What interventions best support the health and wellbeing needs of rural populations experiencing natural disasters?
pending
START
June, 2020
END
December, 2020
FUNDER
SPINIFEX Network
VALUE
$10,000
PROJECT TEAM
Professor Nicholas Goodwin, Dr Hazel Dalton, Suzanne Lewis, Grace Prael
CONTACT
Professor Nick Goodwin
nicholas.goodwin@newcastle.edu.au
nicholas.goodwin@newcastle.edu.au
PARTNERS
Central Coast LHD, Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, Medical Journal of Australia, Spinifex Network, University of Newcastle
SUMMARY
This rapid review sought to explore and evaluate health and/or social care interventions delivered to rural and remote communities experiencing natural disasters. It concluded that continuous support for people’s health and wellbeing through community-based and integrated services was required to deal with the cumulative and long-term impact of natural disasters.
The report was part of a commissioned series of reviews by the SPINIFEX Network focusing on priority health issues for rural Australians published in a special issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.
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