In undergraduate nursing curricula, the rhetoric of social justice has held more prominence
than its operationalization. Although undergraduate education is a prime vehicle for …

Issue addressed This paper examines recent Australian health reform policies and
considers how the primary health care (PHC) workforce experiences subsequent change …

Designed to help readers develop the practical skills needed to become effective public
health practitioners, this concise text gives a highly accessible overview of the theory and …

Beyond logistical and administrative issues, recent decades have witnessed at least three
theoretical developments in sociological theory and practice which have steered rural …

Editor's introduction: Mainstream health promotion has failed Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples, according to Karen McPhail-Bell, a PhD candidate at Queensland …

Background: Primary caregivers of children with disabilities are at risk for poor health; rural
caregivers may be especially at risk. Engagement in health promoting behaviors can …

Medication is used to prevent and control existing conditions, to keep them from worsening
and causing more severe symptoms and more serious health issues. Health care is an …