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Rural health
National Rural Health Alliance
The National Rural Health Alliance
is the peak national body working to improve the health of Australians
living in rural and remote areas. The NRHA is comprised of twenty-one
Member Bodies, each of which is a national organisation in its own right.
The twenty-one represent both the consumers of health services and the
health professionals providing service to non-metropolitan areas. This site contains useful links
to other Rural Health sites.
Telehealth
This section of the report rural
& regional.au/for all provides a comprehensive overview and commentary
on rural telehealth initiatives in Australia.
School of Rural Health
Located at Monash University, Victoria,
Australia. Features resources and information on rural health research
and development projects.
Australian Journal of Rural Health
The Australian Journal of Rural
Health (AJRH) is a multidisciplinary refereed journal, and it is one
of the earliest initiatives of the rural health movement. Since its inception
in 1993, it has contributed significantly to the publication of research
and activities in rural and remote health.
Register
of rural health research
Located at Menzies School of Health
Research
Royal
Australian College of General Practitioners [RACGP] - rural faculty
Main aims of the Faculty are to
represent rural practice within the College and to encourage the development
and funding of Rural Training Units throughout Australia. Site has links
to state faculties and information about the RACGP.
AgrAbility in Australia
An Innovative program for injured
and disabled farmers, funded by the Rural Health Support and Training
(RHSET) Program and carried out by the Australian Agricultural Health
Unit, in conjunction with the University of Sydney Rehabilitation Research
Centre and the North Coast Public Health Unit. The site features information
on the project and contact persons for more information.
Recruitment of Rural Doctors Pathfinder
The recruitment of doctors and
other health professionals to rural and remote areas is a worldwide problem.
This site provided by the Canadian Rural Information Service presents
a bibliography or relevant articles based on Canadian experience (some
with links to the articles themselves), links to rural health associations;
rural locum and placement services; Government programs and services,
electronic discussion lists related to rural health, and links to some
other rural medicine web sites.
North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
Based at the Cecil G. Sheps Center
for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina, this
program is working to identify problems in the rural health arena through
policy-relevant analyses, the geographic and graphical presentation of
data, and the dissemination of information to organisations and individuals
in the health care field who can use this information for policy or administrative
purposes.
Rural Information Center Health Service
Located at the US National Agricultural
Library (NAL), RICHS collects and disseminates information on rural health
issues, research findings relating to rural health, and innovative approaches
to delivery of rural health care services.
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