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Two strong additions to Indigenous children series airing February 17

February 3, 2009

Two new Rural Health Education Foundation television programs airing on Tuesday 17th February continue the theme of healthy child rearing in Indigenous communities.

The new 26-minute programs, Stay Strong and Strong and Deadly, focus on Indigenous health and development issues for 6-12 year olds and 12-18 year olds respectively.

Building on strong …

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Indigenous-themed Foundation programs earn encore screenings on Aurora TV in February

December 22, 2008

Aurora Community Channel will re-broadcast four of the Rural Health Education Foundation’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs during February 2009, following successful initial screenings on that network in September 2008.

Aurora TV, now available through the digital versions of Austar, Foxtel and Optus TV, will show the four …

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Foundation to air strong slate of new programs in early 2009

December 17, 2008

New educational television programs on autism, childbirth, asthma and post-traumatic stress disorder will feature in the Rural Health Education Foundation’s early 2009 broadcast schedule, along with two programs focusing on indigenous youth.

The Foundation’s preliminary schedule of accredited satellite television broadcasts for the period January to June 2009 also includes …

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Viewer-enhanced stroke rehab program now streaming online

December 12, 2008

The Rural Health Education Foundation’s recent program on stroke rehabilitation is now viewable via online web-streaming, complete with expert answers given in response to the many questions posted by viewers during the program’s combined live broadcast/web-cast on December 9th.

About the program
The Journey Back: Rehabilitation After Stroke is a …

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December 16 program on type 2 diabetes takes new direction

December 9, 2008

A new Rural Health Education Foundation television program airing on Tuesday 16th December explores new avenues for the treatment and management of type 2 diabetes.

New Directions in Treating Type 2 Diabetes: Enhancing Incretins - Enhancing Physiological Control reviews the physiology and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and explores …

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Stroke rehabilitation program continues web-cast initiative

November 21, 2008

Following the success of the Rural Health Education Foundation’s first ever web-cast in June, a follow-up program about stroke rehabilitation will be web-cast simultaneously with its first airing on satellite television on December 9.

The Journey Back: Rehabilitation After Stroke will be presented as a live and interactive web-cast through …

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No sugar coating for November 25 program on diabetes in the bush

A new Rural Health Education Foundation television program airing on Tuesday 25th September, Sugar in the Bush: Rural and Remote Diabetes, explores the treatment and management of diabetes in rural and remote Australia.

Sugar in the Bush: Rural and Remote Diabetes provides context through four diabetes-related case …

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Two more Foundation programs now free on DVD

October 31, 2008

Thanks to generous funding provided by Rural Health Education Foundation program partners, two recent titles have been added to the Foundation’s list of educational programs available free on DVD.

Smoking and Pregnancy: Womb to Breathe explores the health impact of smoking on pregnant women, their unborn child, and young children. …

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Foundation on board for AGPN Forum in Darwin from October 29

The Rural Health Education Foundation will be represented by two board members and acting CEO, Amanda Little at the Australian General Practice Network (AGPN) Forum in Darwin from Wednesday 29 October.

In the Foundation’s final conference activity for 2008, Foundation Director Ms Margaret Norington will attend the AGPN Forum in Darwin, …

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Foundation invites new partners for 2009

October 21, 2008

The Rural Health Education Foundation is now actively seeking additional partners to help grow its educational services to Australia’s rural and remote health professionals in 2009 and beyond.
The Foundation would like to hear from organisations – philanthropic groups, professional associations, health-related NPOs, pharmaceutical and medical suppliers – who are …

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