Abstract
Things have never been better for rural health in Australia. Our rural health infrastructure and capacity are world leading.
1 DO WE HAVE THE BEST RURAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE WORLD?
At a recent Australian Journal of Rural Health (AJRH) International Advisory Board meeting, one of our overseas participants noted that Australian rural health is the envy of the world. This caused me to reflect on the state of rural health in our nation. We have a Rural Health Minister, a Rural Health Commission, the National Rural Health Alliance and a score of rural health professional and rural health representative organisations. Rural health is prominent in strategy and planning documents. We have had the Healthy Horizons 1 rural health plan, National Strategic Framework for Rural and Remote Health 2 and our Stronger Rural Health Strategy,3 and rural health is prominent in most state and national health plans and workforce strategies.
1 DO WE HAVE THE BEST RURAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE WORLD?
At a recent Australian Journal of Rural Health (AJRH) International Advisory Board meeting, one of our overseas participants noted that Australian rural health is the envy of the world. This caused me to reflect on the state of rural health in our nation. We have a Rural Health Minister, a Rural Health Commission, the National Rural Health Alliance and a score of rural health professional and rural health representative organisations. Rural health is prominent in strategy and planning documents. We have had the Healthy Horizons 1 rural health plan, National Strategic Framework for Rural and Remote Health 2 and our Stronger Rural Health Strategy,3 and rural health is prominent in most state and national health plans and workforce strategies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 816-820 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Australian Journal of Rural Health |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 08 Dec 2021 |