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We understand that one size doesn’t fit all, and each community is different. Everything we do is about putting your health – and your communities' health – first.

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ABOUT US

The Healthy Communities Foundation Australia was founded by healthcare professionals to change health outcomes in rural and remote communities. Formerly known as Rural and Remote Medical Services, we have been helping Australian communities for over 20 years.

OUR VISION

Health and wellbeing for every person regardless of where they live.

OUR MISSION

Improve the health and wellbeing of all, by transforming health care and community services in partnership with our communities.

OUR VALUES

We care, we listen

We act with integrity

We support diversity

We are agile and innovate

We believe in working together

OBJECTIVES

  1. Work with our communities using a Community Development for Health (CDH) approach to help them to create healthy places in which people thrive.

  2. Conduct research and policy development into best practice to help build healthy communities and help them to advocate for reform.

  3. Work with our communities and governments to provide on-the-ground health services that address gaps in universal access to publicly funded health and human care.

  4. Help to deliver innovative integrated and cooperative health and community care solutions using a Community Development for Health (CDH) approach that recognise the opportunities that new approaches and technology can deliver to improve outcomes.

  5. Minimise our carbon footprint and grow our financial sustainability so that we can continue to serve our communities and the planet on which we live.

  6. Measure our social impact to demonstrate what works and what doesn’t.

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Frameworks

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