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Increased financial assistance for regional people who need to travel for treatment
The Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS) is a NSW Government scheme providing financial assistance...
Nov 3, 20221 min read
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Support your community: Free Accidental Counsellor training in Brewarrina, Walgett and Collarenebri
Learn how to better support friends, family and your community. The National Rural & Remote Suicide Prevention Program has partnered...
Nov 3, 20221 min read
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Lush grasslands, higher allergy risks – what hay fever sufferers can expect from another season
Janet Davies, Queensland University of Technology; Alfredo Huete, University of Technology Sydney, and Paul Beggs, Macquarie University...
Nov 1, 20223 min read
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Investing in rural health brings dollar returns to local economies (and improves health)
Rural primary health care, including patient evacuation services, general practice and mental health care deliver more than just health....
Oct 20, 20225 min read
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$5 million in funding to support children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
The Healthy Communities Foundation Australia (THCFA) and the University of Sydney have been awarded funding to expand services for...
Oct 10, 20222 min read
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Why work in rural and remote Australia?
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that 43,000 Australians moved from cities to regional areas in 2020. This number...
Oct 1, 20221 min read
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How rural Canada can attract and retain international health-care providers: Address discrimination
Natalya Brown, Nipissing University; Melissa Kelly, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Victoria Esses, Western University Smaller...
Aug 31, 20224 min read
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Australia is dragging its feet on healthy eating. In 5 years we’ve made woeful progress
Australia is falling behind other countries in addressing the unhealthy state of our diets. Several other countries, including the United...
Jul 1, 20224 min read
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Urgent Need for Rural Health JobKeeper Package
The Healthy Communities Foundation Australia (THCFA) Chief Executive Officer, Mark Burdack, has today called on the State and Federal...
Apr 8, 20223 min read
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Front-line nurses, burnt-out or on the brink.
Pre-Covid, the healthcare system was already struggling. It’s time to invest in primary care and best practices to take that weight off...
Mar 24, 20224 min read
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Healthy Communities: A case for structural change in how we manage our health
Looking at our health system from an outsider’s perspective, governments wanting to reduce the unsustainable growth of health budgets should
Feb 14, 20226 min read
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NSW Inquiry into the Management of COVID
Introductory remarks to evidence given at the NSW Inquiry into the Management of COVID by The Healthy Communities Foundation Australia...
Feb 12, 20225 min read
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