Issue 68

A program of camps on country is enabling Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men living in remote Australia to be leaders in their own health and wellbeing. ...More

Using the Wheel of Wellbeing approach, communities in Queensland’s Central Highlands continue to promote more of the activities that help individuals and communities to flourish....More

Poor access to pain management services has an enormous impact on the health and wellbeing of people in rural Australia. Addressing the impact of pain will go a long way towards improving the health of rural communities....More

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners are central to building culturally safe relationships between health care services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities....More

CouncilFest brought the National Rural Health Alliance’s member bodies together for a series of meetings and events including presenting its priorities for rural and remote health to Federal parliamentarians....More

New CEO of the National Rural Health Alliance, Gabrielle O’Kane, reflects on the Alliance’s priorities in its advocacy for improved health for people living in rural and remote Australia....More

Volunteering at Purple House, Emma Buttolph found not just a health care facility, but a welcoming home that supports a large Aboriginal community, some of whom travel hundreds of kilometres to be dialysed....More

The National Rural Health Alliance strongly supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart calling for representation, treaty and truth telling for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people....More

Protecting people from mosquito-borne diseases is an important part of Andrew Waters’s work as an environment health officer in Broome WA. ...More

Musculoskeletal disorders, a leading cause of disability and chronic pain, are the concern of chiropractors working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care and in rural and remote areas....More

A widespread and strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce is crucial for improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples....More