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Wanmali, Sudhir, and Yassir Islam. "Rural Services, Rural Infrastructure and Regional Development in India." Geographical Journal 161, no. 2 (July 1995): 149. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3059972.
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Underhill, Craig, Rebecca Bartel, David Goldstein, Helen Snodgrass, Stephen Begbie, Patsy Yates, Kate White, Kathy Jong, and Paul Grogan. "Mapping oncology services in regional and rural Australia." Australian Journal of Rural Health 17, no. 6 (December 2009): 321–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1584.2009.01106.x.
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Saleh, Choirul, Syahrul Ibad, Suryadi, and Agus Suryono. "ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC SERVICES INNOVATION SMART KAMPUNG BANYUWANGI MODEL IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT." Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University 57, no. 1 (February 28, 2022): 523–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.35741/issn.0258-2724.57.1.48.
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This study aims to analyze and describe the Kampung Pintar model from the perspective of public service management carried out by the Banyuwangi Regional Government. Smart Kampung is one of the innovation models of the Banyuwangi Regional Government which was adopted from the Smart City concept referring to the development of urban areas, while the Smart Kampung concept refers to the concept of developing rural areas which aims to develop and empower the community. IT technology-based village government should provide solutions to problems faced by rural areas which include low levels of economy, health, education, poverty, weak legal knowledge, and limited access to technology. This study uses a qualitative method, with an analysis of the smart village model study conducted in the Banyuwangi Regional Government, East Java, Indonesia. The research results demonstrate that the Smart Village model has succeeded in solving many problems that occur in rural areas. This is based on evidence that rural communities were given convenience in online services in every village in managing birth certificates, population, health, and there was a significant increase in the village economy after implementing the creative economy program in the village. This study concludes that the Smart Village model positively and significantly impacted solving problems in rural areas, and producing optimal performance in providing public services to people in rural areas.
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Platt, Violet, Kathleen O'Connor, and Rhonda Coleman. "Improving regional and rural cancer services in Western Australia." Australian Journal of Rural Health 23, no. 1 (February 2015): 32–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12171.
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Lu, Jun, Jay J. Shen, Gang Chen, Charles B. Moseley, Mei Sun, Fei Gao, Ying Wang, Yuming Mao, and Mo Hao. "Regional Disparities in Prenatal Care Services in Rural China." Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 23, no. 5 (August 18, 2011): 682–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539511418356.
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Wines, Graeme L., Rodney A. Carr, Barry J. Cooper, Colin B. Ferguson, Phil K. Hellier, and Beverley F. Jackling. "Rural and Regional Australian Public Accounting Firm Services: Service Provision, Concerns and Tensions." Australian Accounting Review 23, no. 2 (June 2013): 163–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1835-2561.2012.00185.x.
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Sauble, Tara L., and Robert L. Rhodes. "The Effectiveness of Regional Center Cooperatives and Regional Education Cooperatives in Providing Special Education Services to Rural New Mexico." Rural Special Education Quarterly 17, no. 2 (June 1998): 3–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/875687059801700202.
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Rural schools have often encountered difficulty implementing special education programs designed for larger, urban settings. Regional cooperatives have emerged as a solution for many rural schools in order to meet the needs of their special education populations. In this study, the directors of each of the 10 regional cooperatives in New Mexico, along with special education directors of 27 selected rural schools throughout the state, were surveyed regarding their perception of the effectiveness of regionalized services. The results of this study suggest that the regional cooperative approach utilized in New Mexico provides services and personnel that the schools would have difficulty maintaining individually. Although both respondent groups identified many benefits to the current service delivery model, areas of concern were also identified. Results of the study are discussed in light of historical limitations faced by rural special education personnel and programs.
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Harding, Catherine, Alexa Seal, Geraldine Duncan, and Alison Gilmour. "General practitioner and registrar involvement in refugee health: exploring needs and perceptions." Australian Health Review 43, no. 1 (2019): 92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah17093.
