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Family, Community and Disability

Poverty and disadvantage among Australian children: a spatial perspective

  • Year: 2006
  • Author: Harding, Ann; McNamara, Justine; Tanton, Robert; Daly, Anne; Yap, Mandy
  • Publisher: National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, University of Canberra
  • Published Location: Canberra, ACT
  • Country: Australia

Much research about child poverty and disadvantage provides national estimates of child wellbeing, due to the ready availability of microdata at the national level. However, an increasing body of evidence suggests that there can be major differences in well-being between children living in different geographic areas. In addition, m ....

Pregnancy and Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia (PANDORA) study

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: Maple-Brown, Louise J; Brown, Alex; Lee, I-Lynn; Connors, Christine; Oats, Jeremy; McIntyre, Harold D; Whitbread, Cherie; Moore, Elizabeth; Longmore, Danielle; Dent, Glynis; Corpus, Sumaria; Kirkwood, Marie; Svenson, Stacey; van Dokkum, Paula; Chitturi, S
  • Journal Name: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Journal Number: 13
  • Publisher: BioMed Central
  • Published Location: United Kingdom
  • ISBN: 14712393
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Northern Territory

Background: Diabetes in pregnancy carries an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes for both the mother and foetus, but it also provides an excellent early opportunity for intervention in the life course for both mother and baby. In the context of the escalating epidemic of chronic diseases among Indigenous Australians, it is vital that thi ....

Program spotlight : Getting Tough or Getting Together - a model of engagement

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Parker, Robyn
  • Journal Name: Family Relationships Quarterly
  • Journal Number: 13
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Victoria

A group of professionals in the Wodonga region in north east Victoria have formed a partnership to deliver a unique model of improving young peoples' engagement with school and the community and providing support services to their families. To find out more, Robyn Parker talked with members of the network of professionals who run t ....

Promoting rural development from a territorial perspective: The case of the Yeguare Region, Honduras

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Borja, Ivan Marcelo Borja
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: Texas A&M University
  • Published Location: United States -- Texas
  • ISBN: 9781109322460
  • Country: Honduras
  • State/Region: Yeguare Region

The purpose of this research was to determine the impact of the implementation of a territorial model of development in the Yeguare Region of Honduras. The research questions look to determine the impact of the territorial approach for each of its major components: (a) youth development, (b) gender roles, (c) sustainable livelihoods and ....

Psychology Services in Rural and Remote Australia

  • Year: 2007
  • Author: Roufeil, Louise; Lipzker, Anne
  • Journal Name: InPsych: The Bulletin of the Australian Psychological Society Ltd
  • Journal Number: Vol. 29, No. 5
  • Country: Australia

The paper examines the issues and challenges of delivering psychology services in rural and remote Australia. Rural populations face diverse mental and physical health issues but have limited access to quality psychology services. Rural services are often hampered by a lack of understanding of rural cultures by outsiders and a shor ....

Reconceptualising Local Community: Environment, Identity and Threat

  • Year: 1997
  • Author: Dalby, Simon; Mackenzie, Fiona
  • Journal Name: Area
  • Journal Number: Vol. 29, No. 2
  • Country: Scotland, Canada

Economic 'development' driven by global economic forces produces specific expressions of 'community' in places where large new economic projects are to be located. This paper draws on contemporary geopolitical literature to theorise community identity as partly formulated in response to external 'threats'. A comparative study of community mobilis ....

Refugee regional settlement: romance and reality

  • Year: 2005
  • Author: Janet Taylor
  • Journal Name: Brotherhood Comment
  • Country: Australia

Both the Federal and the State Governments have been developing policies to encourage immigrants and refugees to settle in regional areas, to assist the newcomers in gaining employment and to build regional economies. However, the policy objectives associated with regional settlement of refugees, namely humanitarian goals and oblig ....

Regional living and community participation: are people with disability at a disadvantage?

  • Year: 2010
  • Author: McPhedran, Samara
  • Journal Name: Australian Social Policy
  • Journal Number: 9
  • Country: Australia

There is considerable evidence that people with disability are at a heightened likelihood of experiencing disadvantage in many facets of life. A greater likelihood of disadvantage may in turn increase the risk of exclusion from a range of opportunities, including social participation. However, factors that may lead to 'double disadvantage' among ....

