Remote health: what are the problems and what can we do about them? Insights from Australia
Deborah Russell, John F. Humphreys, Prabhakar Veginadu, Supriya Mathew, Renee Williams, Sinon Cooney, Leander Menezes, John Boffa, Vahab Baghbanian, April Robinson, Yuejen Zhao, Mark Ramjan, Karrina DeMasi, Walbira Murray, Sean Taylor, Donna-Maree Stephens, Kristal Lawrence, John Wakerman
Abstract
This article analyses three broad questions: (i) How is 'remote' different from 'rural'?; (ii) How do these differences affect the provision of health care and health outcomes, positively and negatively?; and (iii) What is needed to address these issues and systematise solutions in order to deliver parity of health outcomes?
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Health administrationNursing researchHealth informaticsMedicineAffect (linguistics)Public healthHealth careHealth services researchParity (physics)NursingEnvironmental healthEconomic growthPsychologyEconomicsParticle physicsCommunicationPhysicsGlobal Health Workforce IssuesGlobal Health and SurgeryHealth disparities and outcomes