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Making Connections: The 2014 Libby Harricks Memorial Oration...
This is a story of engagement. Engagement with people who live in areas where access to services is difficult; people who live on farms and who have noise...
August 18, 2014
Q-fever and Australian farmers: is the health system paying enough...
Q-fever is caused by Coxiella burnetii, a Gram-negative bacteriumand Rickettsia-like organism. Transmitted from wild and domestic animals to humans, the most...
August 18, 2014
2014-08-15 Exploring the ripple effect of rural suicide - ABC Bush...
It’s often said that country people are a resilient lot. Alison Kennedy has attempted to test this theory in an area that many people find difficult to...
August 18, 2014
2014-08-13 Life after suicide in farming communities, shaping...
It’s now widely known that suicide and accidental deaths are far more common in farming communities than in the general population. There is much...
August 13, 2014
2014-08-07 Mechanised modern farming puts Australian primary...
Australian farmers are at greater risk of high blood pressure and have higher rates of obesity than the general population. That’s according to Deakin...
August 7, 2014
Tinea
Tinea is a highly-contagious fungal skin infection that affects the feet (athletes foot), groin (jock itch), scalp, skin underneath the breasts, fingernails...
August 1, 2014
Farmers footwear
As farmers you spend a majority of your life on your feet so it’s important that we do what we can to look after them. The best way that you can take care of...
August 1, 2014
Farm Safety & Trauma Forum
“Keeping kids free from harm on the farm” Please join in this FREE multidisciplinary forum where we will provide a comprehensive overview of the...
July 29, 2014
2014-07-21 Thanks to all of our supporters
A Big Thank You! We would like to thank all our supporters very much for their continued commitment to the National Centre for Farmer Health. Your advocacy,...
July 23, 2014