Rehabilitation Counsellor Preferences for Rural Work Settings: Results and Implications of an Australian Study

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Gittoes, Elise; Mpofu, Elias; Matthews, Lynda R
  • Journal Name: Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling, The
  • Journal Number: Vol. 17, No. 1
  • Country: Australia

This study sought to identify influences on rehabilitation counsellors' preference to work in rural areas, including their recruitment to, and retention in, rural work settings. Participants were 38 practicing rehabilitation counsellors (31% males) recruited through the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors and the Rehab ....

Residents' Perceptions of Community and Environmental Impacts from Development of Natural Gas in the Marcellus Shale: A Comparison of Pennsylvania and New York Cases

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Brasier, Kathryn J; Filteau, Matthew R; McLaughlin, Diane K; Jacquet, Jeffrey; Stedman, Richard C; Kelsey, Timothy W; Goetz, Stephan J
  • Journal Name: Journal of Rural Social Sciences
  • Journal Number: Vol.26, No.1
  • Publisher: Southern Rural Sociology Association
  • Published Location: Bowling Green, United States
  • Country: United States
  • State/Region: Pennsylvania, New York

Communities experiencing rapid growth due to energy development ('boomtowns') have reported positive and negative impacts on community and individual well-being. The perceptions of impacts vary according to stage of energy development as well as experience with extractive industries. Development of the Marcellus Shale provides an opport ....

Resilience and Well-being of Small Inland Communities: Community Assets as Key Determinants

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Maybery, Darryl; Pope, Rodney; Hodgins, Gene; Hitchenor, Yvonne; Shepherd, Amanda
  • Journal Name: Rural Society
  • Journal Number: Vol. 19, No. 4
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: New South Wales

Introduction: The current climatic conditions and ongoing changes in the farming sector constitute stressful circumstances that impact on the well-being of many Australian rural communities. In these circumstances, small towns and communities are at particular risk due to their relative isolation from services and resources. Howeve ....

Retaining Rural Social Workers: An Australian Study

  • Year: 2004
  • Author: Lonne, Bob; Cheers, Brian
  • Journal Name: Rural Society
  • Journal Number: Vol. 14, No. 2
  • Country: Australia

Problematic staff turnover of social workers and other human service professionals has plagued rural communities, employers, employees and their families, and led to significant financial and human costs. This paper reports the findings of a two year longitudinal study of 194 Australian rural social workers and the high staff turno ....

Rising above a crisis: Resilience processes and community well-being

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Goguen Campbell, Monique
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada)
  • Published Location: Canada
  • ISBN: 9780494820070
  • Country: Canada
  • State/Region: Newfoundland, Labrador

Background. The closure of the North Atlantic cod fishery in 1992 has had devastating economic, social and health impacts on coastal communities in Newfoundland and Labrador. However, considerable variability in adaptation has been noted between communities that were formally dependant on the fishery. Aim. This thesis builds on pre ....

Rural and regional young people and transport: improving access to transport for young people in rural and regional Australia

  • Year: 2005
  • Author: Currie, Graham; Gammie, Fergus; Waingold, Charles; Paterson, Darryn; Vandersar, Davinia
  • Publisher: Department of Family and Community Services
  • Published Location: Canberra, ACT
  • Country: Australia

This project aims to investigate transport and travel for rural and regional young people, to examine successes and challenges in improving the provision of transport services to young people, and to focus on viable solutions to their transport needs. This paper discusses transport issues for rural and regional young people; impact ....

Rural and remote environments and health

  • Year: 2001
  • Author: Farley, R
  • Journal Name: Good Health - good country: from conception to completion: proceedings of the 6th National Rural Health Conference, Canberra
  • Country: Australia

What is a healthy community? In addressing this question the author argues that a healthy community is one that grows in a sustainable and equitable way and that the core issue is how to manage change in relation to landscape, employment and population in rural and remote communities. Issues which should constitute an agenda for a ....

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