Social Impact Case Studies

Rural primary health care, including patient evacuation services, general practice and mental health care deliver more than just health....

The Healthy Communities Foundation Australia (THCFA) and the University of Sydney have been awarded funding to expand services for...

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that 43,000 Australians moved from cities to regional areas in 2020. This number...

Natalya Brown, Nipissing University; Melissa Kelly, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Victoria Esses, Western University Smaller...

Australia is falling behind other countries in addressing the unhealthy state of our diets. Several other countries, including the United...

The Healthy Communities Foundation Australia (THCFA) Chief Executive Officer, Mark Burdack, has today called on the State and Federal...

Pre-Covid, the healthcare system was already struggling. It’s time to invest in primary care and best practices to take that weight off...

Looking at our health system from an outsider’s perspective, governments wanting to reduce the unsustainable growth of health budgets should

Introductory remarks to evidence given at the NSW Inquiry into the Management of COVID by The Healthy Communities Foundation Australia...

The winner of the 2021 Integrated Rural Health Award is Angela Hubbard. A physiotherapist based in central western NSW, Angela has...

What is the Omicron Strain of COVID-19? COVID-19 is caused by a virus. As our bodies build up an immunity to protect us from infection...

They say 'necessity is the mother of all invention'. In this regard, rural and remote Australia has a lot of which to be proud in its...