Up close and real: living and learning in a remote community builds students’ cultural capabilities and understanding of health disparities
Up close and real: living and learning in a remote community builds students’ cultural capabilities and understanding of health disparities Journal Article
International Journal for Equity in Health
- Author(s): Thackrah, Rosalie D., Hall, Maeva, Fitzgerald, Kathryn, Thompson, Sandra C.
- Published: 2017
- Volume: 16
- ISBN: 1475-9276
Abstract: Rural and remote communities in Australia fare worse than their urban counterparts across major health indicators, with geographic isolation, restricted accessibility to health services, socioeconomic disadvantage, lifestyle and behavioural factors all implicated in poorer health outcomes. Health disparities, which are especially stark in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, underscore the urgent need to build a culturally responsive and respectful rural health workforce.
- Urls: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-017-0615-x
- Work Type: journal article
- Keywords: Aboriginal health, Allied health professionals, Interprofessional education, Remote health care delivery, Health disparities, Service learning
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Thackrah, Rosalie D., Hall, Maeva, Fitzgerald, Kathryn, Thompson, Sandra C.,
2017,
Up close and real: living and learning in a remote community builds students’ cultural capabilities and understanding of health disparities,
Volume:16, Journal Article,
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https://www.nintione.com.au/?p=12904.