Objective: To assess the accessibility, availability and utilisation of a comprehensive range
of community-based healthcare services for Aboriginal people and describe contributing …

Abstract Aims and Context As a University Department of Rural Health, we have identified
recurrent areas of service need among vulnerable rural populations, specifically the need for …

Purpose Community rehabilitation is an essential health service that is often not available to
remote Australians. This paper describes the first cycle of a collaborative project, between …

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

'Context': The Australian University Departments of Rural Health (UDRH) program aims to
improve the rural workforce through improving rural experiences of undergraduates …

This article is based on interviews carried out in rural communities in Canada and Wales
with health care workers, educators, administrators and policymakers. The focus of the …

Introduction: There is growing support for the prosocial value of role modelling in programs
for adolescents and the potentially positive impact role models can have on health and …

Medical students should be equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to
engage with local communities on placement, and later act as agents of change in …

This paper depicts the development, implementation and 'value-adding'component of the
Enhanced Rural Inter-Professional Cultural Health (ENRICH) Program. ENRICH is a unique …

Issue addressed: This study investigated the application of an educational health promotion
program, the Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSM), within three …