Did you know?
- People in rural and remote Australia have a significantly higher rate of death than their metropolitan counterparts;
- The average life expectancy of people living in rural and remote areas is generally up to five years less than for people living in major cities, but much worse for rural and remote Indigenous Australians;
- Rural and remote populations are more likely to die prematurely from avoidable causes;
- rural and remote people have 10-30% higher rate of heart disease than people in the cities;
- There are more cases of new cancer in rural and remote patients than in people of major cities;
Inland Health Foundation
As the National University of Inland Australia, CSU is in a unique position to tackle the inland health crisis. To help to solve this crisis, CSU has established the Centre for Inland Health with a mission to play a leading role in improving the health and longevity of people from inland Australia.
The Centre for Inland Health acts as a catalyst to bring together health educators, researchers, service providers and local communities to identify, examine and solve priority health issues and concerns of inland communities.
To support the work of the Centre for Inland Health, CSU has established the Inland Health Foundation which will raise funds to ensure the Centre is able to expand its programs and activities.
Contributions to the Inland Health Foundation are managed by the Charles Sturt Foundation, which is the trustee for the Charles Sturt University Foundation Trust. The Trustees are experienced volunteer professionals from our local communities with significant investment experience who manage contributions on behalf of the Centre to maximise returns and expand the resources available for its activities.