The Rural Health Education Foundation has joined Philanthropy Australia, the national membership body for the philanthropic sector with more than 150 trusts, foundations and corporate giving programs uniting to advance philanthropy and improve community wellbeing in Australia (see list of members).
“Improving the health and wellbeing of rural and remote Australians …
read more »A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) puts the spotlight on the issue of incontinence, its associated costs, and the impact on carers.
According to the report, Australian incontinence data analysis and development, an estimated 545,000 people, or 2.8% of the Australian adult population, experience severe …
read more »A new study has found the financial burden of treating diabetes for Australians will dramatically escalate unless more is done to prevent type 2 diabetes.
The study by Dr Wendy Davis and colleagues from the University of Western Australia is in the March edition of the Internal Medicine Journal (IMJ), the …
read more »A recent Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) study has found a 20% increase in obesity among Australian adults.
According to results from the 2004-05 Australian Bureau of Statistics National Health Survey, approximately 20% more Australian adults were overweight or obese in 2004-5 than in 2001.
Over the last ten years the proportion …
read more »Audio podcasts of the most recent Rural Health Education Foundation programs are now available for download onto your computer - ready for listening at any time.
After downloading the mp3 audio file of a specific program, such as Burn Injury: Rural Perspectives, you can listen to the program file on your …
read more »The Rural Health Education Foundation will air a new program about changes to cervical cancer screening on March 14.
Cervical Cancer Screening is Changing: What You Need to Know will be broadcast live across the Foundation’s national satellite network at 8pm Sydney time on Tuesday 14 March, and again at 1.30pm …
read more »Australia is not doing enough to prevent burn injuries, with over 200,000 people being accidentally burned, 20,000 taken to hospital and 115 dying from burns every year, says Dr Peter Maitz, Medical Director of the Burns Unit at Concord Hospital in Sydney.
The most common causes of burns are hot water, …
read more »** Applications for the Client Relationship Manager position are no longer being accepted. **
The Rural Health Education Foundation is looking for an experienced Client Relationship Manager (Fundraiser/Grantwriter) to join our small and energetic team.
The person will be responsible for researching and identifying appropriate funding sources, and writing submissions to philanthropic …
read more »The Rural Health Education Foundation has continued its commitment to infectious disease education by scheduling its highly regarded Infectious Diseases: Management and Control program for re-broadcast on Wednesday April 26.
“In light of the recent debate over the possibility of a new flu pandemic, we believe this broadcast will serve as …
read more »Professor Ian Hickie, a regular panellist on Rural Health Education Foundation broadcasts, was made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia on Australia Day, 26 January 2006.
The Rural Health Education Foundation warmly congratulates Professor Hickie, who received the honour “for service to medicine in the …
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