Rural placements during undergraduate training promote future rural work by nurses, midwives and allied health professionals
Author(s)
Thomas, Joseph Mark
Butler, Sally
Battye, Kristine
Sefton, Catherine
Smith, Janie
Skinner, Isabelle
Springer, Shannon
Callander, Emily
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2021
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Australia's population is highly and increasingly urban. In 2017, just over 70% of residents were living in major cities (ie, Australian Statistical Geography Standard [ASGS]-Remoteness Area [RA] 1). At the same time, Australians living in inner-regional, outer-regional, remote and very remote areas tend to be older than their urban counterparts1 and experience poorer health outcomes which increase with remoteness. These health inequities have been linked to disparate access to health professionals in rural, remote and regional areas in comparison with major cities.Australia's population is highly and increasingly urban. In 2017, just over 70% of residents were living in major cities (ie, Australian Statistical Geography Standard [ASGS]-Remoteness Area [RA] 1). At the same time, Australians living in inner-regional, outer-regional, remote and very remote areas tend to be older than their urban counterparts1 and experience poorer health outcomes which increase with remoteness. These health inequities have been linked to disparate access to health professionals in rural, remote and regional areas in comparison with major cities.
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Journal Title
Australian Journal of Rural Health
Volume
29
Issue
2
Subject
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Human society
Policy and administration
Sociology
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nursing
UNIVERSITY