Understanding health through an Indigenous lens
For NAIDOC Week, Jaide Vidafar interviews Papa Cygnet, a respected elder from the Torres Strait Islander community. He shares insights and wisdom on health from an Indigenous perspective.
How is living in rural communities unique? What does that mean for our health? We explore health issues which directly impact rural people. From the difficulties to the daily grind. From the rural farms to our remote communities. We examine some of the unique situations we find ourselves in out here in the bush, and offer insights on how to live our best (and healthiest) lives.
For NAIDOC Week, Jaide Vidafar interviews Papa Cygnet, a respected elder from the Torres Strait Islander community. He shares insights and wisdom on health from an Indigenous perspective.
On ‘Thank a First Responder Day’ we interviewed Dr Alex Sleeman about his own work as a rural GP, the importance of Sandpiper Bags and what it takes to respond in times of crisis.
This Mother’s Day we interviewed our very own Dr Sue Harrison, director on the Board at Rural Doctors Foundation. She’s dedicated much of her life to rural medicine and was recently awarded an Order of Australia Medal, but she’s raised an amazing family too.
In Dementia Action Week, Rural Doctors Foundation shares some useful tips provided by Dementia Australia for those caring for someone with dementia.
Like Rural Doctors Foundation, Justine is small yet mighty with a lot of heart. She is a down to earth rural hero who is wife to Gary and mum to her three kids – Shalia aged 22, Tianna 16 and Korbyn 14 yrs old.
And for most, being a wife to a DIDO hubby and mum to three kids is enough to keep you busy – but after significant events in her life – Justine was not content to sit back – she felt there was more she could do to help others in need.
The crucial role women play in improving rural wellbeing is being increasingly recognised. This International Day of Rural Women (October 15), Rural Doctors Foundation spoke with Dr Sue Masel about the important role women play in rural communities. Sue is the current Rural Doctors Foundation Secretary. She is looked to as a leader in rural health nationally, at a state level and in the town of Goondiwindi.
Farm 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.