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Objective Despite the recognition that refugees should have equitable access to healthcare services, this presents considerable challenges, particularly in rural and regional areas. Because general practitioners (GPs) are critical to resettlement for refugees and play a crucial role in understanding their specific health and social issues, it is important to know more about the needs of GPs. Methods In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 GPs and GP registrars who trained with a New South Wales regional training provider with the aim of assessing the needs and attitudes of GPs in treating refugees and the perceived effect that refugees have on their practice. Results The interviews, while acknowledging well-recognised issues such as language and culture, also highlighted particular issues for rural and regional areas, such as employment and community support. International medical graduates identified with resettlement problems faced by refugees and are a potential resource for these patients. A need for greater information for GPs regarding services available to help manage refugees in rural and regional areas and greater access to those services was demonstrated. Conclusions Issues such as time, costs, language and culture were recognised as challenges in providing services for refugees. GPs highlighted particular issues for rural and regional areas in addressing refugee health, such as finding jobs, problems with isolation and the effect of lack of anonymity in such communities. These social factors have implications for the health of the refugees, especially psychological health, which is also challenged by poor resources. What is known about the topic? Providing refugees equitable access to healthcare services presents considerable challenges, particularly in rural and regional areas. Time, language and culture are commonly reported barriers in providing services for this population group. What does this paper add? There are particular issues for rural and regional areas in addressing refugee health, including finding jobs, problems with isolation and the effect of lack of anonymity in rural communities. These social factors have implications for the health of refugees, especially psychological health, which is also challenged by a paucity of services. The findings of this study suggest that international medical graduate doctors identified with resettlement problems faced by refugees and may be an important resource for these patients. This study highlights the awareness, empathy and positive attitudes of GPs in regional and rural areas in their approach to treating patients with a refugee background. What are the implications for practitioners? International medical graduates often identify with resettlement problems faced by refugees and are an important resource for these patients. A need for greater information for GPs regarding services available to help manage refugees in rural and regional areas and greater access to those services was demonstrated.
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Savla, Jyoti, Karen A. Roberto, and Rosemary Blieszner. "CAREGIVING AND SERVICE USE: CULTURAL INFLUENCES, REGIONAL BARRIERS, AND FAMILY RELATIONS." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S187. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.668.
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Abstract Elder care in rural Appalachia is challenging due to poor socioeconomic conditions, geographical isolation, and lack of services and transportation. Certain aspects of Appalachian culture, namely self-reliance, traditionalism, and strong family ties, also create unique barriers for using services to help care for persons with dementia (PwD). Quantitative and qualitative data from 85 caregivers of PWD with moderate to high care needs were explored to examine caregivers’ use of personal care services, identification with their community, attitudes towards service use, and geographical distance from the nearest service location. Results suggest that although services such as adult day centers, food banks, meal delivery, and support groups are widely dispersed throughout rural Appalachian counties, use or nonuse of services was driven by lack of economic resources, care preferences of the PwD, and dissatisfaction with previous service use. Discussion focuses on suggestions for uptake of services by caregivers of PwD in rural Appalachia.
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WAKANA, Chiho, and Jun-ichi HIROTA. "Reconstruction of regional transportation services in rural area and methodologies." JOURNAL OF RURAL PLANNING ASSOCIATION 24, Special_Issue (2005): S97—S102. http://dx.doi.org/10.2750/arp.24.s97.
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Simpson, Tracey. "Parents' Perceptions of Planning for and Provision of Early Childhood Services in Rural and Regional NSW." Australian and International Journal of Rural Education 11, no. 1 (March 1, 2001): 21–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v11i1.463.
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The project reported in this article was carried as part of study for the degree of Master of Early Childhood, Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University. The ongoing development of early childhood services in Australia reflects a focus on meeting the demands of changing family needs. Simultaneously, there is a growing concern that quality services must reflect the needs and culture of individual children. Rural contexts are acknowledged as unique situations in this discussion. This study considers the perceptions of eighteen parents in rural New South Wales as a means of gathering data on the appropriateness of current service provision models for a range of rural settings. Parents identified cost, inflexibility of existing services, lack of specific service and distance as factors that need to be considered in planning for rural early childhood services. Innovative approaches for enriching experiences of children and families in the rural context were suggested by the participants: flexible use of existing facilities, more outreach services, programs to encourage local development of services, sporting and cultural opportunities and initiatives to entice trained experienced professionals to rural areas.
