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August 31, 2012
FLY-IN FLY-OUT HEALTH CARE IN REMOTE ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
Professor Stephen Duckett (Professor of Health Policy at La Trobe University, and recent "Thinker in Residence" at Mt Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health) has published an article on The Conversation website. The article, titled "Fly-in, Fly-out health care fails remote Aboriginal Communities", describes his recent visits to two remote Aboriginal communities in Queensland - Doomadgee and Mornington Island. Professor Duckett talks about the problems with siloed health care services delivered by fly-in fly-out health workers, including difficulties with community consultation around health care priority areas, but also difficulties for agencies in planning and coordinating their activities in remote communities. This can lead to situations where communities are unsure or unaware of services being delivered in their area, but it can also lead to duplication of services or under-servicing caused by confusion amongst the sometimes large number of service providers involved.
Read "Fly-in, Fly-out health care fails remote Aboriginal Communities"
Posted in: Research
September 23, 2011
YOUNG PEOPLE IN REMOTE QUEENSLAND: HAVE YOUR SAY!
The Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC) are consulting with young people in remote parts of Australia about ways to improve access to employment and participation opportunities. The survey only takes ten minutes and (like all quality surveys) young people who complete the survey go into the draw to an iPod Touch. There is also a paper-based survey available for young people without access to the internet. Forward this on to any young people in remote parts of Queensland so we can make sure that their voices are heard.
Download a PDF version (475KB PDF)
Posted in: Research
July 1, 2011
RURAL HEALTH CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM
The 2011 round of grants from the Rural Health Continuing Education Program have been announced. These grants are designed for health workers in rural and remote areas who want to undertake professional development. Workers from disciplines such as allied health, nursing, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers are invited to apply.
Posted in: Training & Events
June 23, 2011
YOUTH WORK IN REMOTE AUSTRALIA
Bush Telegraph on ABC Radio National recently featured a story about the difficulties faced by youth workers in remote parts of Australia. The story features an interview with Dr Judy Kulisa from Edith Cowan University, who has been looking at the experiences of youth workers in remote parts of Western Australia. Dr Kulisa found the average working life of youth workers in remote parts of Australia was five years. The youth workers needed to have a much broader array of skills, given the bredth of issues they are required to deal with, however Dr Kulisa found that often these workers had less qualifications than their city counterparts, and much less access to professional development and support.
Posted in: Research
May 5, 2011
IMPROVING THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN REGIONAL AUSTRALIA
Every year, the ABC invites young people from all over the country submit their ideas on ways to improve life for young people in the regions. The entries can be in the form of a video or audio recording, a well as in writing. The winners are selected and invited to a workshop in Canberra, where they develop a report which has just been published. There are always some really creative and innovative ideas that come out of Heywire, and this year has been no different.
Check out the website to view the entries by the young people, and read the report.
Posted in: Resources for Young People
