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New Chair and Deputy of Healthy Communities Foundation
Dr Kim Webber is the new Chair of the Healthy Communities Foundation Australia.
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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Telehealth is as old as the telephone: Community consultation and literacy remain key
Telehealth is as old as the telephone. We need to make it about people and health outcomes.
Sep 17, 20243 min read
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We have it all wrong on rural health
The CEO of the Healthy Communities Foundation Australia addressed a national gathering of rural people in Perth.
Sep 16, 20243 min read
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Foundation welcomes health innovator Dr Tracey Tay to its Board
The Chair of the Healthy Communities Foundation Australia Ltd, Richard Anicich AM, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Tracey Tay
Jun 5, 20243 min read
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The role of community co-design in the delivery of high quality and effective Telehealth care
The Healthy Communities Foundation Australia CEO, Mark Burdack, spoke to health industry leaders and policy makers today at the National...
Mar 8, 20241 min read
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Foundation begins search for new directors
The Healthy Communities Foundation Australia Ltd has commenced its search for 2 new directors to fill vacancies on the Board arising from...
Feb 29, 20241 min read
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COMMUNITY HERO: Tassene Shepherd
I am very pleased to announce that Tassene Shepherd, Medical Receptionist at the Galariinbaraay Medical Centre in Collarenebri has been...
Dec 22, 20231 min read
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Tenterfield Hero reflects the true value of rural health workers
Tenterfield Mental Health Nurse Becky Jackson was recognised as a Community Hero for her work with the community and as an inspiration …
Dec 10, 20233 min read
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Happy Workplaces makes Happy and Healthy Communities
A 96% staff satisfaction was what greeted an elated CEO in the most recent staff satisfaction survey conducted by the Healthy Communities...
Dec 4, 20233 min read
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Oct 24, 20232 min read
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Virtual Supervision of Rural GP Trainees shown to be effective
When Armidale GPs Maree Puxty and Terry Bolshen decided it was time to retire they had a problem - there was no-one suitable to take over...
Oct 24, 20233 min read
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Bringing Health Careers and Training to Bush Kids
Educational attainment declines the further you move away from the city contributing to high youth unemployment and long term health...
Oct 24, 20233 min read
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A Marathon Effort: Aboriginal health trainees get to work
Health workforce shortages in rural and remote Australia results in rural residents experiencing health outcomes well below the levels of...
Oct 23, 20232 min read
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Community come together to ask RUOK
The Galariinbaraay/Collarenebri local community came together to show their support for residents struggling with mental health...
Oct 23, 20231 min read
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Foundation Founder & Director Recognised in King's Birthday Honours
The Chair of the charity Healthy Communities Foundation Australia (formerly Rural and Remote Medical Services or RARMS) Richard Anicich...
Jun 12, 20233 min read
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Deloitte Gives Foundation Thumbs Up
The Foundation has featured in one of the latest Deloitte global updates on innovation in the health care system. The Foundation's...
Nov 11, 20222 min read
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Why work in rural and remote Australia?
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that 43,000 Australians moved from cities to regional areas in 2020. This number...
Oct 1, 20221 min read
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How rural Canada can attract and retain international health-care providers: Address discrimination
Natalya Brown, Nipissing University; Melissa Kelly, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Victoria Esses, Western University Smaller...
Aug 31, 20224 min read
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