Organizations
- National Rural Health Alliance
National Rural Health Alliance is the peak body working to improve the health of Australians in rural and remote areas - University Department of Rural Health (Broken Hill)
- University Department of Rural Health, Northern Rivers (Lismore)
- Australian Rural Health Education Network
Coordinates activities and strategies resulting from the University Departments of Rural Health (UDRH) Program. - Greater West Area Health Service Great information for potential Greater West area health professionals.
- Rural Health Workforce Australia Peak body for Rural Workforce Agencies in Australia. Fact sheets, research and news.
Key Resources
- A textbook of Australian rural health (2008) eBook
A textbook of Australian rural health is intended to be a national resource for all students, educators and professionals with an interest in rural health or a commitment to working in a rural setting. - The new rural health (2002)
Edited by David Wilkinson and Ian Blue. - Key issues in rural health : perspectives of health service providers in rural Queensland (2006)
Produced by the Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health, University of Southern Queensland. - Australia's rural and remote health : a social justice perspective (2007)
Written by Janie Dade Smith, this book covers Australian rural health issues including material on healthcare for Indigenous Australians. - Rural Health Fact Sheets
From the National Rural Health Alliance: eight fact sheets on issues relating to health in rural and remote areas. - Practising rural medicine in Australia (2002) Local text by Richard Hays is a good beginners guide for rural GPs.
- Rural Health publications from AIHW See the latest reports released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare on health issues relating to rural Australia.
Rural Health journals
- Australian journal of rural health
Official journal of: National Rural Health Alliance, Association for Australian Rural Nurses, Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, and Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health. - Rural and remote health: the international electronic journal of rural and remote health research, education, practice and policy.
An initiative of the Greater Green Triangle University Dept of Rural Health. It aims to provide an easily accessible, peer-reviewed, international evidence base to inform improvement in in health service delivery and health status in rural communities.
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Rural Placements
From the National Rural Health Students' Network
Rural Placements Guide - How to make the most of your rural placement
Plenty of information and tips to help you prepare and organise your rural or remote placement.






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