TO better understand the unique health and wellbeing challenges for people living outside of metropolitan areas, La Trobe University has launched Australia’s first health consumer panel focused solely on people living in rural and regional areas.
The Rural Health Consumer Panel will assist researchers in gaining deeper understanding of health issues affecting rural and regional Australians, and panel members will help develop solutions for health and wellbeing challenges.
It is well documented that people living in remote areas have poorer health outcomes compared with people in major cities, with higher rates of hospital admissions and a higher burden of chronic disease. We need innovative ways to deliver rural health services, and these solutions need to be informed by people living in affected communities.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a better understanding of the challenges facing rural and regional areas. Anyone aged 18 and over who lives in regional or rural Australia can be involved. There is no deadline to apply and no limit to the number of panel members.
For more info, email ruralpanel@latrobe.edu.au or visit the website to register or learn more at www.latrobe.edu.au/news/announcements/2022/join-australias-first-rural-health-consumer-panel/
