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Welcome to the National Rural Health Alliance
The National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) is the peak non-government organisation for rural and remote health. Comprised of 34 Member Bodies, its Vision is good health and wellbeing in rural and remote Australia. It has a broad representative base and works on a wide front, including through the social determinants of health, such as rural education. It manages the biennial National Rural Health Conference, the Australian Journal of Rural Health (AJRH) and, for the Federal Government, the Rural Australia Medical Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme (RAMUS) and Stream 2 of the Rural Health Continuing Education program (RHCE2).
The Alliance responds to Budget 2013
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Budget 2013 has kept faith with four major initiatives which, over time, will help transform Australian society and contribute to good health, including in rural and remote areas. As expected, there are some significant new investments in cancer care and treatment, but little else to excite those in the health sector. And disappointingly, no improvements yet to rural health workforce programs. Read more
See more information on Budget 2013 – including responses from other organisations – on the Alliance’s Budget webpage. |
Opinion piece: 9 May 2013
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Knowledge to change the world
Very occasionally in history, important things happen. The release of the latest, greatest and best ever Global Burden of Disease (GBD 2010) Study may have been one such occasion. See what the excitement is all about here. |
Opinion piece: 2 May 2013
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Equitable disability care for people in rural areas
Judging by the feeling in the room, the 50 people who attended this week's Roundtable on the rural and remote challenges facing DisabilityCare Australia (formerly NDIS) will welcome the decision to secure the scheme through an addition to the Medicare levy. Although the levy will cover only part of the costs of the scheme once it is mature and universal, at a dollar a day for the average Australian it is a terrific buy. Read more
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12th National Rural Health Conference Presentations
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All keynote presentations and selected concurrent sessions can now be streamed from the 12th Conference website as they become available.
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Supporting rural medicare locals
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A Report is now available from the joint AHHA, NRHA and AML Alliance Policy Forum held in Adelaide on 7 April 2013. Consistent themes from the speakers were the need for flexibility in service models and funding arrangements, and the value of localised strategies to effectively engage service providers in addressing local needs. |
“NRHA Presents…” on rural health TV Channel 600
In Episode 1 Highlights from Glenelg, join Australia’s leading rural health researchers at the 3rd Rural and Remote Scientific Symposium in Adelaide as they consider some key issues affecting health and wellbeing in rural and remote areas.
Opinion piece: 26 February 2013
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Developing a National Rural Health Plan with teeth
Support for better oral health and oral health services in rural and remote communities has long been and continues to be one of the top priorities for the Alliance.
Through the Standing Council on Health, Ministers have tasked the oral health sector to develop a new National Oral Health Plan for the period 2014-2023. Read more. |
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NRHA WEBSITE
MEDIA RELEASE 21 May 2013 [pdf]
Report on Medicare Locals' coordination of care in rural areas. MEDIA RELEASE 20 May 2013 [pdf]
Palliative Care Week 29-25 May 2013: the best support no matter where you live. MEDIA RELEASE 14 May 2013 [pdf]
Good in parts, like the curate's egg. MEDIA RELEASE 12 May 2013 [pdf]
National purse strings may be tight but people in rural and remote areas are holding out for things they have been promised that they trust they will not lose, and for some modest new spending to improve access and equity for rural people. MEDIA RELEASE 8 MAY 2013 [pdf]
In Heart Week (5-11 May), why not send a message to someone you know who lives in a rural or remote area to ask them how they're doing and whether they are managing to clock up half an hour of walking each day? Evidence tells us that walking for at least 30 minutes a day can cut your heart disease risk by 50 per cent. MEDIA RELEASE 3 May 2013 [pdf]
Equitable disability care in rural areas: a challenge worth meeting. Those who attended this week's Roundtable on the rural and remote challenges facing DisabilityCare Australia (formerly NDIS) will welcome the decision to secure the scheme through an addition to the Medicare levy. MEDIA RELEASE 30 April 2013 [pdf]
For eye health and more: see AJRH on-line. Aboriginal people are affected by blindness six times more than other Australians. This is despite the fact that the majority of eye conditions can be treated if a person's eyes are examined in time. The Australian Journal of Rural Health, available on-line, carries a report on some original research on this topic.
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LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Rural and Regional Health Australia [html]Commonwealth Government health and aged care information service including programs and initiatives aimed at improving health services in regional, rural and remote Australia. National Strategic Framework for Rural and Remote Health [html]
Promotes a national approach to policy, planning, design and delivery of health services in rural and remote communities, prepared by AHMAC Rural Health Standing Committee Australian Indigenous Health Infonet [html]
Indigenous health resources - helping to close the gap. mindhealthconnect website [html]Gateway to issues surrounding mental health care, first step to finding relevant support and resources, part of the Australian Government’s National E-Mental Health Strategy.
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