The Journal of Rural and Remote Health received a boost in support yesterday with the announcement that the Rural Health Education Foundation will join as an organisational partner and financial supporter.
The Foundation - along with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) - joins the current supporters, the …
read more »The Rural Health Education Foundation has welcomed the Australian Government’s new National Digital Economy Strategy, with three of the eight goals outlined in the policy aligning strongly with the goals of the Foundation and its stakeholders.
The Strategy, launched on 31 May 2011 in Sydney by The Minister for Broadband, Communication …
read more »The IOOF Foundation has announced its support of the Rural Health Education Foundation’s Indigenous eye health project, with a grant of $50,000 for the project A Clear View: Improving Indigenous Eye Health. The Rural Health Education Foundation will be producing and distributing …
read more »An unprecedented range of Rural Health Education Foundation television programs are now available for free on DVD and, in some cases, audio CD.
The current range of free resources includes programs on pain management, endometrial cancer, obesity, lipid management, gynaecological cancers, end of life care, depression, and smoking in Indigenous …
read more »The Rural Health Education Foundation’s program on Indigenous Smoking cessation which airs tonight leads into next week’s World No Tobacco Day on the 31st May.
No Tobacco Day is a yearly celebration which aims to inform the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what …
read more »A new Rural Health Education Foundation television program that highlights successful projects for preventing accidents and injury in Indigenous communities will air on Tuesday May 24th.
Living Safely: Preventing Accidents & Injury in Indigenous Communities is a documentary-style program that showcases initiatives in Alice Springs, Cherbourg in Queensland, and the …
read more »A new Rural Health Education Foundation television program that assists health practitioners to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people quit smoking will air on Tuesday May 24th.
Smoking: An Indigenous Health Challenge examines a range of interventions to both help prevent tobacco use and assist Indigenous Australians to quit.
The …
read more »The Rural Health Education Foundation will air a Community Service Announcement about 2011’s Drug Action Week prior to its satellite television broadcasts on May 10th and 24th.
As part of its support for the annual Drug Action Week, which in 2011 has the theme “Looking After Your Mind”, the Foundation will …
read more »An updated Rural Health Education Foundation television program that explores the management of mental health conditions following trauma in light of the recent spate of Australian natural disasters will air on Tuesday May 10th.
Natural Disasters and Psychological Trauma discusses the Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Adults with Acute …
read more »Professor Sabina Knight, who sits on the Rural Health Education Foundation’s Board of Directors, has been appointed Director of the Mt Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health (MICRRH).
MICRRH is one of a national network of federally funded university departments of rural health, and is associated with James Cook …
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