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Fernandes, Brian, Edward R. Scheffer Cliff, and Amelia Chowdhury. "Achieving self-sufficiency: training Australia’s future medical workforce." Australian Health Review 42, no. 6 (2018): 640. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah17019.
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There is an oversupply of Australian junior doctors, but significant training bottlenecks are developing, and geographical maldistribution in rural and remote areas remains. Last year, the Federal Minister for Immigration rejected a Department of Health recommendation for the removal of 41 health roles from the Skilled Occupation List after concerns that rural and regional communities would be left without access to medical services in areas currently serviced by international medical graduates. In an effort to achieve workforce self-sufficiency, Australia must ensure access to high-quality vocational training places in rural and regional settings while managing immigration of overseas-trained health professionals.
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Coverdale, Richard, Lucinda Jordan, and Jean Du Plessis. "Providing Legal Services to Rural and Regional Small Business: Gaps and Opportunities." Deakin Law Review 17, no. 2 (February 1, 2013): 283. http://dx.doi.org/10.21153/dlr2012vol17no2art79.
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This article examines the findings from a survey of 207 regional small businesses and 68 regional lawyers that explored the small business experience of accessing legal services in rural and regional Victoria. In particular, it considers small business expectations of local legal practices, their degree of satisfaction with existing legal services and identifies current and potential demand and supply gaps. By doing so it seeks to determine potential areas in which regional law firms can improve, expand and refine their services in response to the current and emerging demands on them and the communities they serve.
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Cook, Thomas J., Judson J. Lawrie, and Andrew J. Henry. "From Rural Single-County to Multicounty Regional Transit Systems: Benefits of Consolidation." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1841, no. 1 (January 2003): 54–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1841-06.
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A research study developed recommendations for activities to consolidate single-county rural public transportation systems into regional multicounty transit systems in North Carolina. The study identified opportunities from regionalization of public transit services, examined barriers to integration and consolidation of transit systems regionally, evaluated best practices from case study sites, and made recommendations for programmatic and legislative changes to facilitate the implementation of regional transit systems in both metropolitan and rural areas of the state. Emphasis is on the rural component of the study, in summarizing regionalization issues and recommendations for the consolidation of rural single-county into multicounty transit systems. Consolidation of rural public transportation systems into regional entities is another step in further coordinating public transportation services in the state. However, there is a public transportation system now operating in all 100 North Carolina counties. Therefore, the thrust of regionalization will be to consolidate existing rural transportation systems into regional entities. There are key programmatic and legislative aspects of interest to state departments of transportation, transportation planners, and policymakers. Case studies also gathered information from associated state department of transportation staff, to include both the state and local perspectives on regional rural transportation systems.
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Watts, R. W. "Obstetric Epidural Services in Rural South Australia." Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 20, no. 3 (August 1992): 345–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x9202000313.
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A survey of sixty South Australian country hospitals found that 35 units had more than 25 deliveries per year (total deliveries 4,247, which is 21.5% of total live births in South Australia during 1989). Twenty-five of these units had an epidural service (71%) and the overall epidural rate was 16.7%, 9.5% provided by general practitioner anaesthetists and 7.2% by specialists. General practitioner anaesthetists were involved more in the medium-sized units (50–200 deliveries per year), whereas specialists provided more services in the larger regional units and the small units as visitors. The epidural rate varied between 6–20% depending on the size of the unit. Most country regions in South Australia have reasonable access to an epidural service. The more geographically isolated areas are being serviced by general practitioner anaesthetists.
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Ajay. "A Study of Regional Rural Banks in the Present Scenario of India." RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary 8, no. 1 (January 16, 2023): 17–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2023.v08.n01.003.
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Regional Rural Banks play a crucial role in the agriculture and rural development of India. RRBs successfully achieved the target of taking banking to the doorstep of rural households to avail easy and cheaper credit facility and other financial services. The main objectives of this study are to find the Need, Functions, Objectives, and Challenges of RRBs as well as also study the financial statement of RRBs. Which was published by NABARD (Mumbai) to find how many RRBs survive today and in which state or district they cater their services.
