Medicine subject guide - Links
Rural health
Government sites | Organisations | E-texts
Government sites
Australian Department of Health and Aged Care Rural Health
Rural health policy, newsletters, information for rural health workers.
Northern Territory Government Department of Health and Community Services
University sites
Charles Sturt University
This is a site of rural health links.
Flinders University Rural and Remote Health Unit
Monash University Centre for Rural Research
Spencer Gulf Rural Health School
Tasmania University Department of Rural Health
University of New South Wales Rural Health Unit
University of Sydney Department of Rural Health, Broken Hill
Organisations
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
Provides information on grants and scholarships and education and research.
National Rural Health Alliance
The site includes links to member bodies such as Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, Royal Flying Doctor Service and S.A.R.R.A.H. Services for Rural and Remote Allied Health. It also provides a link to the latest National Rural Health Conference.
North Queensland Rural Health Training Unit
The NQRHTU assists in the development and implementation of education training programs in medicine, nursing, allied health, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander health and for multidisciplinary groups.
Rural Doctors Association of Australia
Rural Health Education Foundation
The foundation broadcasts educational programs and podcasts for rural and remote health professionals.
University of Queensland :TROHPIQ
Towards Rural and Outback Health Professionals in Queensland.
E-texts
Health in Rural and Remote Australia
Produced by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in PDF format.
Australian Institute of Health publications
Titles include:
Rural, Regional and Remote Health.
the Rural Health Series which includes a Study on Mortality and a Guide to Remoteness Classifications.
Podcast
Rural Health Education Foundation
Free audio(mp3) podcasts on a variety of topics including bites and stings, asthma and combination therapies, and ovarian cancer.