In 2001, FPA Health, whose primary goal is to improve access to a range of reproductive and sexual health services for regional, rural and remote areas in New South Wales, conducted a reproductive and sexual health needs assessment of the Macquarie area. Community consultations were conducted with students, adolescent mothers, men, middle aged women in...

The Carers' Association of South Australia performs services across the state, but the author focuses on approaches taken by carers in rural areas. She looks at the impact of caregiving on the health and well being of family carers and their lifestyle choices. She also considers current trends in Australian policy with reference to rural...

A large proportion of people with a mental health disorder do not access health services, which suggests a large unmet need for mental health services, the author argues.

The development, implementation and work in progress of a study of advanced nursing practice in the bush nursing context in rural Victoria are examined in this paper. Data are presented about the experiences of clients attending five nominated bush nursing centres in Eastern Victoria and the experiences of other health care workers involved in client...

This paper considers health service consumer and volunteer involvement in general, with particular consideration of some of the implications for rural health and for rural people. Specifically it addresses the potential role for health service consumers and volunteers in rural health research. Issues discussed include: the essence of collaboration; consumer involvement in palliative care; volunteer...