on Country
Culturally safe stillbirth prevention and care
Outreach boosts culturally safe diabetes care
Concept of wellbeing among renal patients in the Top End
Medical yarn ups: towards closing the gap
A population health approach for essential dental care
A welcoming alternative for heart health
Culturally respectful and safe dementia care
Healthy skin books
Combating allied health workforce challenges
Life-changing and sight-saving outreach bridges the gap
Aboriginal health in Aboriginal hands
Working group promoting employee wellbeing
Tips and info sent straight to your phone
Strong Born campaign supports First Nations communities
Editorial: With guidance from First Nations ancestors ...
Closing the gap through research co-design
Not bleeding hearts, just bleeding obvious
Strengthening remote health care
Innovation and collaboration to meet remote eye-care needs
Who’s that palliative care mob?
AD
What good looks like
Painted stories of health and healing
Self-determination in action: Aboriginal youth mentoring
Positive outcomes for visiting services
Partnering to support research and positive healthcare experiences
AD
A brain changer in remote northern Australia
Cultural and spiritual considerations of palliative care
A community-led approach to suicide prevention
Making medicine from the bush
Supporting patients for private surgeries
Bringing kidney care closer to home
Straight answers to hard questions
Navigating family violence in First Nations communities
Snapshot of risk factors for First Nations mothers and babies
Community drives growth
Empowering First Nations communities to fight diabetes
Upstream health care in remote communities
Creating healthy remote stores
Healthy homes in remote NT communities
Support to deliver palliative care on Country
Culturally safe stillbirth prevention and care
Outreach boosts culturally safe diabetes care
Concept of wellbeing among renal patients in the Top End
Medical yarn ups: towards closing the gap
A population health approach for essential dental care
A welcoming alternative for heart health
Culturally respectful and safe dementia care
Healthy skin books
Combating allied health workforce challenges
Life-changing and sight-saving outreach bridges the gap
Aboriginal health in Aboriginal hands
Working group promoting employee wellbeing
Tips and info sent straight to your phone
Strong Born campaign supports First Nations communities
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