Rural health related journals
Links to Australian and international rural health journals.- Australian Journal of Rural Health - National Rural Health Alliance Inc.
- Australian Indigenous Health Bulletin - A peer-reviewed electronic journal from the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
- Journal of Rural and Tropical Public Health - A free peer-reviewed online publication featuring review, investigation, management and research articles in the broad area of public health with a focus on rural, tropical and disaster situations.
- Rural and Remote Health - The International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health Research Education Practice & Policy. The journal which has African, European, Australasian and North American Sections was initiated in 1998 and is a hub for Education For Health.
- Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine - Published quarterly, this peer-reviewed journal is produced for the Society of Rural Physician of Canada.
Useful Links
Links to government websites and rural health organisations.Australian Government websites | State Government websites | Rural health organisations | Rural Media organisations | Overseas organisations
Australian Government websites
- Australia.gov.au - Government services for Australians
- Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics
- Department of Social Services
- Grant Finder - Australian Government grants
- National Public Toilet Map - public toilet facilities in Australian cities, towns and rural areas, and along major travel routes
- Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - manages research and development investments for the benefit of the rural sector
- Translating & Interpreting Service (TIS) - a national service for people who do not speak English and for English speakers needing to communicate with them
State Government websites
- ACT Health
- Northern Territory Department of Health
- NSW Health
- Queensland Health
- South Australian Department of Health
- Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services
- Victorian Government Rural Health website
- Western Australian Department of Health
- Western Australia Country Health Service
- Patient Assisted Travel Schemes (PATS)
Rural health organisations
- Australasian College of Health Service Management This is the peak professional body for health managers in Australasia and brings together health leaders to learn, network and share ideas. The mission of the college is to develop brilliant leadership for healthy communities by:
- Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine the peak professional organisation for Rural and Remote Medicine (RRM) education and training in Australia.
- Australian Rural Health Education Network promotes leadership in rural health education, research and innovation
- Allied Health Professions Australia the national voice of allied health in Australia.
- Australian General Practice Network the peak national body representing 119 divisions of general practice and their state-based organisations across Australia.
- Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association a national organisation representing the public healthcare sector and the professionals working in it.
- Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association advocates for improvements in Indigenous health in Australia and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to work in medicine by supporting Indigenous students and doctors.
- Australian Medical Association An independent organisation which represents more than 27,000 doctors.
- Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation The union for registered nurses, enrolled nurses, midwives, and assistants in nursing doing nursing work in every state and territory throughout Australia.
- Australian Rural Health Education Network - the national secretariat for the Universities Departments of Rural Health.
- Australian Emergency Management Forum The forum’s work concentrates on finding ways to provide greater recognition to volunteers via their own organisations, through established frameworks and via government at all levels.
- Catholic Health of Australia is the largest non-Government provider grouping of health, community and aged care services in Australia.
- Chiropractors Association of Australia
- CRANAPlus An organisation whose membership is made up of a range of health professionals. They work in remote practice, support those working in remote practice as educators, academics, managers & policy development or have an interest in remote practice either as a future place of work or as a professional interest.
- Country Women’s Association of Australia aim to improve the conditions for women and children and make life better for families, especially those living in rural and remote Australia.
- Farmsafe Australia - Major occupational health and safety organisation for rural Australia.
- Frontier Services of the Uniting Church in Australia provides aged care, health and community services, and pastoral support to people in Outback Australia.
- General Practice Education and Training is a postgraduate vocational training program for medical graduates wishing to pursue a career in general practice and/or rural and remote medicine in Australia.
- Health Consumers of Rural and Remote Australia a not for profit organisation that works to improve rural health outcomes by involving consumers in the planning, implementation, management and evaluation of health services throughout non-metropolitan Australia.
- Health Workforce Australia - provides information on health workforce planning in Australia, including the activities of national committees such as the Australian Health Workforce Advisory Committee (AHWAC) (covering nursing, midwifery and allied health workforces) and the Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee (AMWAC) (which has responsibility for medical workforce planning).
- Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association of Australia Inc working together for equality of access to education for all students who live in rural and remote Australia.
- National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation national peak Aboriginal health body representing Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services throughout Australia.
- National Farmers' Federation - a national voice for Australian agriculture.
- National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) - the peak national body working to improve the health of Australians living in rural and remote areas in Australia. A very useful multi-link site, with links to Australian and overseas rural health/telehealth resources, the Alliance's member bodies, a fortnightly email forum, conferences and publications.
- National Rural Health Students’ Network multidisciplinary Network representing medical, nursing and allied health students aiming to increase the health workforce and health outcomes for rural and remote Australians.
- NSW Rural Doctors Network - working to recruit, retain and support general practitioners in country NSW.
- Optometrists Association Australia
- Rural Doctors Association of Australia was formed in 1991 to give rural doctors a national voice
- Rural Health Workforce Australia is the peak body for the Rural Workforce Agencies which recruit and support rural and remote GPs in each state and the Northern Territory.
- Rural Pharmacists Australia The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Rural Practice News
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) National Rural Facility
- Royal Flying Doctor Service is a not-for-profit charitable Service providing aeromedical emergency and primary health care services together with communication and education assistance to people who live, work and travel in regional and remote Australia.
- Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) - a 'grassroots' organisation whose membership consists of individual Allied Health Professionals across rural and remote Australia. SARRAH is nationally recognised as the peak body representing rural and remote Allied Health professionals.
- The Pharmacy Guild - Rural Pharmacy Initiatives
- The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) began operations on 1 July 2012 and builds on the strength of its two predecessor organisations Royal College of Nursing, Australia and The College of Nursing; both of whom have represented the nursing profession since 1949.
- Vision 2020 Australia leads advocacy efforts and raises community awareness about good eye health and vision care.
Rural Media organisations
- ABC Rural - The ABC's Rural Hub with links to other rural focused services of the ABC
- ABC Heywire - giving regional youth a voice: young regional Australians telling it like it is and making a difference