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Dooney, N. M., and K. D. Osborn. "Rural Anaesthesia Practice: Attitudes and Recruitment following a Period of Anaesthetic Training in Rural and Regional Hospitals. A Survey of New Consultants." Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 38, no. 2 (March 2010): 354–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x1003800236.
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The provision of specialist anaesthetic services to rural and remote locations in Australia poses an ongoing challenge-Initiatives to improve delivery of specialist anaesthetic services include the provision of anaesthesia training opportunities at rural hospitals. Previous surveys of trainees demonstrated the positive effect of rural training on attitudes toward subsequent practice in rural areas. We aimed first to survey attitudes of specialist anaesthetists towards anaesthetic training at rural and regional hospitals. We then compared the current workplace of those who had experienced a period of training at rural/regional hospitals versus those who did not. A web-based survey was distributed to fellows of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists who had commenced consultant practice in the preceeding five years. Six hundred and fifteen surveys were distributed with a response rate of 53%. Respondents held their rural training experience in high regard. Anaesthetic specialists with a period of training in rural/regional areas were more likely to subsequently practise in rural areas compared to those who did not.
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Coutts, Reg. "Better Telecommunications Services for all Australians." Australian Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy 3, no. 4 (December 29, 2015): 89. http://dx.doi.org/10.18080/ajtde.v3n4.37.
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The Universal Service Obligation (USO) scheme we have in place in Australia in 2015 was put in place over 25 years ago when the world was very different than what it is today. The paper documents how the current USO entrenches an annual subsidy of some $300 to Telstra to provide a standard telephone service over an aging copper infrastructure to regional and remote premises across Australia. The current expensive USO scheme is inadequate for people in remote and regional Australia and in the light of the NBN roll out and the demand for mobile services is in urgent need of review. The paper reviews the approach taken to providing high cost telecommunications services in rural areas both developed and developing economies across the world and draws lessons for devising a basis for a way forward. Given the now bipartisan acceptance of the rural and remote component of the NBN roll out and drawing on these lessons, now is the opportunity to scrap the current USO scheme and establish a Universal Service Fund (USF) where the NBN is the Universal Infrastructure wholesale provider with alternative retailers. The paper supports five practical interrelated recommendations that diverts current USO funding to ensure broadband and mobile services extension in rural and remote Australia as well as reimagining future payphones around public WiFi and rural community innovation.
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Coutts, Reg. "Better Telecommunications Services for all Australians." Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy 3, no. 4 (December 29, 2015): 89–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.18080/jtde.v3n4.37.
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The Universal Service Obligation (USO) scheme we have in place in Australia in 2015 was put in place over 25 years ago when the world was very different than what it is today. The paper documents how the current USO entrenches an annual subsidy of some $300 to Telstra to provide a standard telephone service over an aging copper infrastructure to regional and remote premises across Australia. The current expensive USO scheme is inadequate for people in remote and regional Australia and in the light of the NBN roll out and the demand for mobile services is in urgent need of review. The paper reviews the approach taken to providing high cost telecommunications services in rural areas both developed and developing economies across the world and draws lessons for devising a basis for a way forward. Given the now bipartisan acceptance of the rural and remote component of the NBN roll out and drawing on these lessons, now is the opportunity to scrap the current USO scheme and establish a Universal Service Fund (USF) where the NBN is the Universal Infrastructure wholesale provider with alternative retailers. The paper supports five practical interrelated recommendations that diverts current USO funding to ensure broadband and mobile services extension in rural and remote Australia as well as reimagining future payphones around public WiFi and rural community innovation.
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Neumeier, Stefan. "Regional Distribution of Ambulant Nursing Services in Germany. A GIS Accessibility Analysis." Raumforschung und Raumordnung 74, no. 4 (August 31, 2016): 339–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13147-016-0409-4.
