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Australia's rural, remote and Indigenous health / Janie Dade Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chatswood, N.S.W. : Elsevier, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 3e [edition]Description: xvi, 346 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0729542416
  • 9780729542418
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.1042570994 23
Contents:
Chapter 1. Advance rural Australia -- Chapter 2. Defining rural and remote Australia -- Chapter 3. Culture and health -- Chapter 4. Indigenous Australia -- Chapter 5. Putting Indigenous policy into practice - the double whammy -- Chapter 6. Working with Indigenous people -- Chapter 7. Remote Indigenous health -- Chapter 8. Determining health -- Chapter 9. Rural people's health -- Chapter 10. Caring for the population -- Chapter 11. Providing health services - the workforce -- Chapter 12. Remote health practice -- Chapter 13. A rural future.
Summary: "Australia’s Rural, Remote and Indigenous Health 3e is a practical guide to the delivery of health care in rural and remote Australia. Drawing on personal experiences of rural practitioners, historical accounts, literature analysis and epidemiology, it discusses the economic, social and political forces that shape healthcare in rural and remote Australia. With limited current resources to support studies in rural and remote healthcare, this title bridges the gap offering valuable insight into Indigenous life and social determinants of health; and it is the perfect guide for those going onto rural placements." -- Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. Advance rural Australia -- Chapter 2. Defining rural and remote Australia -- Chapter 3. Culture and health -- Chapter 4. Indigenous Australia -- Chapter 5. Putting Indigenous policy into practice - the double whammy -- Chapter 6. Working with Indigenous people -- Chapter 7. Remote Indigenous health -- Chapter 8. Determining health -- Chapter 9. Rural people's health -- Chapter 10. Caring for the population -- Chapter 11. Providing health services - the workforce -- Chapter 12. Remote health practice -- Chapter 13. A rural future.

"Australia’s Rural, Remote and Indigenous Health 3e is a practical guide to the delivery of health care in rural and remote Australia. Drawing on personal experiences of rural practitioners, historical accounts, literature analysis and epidemiology, it discusses the economic, social and political forces that shape healthcare in rural and remote Australia. With limited current resources to support studies in rural and remote healthcare, this title bridges the gap offering valuable insight into Indigenous life and social determinants of health; and it is the perfect guide for those going onto rural placements." -- Publisher's website.

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