Profiles And Contributions To This Article
What does it cost to provide equity of access to high quality, comprehensive primary health care in rural Australia? A pilot study
qualifications: DrPH
contribution: designed the project
position: Senior Research Fellow
equity of access to rural and remote primary health care, Indigenous health, child health, public health, health service delivery, immunisation
qualifications: Professor
contribution: original concept
position: Associate Dean, Flinders Northern Territory
Australia
John is a Public Health Medicine specialist and general practitioner, with a background in remote primary health care services as a medical practitioner, senior manager and researcher. He has a special interest in remote health services research.
qualifications: Emeritus Professor
contribution: original concept
position: Emeritus Professor
Australia
Current research interests include:
- the social and spatial patterns of need for health related services in rural areas,
- rural health workforce recruitment and retention,
- the role and contribution of services to the health and wellbeing of communities,
- the provision of appropriate education, training and support for rural health workers and implementation of innovative service delivery models in order to provide sustainable health care in small rural and remote communities,
- the evaluation of rural health care planning and policies, and
- rural community development.
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