Aim This paper explores the principles of co‐design with Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander communities by reflecting on the literature, learning from experiences of allied …

Background Rural and remote communities in Australia fare worse than their urban
counterparts across major health indicators, with geographic isolation, restricted …

Community participation in health service decision making is entrenched in health policy,
with a strong directive to develop sustainable, effective, locally responsive services …

In 2016, the Australian Government committed further funds in support of quality rural health
education to improve the health and wellbeing of rural and remote communities. The stated …

Each site consists of a community centre that is staffed by a facilitator and is accommodated
in spare classrooms on the premises of a local primary school. Schools were chosen to …

Introduction: Rural and remote Australia has a shortage of allied health clinicians. The
provision of quality rural placement experiences for allied health students has been a …

Introduction: A Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Rural and Remote Primary
Healthcare was established in 2012 with the goal of providing evidence to inform policy …

This preliminary national study is the first of its kind to investigate how service learning
placements are implemented in real world settings in rural Australia and what factors enable …

Children and adolescents in rural Australia experience poorer health and educational
outcomes than those in urban areas. This paper presents findings from a qualitative study …

Historically, institutions of higher education have been perceived to be isolated from the real
concerns of the world. They have appeared to be ivory towers and bastions of knowledge to …