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Abstract In many rural areas in Europe a spatial concentrating of basic services can be observed due to interacting socioeconomic and demographic processes. At the European level, territorial cohesion policy aims at mitigating the consequences of this development. Additionally, in Germany, this development is a greatly discussed topic. However, little data exists at the country level on the dimensions and consequences of this spatial concentration process. This limitation makes it difficult to realistically assess the situation and identify the regions and basic services where intervention may be required. As a contribution to bridging this knowledge gap, we used a GIS accessibility analysis to analyse the regional distribution of ambulant nursing services throughout Germany and to estimate the availability of such services near patients’ places of residence. Ambulant nursing care is an important basic service of the German health care system; such services allow disabled or elderly people who are not able to fully care for themselves to stay in their homes and living environments. The analysis results lead us to conclude that although ambulant nursing services must cover greater distances to reach customers in rural areas, at present such services are nationally available in rural areas as well as in urban areas.
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Economides, Kim. "Strategies for Meeting Rural Legal Needs: Lessons from Local, Regional and International Experience." Deakin Law Review 16, no. 1 (August 1, 2011): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.21153/dlr2011vol16no1art93.
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This paper considers policy options for future planning of legal services in rural and remote areas and assesses the relative merits of the public and private sectors in identifying and meeting legal needs in such areas. Drawing on previous research and a range of national and international experience I focus on the future development of proactive services in legal service delivery: first, through examining the idea of ‘rural law (community) centres’ employing salaried lawyers and 'paralegals' working in the public sector; second, through speculating on the implications of emerging alternative business structures and new technology currently evolving in the private sector. The paper evaluates various delivery models (and their likely impact) and considers whether strategic approaches are possible when rural communities are so often dispersed, isolated and politically marginal. It examines the concept and practice of ‘rural proofing’, as developed by policymakers in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, in order to see whether legal services policy can be better attuned to the needs and expectations of rural communities.
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Campbell, Leith H. "Broadband Futures Forum: Regional and Rural Broadband Access." Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy 9, no. 2 (June 29, 2021): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.18080/jtde.v9n2.400.
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On 24 March 2021, TelSoc hosted the sixth Broadband Futures Forum, held online, with a focus on regional and rural broadband access. Mr Gavin Williams from NBN Co, the developer of Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN), spoke about developments in Fixed Wireless and Satellite services and described NBN Co’s commitment to ongoing enhancement of broadband access in regional and rural Australia. A question-and-answer session followed the presentation in which Mr Williams fielded a variety of questions on broadband access and technological developments.
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Mahmood, Tariq, and Sarah Romans. "Academic psychiatry in the Deep South." Psychiatric Bulletin 23, no. 5 (May 1999): 294–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.23.5.294.
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SummaryTo highlight the problems in the delivery of psychiatric services in rural New Zealand. We describe the innovative collaboration between the University of Otago Medical School in Dunedin and the Southland Hospital in Invercargill.Clinical implicationsForging of academic links between the regional medical schools and rural hospitals is one way of delivering specialist psychiatric services in rural areas.
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Fraser, Jennifer Anne, Marie Hutchinson, and Jessica Appleton. "Nurses’ experiences of home visiting new parents in rural and regional communities in Australia: a descriptive qualitative study." Journal of Children's Services 11, no. 3 (September 19, 2016): 204–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcs-07-2015-0023.
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Purpose Child and family health (CAFH) services in Australia initially provide at least one nurse-home-visit following the birth of a child. Planning and referral then commences for the on-going provision of appropriate services to families. Unfortunately, services in rural and regional communities in Australia can be fragmented and poorly resourced. Little is known about CAFH nurses’ experiences of working with families in these communities. The purpose of this paper is to examine the way CAFH nurses work within a universal health service model that may be compromised by isolation, discontinuity and fragmentation. Design/methodology/approach Focus groups with 26 CAFH nurses from five rural, two regional and one urban community in New South Wales (NSW), Australia were conducted. A secondary, thematic analysis of the qualitative data were undertaken to reflect on change and continuity in the field of universal CAFH services. Analysis was driven by two key research questions: How do CAFH nurses experience their role in universal home-based CAFH services within rural and regional areas of Australia and, what unique factors are present in rural and regional areas that impact on their CAFH nursing role? Findings The experience of the CAFH nurses as presented by these data revealed a role that was family centred and concerned for the welfare of the family, yet compromised by the need to meet the disproportionately complex needs of families in the absence of a strong network of services. The opportunity to present the findings provides insight into the way in which families engage with available services in isolated communities. CAFH nurses in the study attempted to maintain service integrity by adapting to the unique context of their work. Originality/value It is important to understand the mechanisms through which CAFH nurses operate to work effectively with families referred to their service. This paper describes the way in which CAFH nurses work with families not meeting the threshold for more intensive and targeted home-visiting service delivery in rural and regional communities of NSW, Australia.
