Doing More for Fewer: Health Care for Declining Rural Communities

摘要: Thirty per cent of Australians live outside major cities and 20% them in towns which are declining population. Like residents other rural communities, they experience poorer health have less access to services than those living cities. In addition, communities a higher proportion vulnerable groups with high care needs, including Indigenous Australians, farmers the elderly. As result explicit policies persistent workforce shortages, at risk being closed or down-sized. Such actions can cause political uproar also been shown an adverse effect on health, economic sustainability population growth. consequence these costs, Australia countries adopting strategies that maintain primary essential responsive needs attractive professionals.