CategoriesDisease PreventionAsthma affects 11 per cent of Australians, but personal trainer Mandy Willis had no inkling she would be one of them.Rural Doctors Foundation spoke with the woman from the south-east Queensland farming town of Beaudesert to share her story of what it is like to live with asthma.
CategoriesCountry life Farm safetyFarm safety statistics on deaths and injuries in 2020 is sobering reading. The latest Farmsafe report shows the range of most common injuries and deaths on the farm. These are tragedies that devastate rural communities, and their doctors. St George GP, Dr Adam Coltzau discusses these statistics. He also addresses some ways we can make farms safer.
CategoriesDisease Prevention WellbeingMany of the top killer diseases amongst Australians are potentially preventable. Research shows rural Australians have a higher incidence of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, as well as most cancers such as lung and bowel cancer. Efforts to lower the risk of many of these diseases may be easier than you think.
CategoriesDisease Prevention WellbeingSeeing your GP for a check-up when you are well is just as important as going when you are sick. Your doctor can take the time to do screening for conditions you may not know you have. Sometimes people ask to be “checked for cancer”. Although there isn’t one single test GP’s can test for specific types of cancer based on your lifestyle, family history and other risks.
CategoriesDisease Prevention Docs in the BushThe health of rural patients was brought to the fore when farmers fronted up for free health checks with rural doctors and students at BEEF 2021.Rural Doctors Foundation teamed up with student doctors from Rockhampton UQ Rural Clinical School to offer the checks.
CategoriesGrant RecipientsA grants program to promote good health has distributed over $200,000 in grant funding in under two years of operation.
