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Social Determinants of Health NRHA

WEBThe World Health Organisation (WHO) defines the social determinants of health (SDOH) as the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age .These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels. Further background reading is available at the “Social …

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Top 10 public health successes over the last 20 years: what

WEBThe Public Health Association of Australia recently released its report on the Top 10 public health successes over the last 20 years. The report highlights some of the major public health success stories in the past two decades and the dramatic impact they have had on our health. Public health measures are often inexpensive to implement …

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17th National Rural Health Conference

WEBThe National Rural Health Conference is the pre‑eminent event in Australia for information and inspiration about rural and remote health and wellbeing. 16-18 September 2024 Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre Join us at the 17th National Rural Health Conference – Imagine, Inspire and Innovate! The preeminent event in the southern

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Scholarships and Programs NRHA

WEBHealth education scholarships The Australian Government provides health workforce education support through a number of scholarship programs. The majority of these are managed within the Health Workforce Division of the Department of Health and Aged Care. As part of the 2023-24 Budget, changes to scholarship arrangements were announced. …

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Social determinants of health

WEBThe social determinants of health are real, powerful and complex influences, well accepted as the cornerstones of a person’s wellness, and conversely of their ill-health and of their need for the services of a doctor, podiatrist, or hospital for example. “The findings of The Cost of Inaction on the Social Determinants of Health3report

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Health is an investment NRHA

WEBHealth is an investment. Friday, 15 March 2024. Presenting at the Albury Wodonga Regional Health Summit on 1 March 2024, the Alliance Chief Executive Susi Tegen said the key to regional prosperity is that rural communities have an intact cultural, economic, political and social life, where people have entrepreneurial opportunities and …

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Conferences NRHA

WEBHosted by the National Rural Health Alliance to celebrate the achievements and retirement of Foundation CEO, Gordon Gregory. Thursday, 9 June 2016, 2.30-4.00pm Eastern Standard Time. This free public webinar was designed as an opportunity for people involved with rural and remote health in Australia to reflect on the years since the 1st

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DIGITAL HEALTH AND CONNECTIVITY IN RURAL AUSTRALIA

WEB2 National Rural Health Alliance • PO Box 280 Deakin West ACT 2600 • 02 6285 4660 • [email protected] • www.ruralhealth.org.au ADHA Communities of Excellence The ADHA has established Communities of Excellence, with the aim of improving health and wellbeing through connected digital health communities in rural areas across

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Partnerships in child and adolescent mental health: healthy …

WEBCentral to Health: sustaining well-being in remote and rural Australia 2 National Rural Health Conference much it’s grown, certainly since it’s been operating over the last 18 months and it is now an

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CANCER IN RURAL AUSTRALIA

WEB1 National Rural Health Alliance • PO Box 280 Deakin West ACT 2600 • 02 6285 4660 • [email protected] • www.ruralhealth.org.au healthy and sustainable rural, regional and remote communities Cancer was the leading cause of disease burden (by disease group) in all geographical regions of Australia in 2018. 1,i While overall cancer …

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MENTAL HEALTH IN RURAL AND REMOTE AUSTRALIA

WEB1 National Rural Health Alliance • PO Box 280 Deakin West ACT 2600 • 02 6285 4660 • [email protected] • www.ruralhealth.org.au healthy and sustainable rural, regional and remote communities People in rural and remote areas face a range of stressors unique to living outside major cities.

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The role of health literacy in reducing health disparities in …

WEBApproximately 74% of migrant and refugee groups have lower levels of health literacy compared to the general Australian population (59%) with many residing in regional and rural areas as a consequence of Australian Government settlement policies. These factors increase the risk for this cohort of preventable illness and premature mortality.

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Rural health in Australia SNAPSHOT 2023

WEBIn 2020-21, $220.9 billion was spent on health care in Australia. - $8,617 per person, from federal ($94.4 billion) and state and local government ( $61.6 billion) funding, individuals ($33.2 billion) and private business ($31.8).50. In 2023, the Alliance commissioned a repo that found there is.

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Verbal Medicine: poetry and health in the bush

WEBg Pa e 1 Verbal Medicine: poetry and health in the bush Tim Metcalf, Poet and GP Introduction The man from Kaomagma There was movement at the station, for the wog1 had passed around. Salmonella, I regret, had got away.

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Australian election 2022 rural health priorities

WEB6 The gulf in healthcare equity Rural areas have up to 50 per cent fewer health providers than major cities, per capita. The number of health professionals, including nurses and midwives, allied health practitioners, general

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SUICIDE IN RURAL AND REMOTE AUSTRALIA

WEB1 National Rural Health Alliance • PO Box 280 Deakin West ACT 2600 • 02 6285 4660 • [email protected] • www.ruralhealth.org.au As a major cause of death in Australia, suicide takes the lives of eight people each day. This is more deaths than are caused by motor vehicles.1 In generala, suicide rates are increasing Australia-wide

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PATIENT ASSISTED TRAVEL SCHEMES

WEB1 National Rural Health Alliance • PO Box 280 Deakin West ACT 2600 • 02 6285 4660 • [email protected] • www.ruralhealth.org.au A critical mass of people (or patient throughput) is required to justify or commercially support the work of more . specialised health professionals.

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Redesigning paramedic models of care to meet rural and

WEBThe paramedic is a well placed health professional to take a key role in contributing to health outcomes of Australians in rural and remote areas where they often have some extra capacity due to a medium to low workload and can in turn contribute positively to the sustainability and social capital of these communities.

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