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Women's Health Week - catch up with Jodie Leske
Jodie Leske is a mum, business owner and farmer living in the Western District of Victoria, 259 kilometres west of Melbourne. Like many women on the land,...
October 14, 2020
2020-10-06: Rural life in the spotlight - Sentinel Times
Greg Beal captured this photo of South Gippsland for the #SnapshotRuralVic campaign. #SNAPSHOTRURALVIC, an initiative of the National Centre for Farmer Health,...
October 6, 2020
Farmers, Suicide Literacy and Suicide Stigma - The Ripple Effect
Background: Globally many farming populations have been identified as having higher rates of suicide, in comparison to those living in metropolitan, rural and...
October 1, 2020
Farmer Health eNews October 2020
Find out all the latest from the National Centre for Farmer Health Are you our next Scholarship recipient? HMF701 Scholarships are now OPEN! National Centre...
October 1, 2020
Directors Blog – Hearten up! Heart health matters
by Dr Susan BrumbyTwitter: @brumby_susan Your heart is an amazing pump. Weighing in at 300 grams it pumps 6500 – 7000 litres per day[1]. Every day...
September 22, 2020
Does 20-Minute Rounding Reduce Falls in an Aged-Care Setting? A Pilot...
Highlights The study investigated if 20-min rounding reduced falls in aged-care facilities. Overall, falls were reduced for residents of the aged-care...
September 19, 2020
2020|09|08: Free telehealth consultation for farmers - The South...
Farmers are working harder than every during this pandemic to continue to produce the quality food and fibre that we all depend on... it's so important that we...
September 10, 2020
Farmer Health eNews September 2020
Find out all the latest from the National Centre for Farmer Health Online Events in September Cuppa with the Women of the NCFH to celebrate Women’s...
September 8, 2020
Directors Blog – Farmer Health Matters: Heads up with mask wearing
A recent paper indicated that whilst handwashing and social distancing are appropriate, they are insufficient to provide protection from virus-carrying...
September 1, 2020
Farmer Health eNews August 2020
Find out all the latest from the National Centre for Farmer Health #SnapshotRuralVic – get involved! Farm Safety Week wrap up New Working Group expressions...
September 1, 2020
2020-06-15: Working together with a shared understanding: growing...
Image: National Centre for Farmer Health RNs Jeanne van De Geest Dekker and Carolyn Alkemade showcasing a health passport at a rural field day. Despite...
September 1, 2020
Looking after your most important asset, your mind - Podcast: Safe Ag...
Eight Australians die every day by suicide. 75% of these people are male and people in rural populations are 2 times more likely to die by...
September 1, 2020