Fact sheet
Rural health in Australia snapshot 2025
The snapshot compiles essential data on health risks, outcomes, disease burden, healthcare workforce, domestic violence, maternity health and funding disparities in rural Australia. It presents the upsides and downsides of living in rural areas as measured against social determinants of health and finds that rural areas have an inadequate supply of most health professionals to...
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Rural health education and training
This fact sheet provides an overview of some of the education and training pathways available for students and health professionals considering working in rural areas.
Fact sheet
Digital health and connectivity in rural Australia
This fact sheet looks at the state of digital health and associated digital and internet infrastructure in rural Australia.
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Oral and dental health in rural Australia
This fact sheet outlines some basic information about oral and dental health in rural Australia.
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Patient assisted travel schemes
Patient assisted travel schemes (PATS) are an important element of providing equitable access to essential health services for people in rural, regional and remote Australia. This fact sheet outlines some basic information about PATS.