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Hart, Caroline. "Sustainable Regional Legal Practice: The Importance of Alliances and the Use of Innovative Information Technology by Legal Practices in Regional, Rural and Remote Queensland." Deakin Law Review 16, no. 1 (August 1, 2011): 225. http://dx.doi.org/10.21153/dlr2011vol16no1art101.
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Recent reports into legal services in regional, rural and remote Queensland indicate that the supply of legal practitioners is insufficient to provide adequate legal services. This paper draws on the results of thirty in-depth interviews with partners (and directors of incorporated legal practices) on the topic of sustainable regional, rural and remote legal practice, with reference to business management practices. This paper focuses on the use of informal alliances between practitioners, and their use of innovative information technology in an effort to deal with the insufficiency of qualified legal staff.
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Kettle, H., and D. Wilkinson. "Histopathology Services in a Rural African Hospital: How Audit Can Improve Service." Tropical Doctor 27, no. 3 (July 1997): 131–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004947559702700303.
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Audit is about doing things right. We undertook a detailed audit of the histopathological service at a rural district hospital in Africa because delays in obtaining biopsy results had been noted by clinicians. A wide range of serious pathology was found in the 100 consecutive biopsies reviewed. It took 26 days on average from the time a biopsy was taken to the time the result was returned to the clinician, and most of this delay was administrative in nature, occurring after the pathologist had reviewed the specimen at the regional laboratory. Because of these delays, only 22% of patients biopsied were ever informed of their results. By performing this audit, reporting the results, and acting against the problems discovered, the service rapidly improved. This study illustrates the importance of simple, routine audit in district hospitals in developing countries.
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Coverdale, Richard. "Postcode Justice: Rural and Regional Disadvantage in the Administration of the Law." Deakin Law Review 16, no. 1 (August 1, 2011): 155. http://dx.doi.org/10.21153/dlr2011vol16no1art98.
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The paper signposts a number of issues identified within the research project: Postcode Justice — Rural and Regional Disadvantage in the Administration of the Law. It highlights key areas in which regional Victorians experience disadvantage in access to justice system services in comparison to their metropolitan counterparts. Issues raised by interviewees and survey participants demonstrate inherent problems with the current delivery of justice system services, programs and processes in regional Victoria. Briefly explored within the paper is the relationship of ‘distance’ to the delivery of justice. The paper suggests that little consideration is given to the spatial disadvantage experienced by regional communities in the development of legislation or the implementation of justice system programs, practices and procedures. The paper also examines the Magistrates’ Court criminal court programs which embrace the principles of ‘problem solving courts’ and ‘therapeutic jurisprudence’. While they are important innovations, these programs have had limited roll-out to regional communities. In its conclusion the paper suggests that an independent and unified ‘voice’ is needed to ensure a genuine and informed response to the diverse areas in which inequity exists in the delivery of justice system services to regional communities.
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Molnar, Helen. "National Convergence or Localism? Rural and Remote Communications." Media International Australia 88, no. 1 (August 1998): 5–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878x9808800104.
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In 1985, when the Aussat domestic satellites were launched, there was considerable political hope that this new form of communications technology would help to minimise some of the communications disadvantages experienced by Australians living in rural and remote areas. However, a crucial problem with Aussat and other communications services conceived of as metropolitan solutions to rural and remote disadvantage is that the distinct communications needs of rural and remote Australians were not sufficiently addressed. The Remote Commercial Television Services are a good example of this. Specific services, like ABC Regional Radio, have also begun to blur the line between metropolitan and regional. In 1997, the federal government introduced Networking the Nation, a funding initiative that aims to improve telecommunications infrastructure and access in rural and remote Australia. To date, 96 projects have received funding. Networking the Nation stresses that there must be community input into all projects. It is too early to assess how successful this has been, but some examples of projects funded are discussed.
