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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Understanding rural and remote health: a framework for analysis in Australia |
Author: | Bourke, L. Humphreys, J. Wakerman, J. Taylor, J. |
Citation: | Health and Place, 2012; 18(3):496-503 |
Publisher: | Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 1353-8292 1873-2054 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Lisa Bourke, John S. Humphreys, John Wakerman and Judy Taylor |
Abstract: | People living in rural and remote areas face challenges in accessing appropriate health services, many of which struggle to recruit and retain staff. While researchers have documented these issues in Australia and internationally, rural health remains reactive to current problems and lacks comprehensive understanding. This paper presents a conceptual framework that can be used to better understand specific rural and remote health situations. The framework consists of six key concepts: geographic isolation, the rural locale, local health responses, broader health systems, social structures and power. Viewed through Giddens' theory of structuration, the framework suggests that rural health is understood as spatial and social relations among local residents as well as the actions of local health professionals/consumers that are both enabled and constrained by broader health systems and social structures. The framework provides a range of stakeholders with a guide to understanding rural and remote health. |
Keywords: | Humans Comprehension Concept Formation Rural Population Rural Health Services Health Services Accessibility Australia |
Rights: | © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.02.009 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.02.009 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Rural Clinical School publications |
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