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Draper, Diane. "Preparing for New Health Privacy Legislation in Rural Australia." Health Information Management 31, no. 2 (June 2003): 15–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/183335830303100210.
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This Rural Professional Practice item describes the benefits of a collaborative, regional approach to implementing new health privacy legislation. Videoconferencing has been adopted to surmount the problems of long-distance communication between the Privacy Officers of 11 regional health services spread throughout a large region of south-eastern Australia.
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Messely, Lies, Joost Dessein, and Ludwig Lauwers. "Regional identity in rural development: Three case studies of regional branding." Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 4, no. 3-4 (October 30, 2010): 19–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.19041/apstract/2010/3-4/3.
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Within the globalizing world, regions and their identities are subjected to great pressure. At present, places are engaged in a process of “territorial competition” in an integrated world economy. The identity of the region can be used as a starting point to brand a region and differentiate it from others. In the regional branding process, the region as a whole becomes a product or brand and offers a “basket” of regional products and services. Regional branding is aimed at creating a more distinctive image or reputation, which helps to increase regional competitiveness. This paper discusses the possibility of regional identity as a mobilizing force for rural development, by studying best practice examples of regional branding. Using the grounded theory approach, we conducted interviews in three case regions:West Cork (Ireland), Groene Woud (the Netherlands) and Pajottenland (Belgium). The study of these cases led to the formulation of critical success factors on the organization of regional branding. Comparative analysis of the cases demonstrates the importance of passionate initiators as ambassadors of the region and the advantage of a well-coordinated internal network in the region. Next to that, the internal marketing of the region is considered an important critical success factors.
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Immonen, Mika, and Sanna Sintonen. "Citizens’ perceived value of locally-provided services." International Journal of Public Sector Management 29, no. 2 (March 7, 2016): 183–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijpsm-06-2015-0120.
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Purpose – Ageing and population movement from rural regions to regional centres have raised new questions regarding the value of locally available services. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the influence of individuals’ functioning status, housing arrangements and social context on services value. The authors approach the topic with the following research question: how do the personal capabilities and social spheres of rural residents influence demand for local services? Design/methodology/approach – Results are based on a postal survey conducted in southeast Finland. Data were collected using a random sample of 3,000 people from age 60 to 90 years in rural areas surrounding a regional centre. A total of 1,121 valid responses were received. Findings – The influence of individuals’ mobility on value depended on the travel distance between services and living arrangements. The authors find that subjective norms and social interactions influenced attitudes; meanwhile, the government indirectly influenced the perceived value of services. Research limitations/implications – The self-efficacy of future rural populations in adopting new services would also be a worthwhile topic. Further research should compare different living arrangements and cultures. Originality/value – The findings of this study highlight the importance of community-wide interventions. Governmental influence did not have a direct influence on perceived value of service but has significance for the subjective norm. The moderation effect, however, revealed that governmental influence is significant where community population density is high.
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Ranceva, Justina, and Rasa Ušpalytė-Vitkūnienė. "INEQUALITY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES IN LITHUANIAN MUNICIPALITIES." Mokslas - Lietuvos ateitis 14 (August 23, 2022): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/mla.2022.17180.
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The public transport system must be developed evenly, it must be equally accessible to all groups of the population, regardless of gender, age, financial situation, etc. In Lithuania public transport is organized differently. Access to public transport services in rural areas further away from the main transport routes is limited. This leads to social and regional exclusion, which has a negative long-term impact on the communities life. In many rural areas, the population is scattered, therefore, public transport services in such areas are economically unviable. It is not beneficial for public transport operators to organize public transport routes to places where demand is lower. As a result, both public transport passengers flows and given financing are uneven. The aim of this article is to analyze the problem of inequality of public transport services in Lithuanian municipalities based on the collected data. To achieve this aim, the review analysis research method is used in this article. Research tasks: to present the problem of regional social exclusion, to present indicators describing the inequality of regional public transport services, to collect data of the indicators under consideration and to perform a review analysis of the collected data.
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Kuliešis, Gediminas, and Lina Pareigienė. "Impact of demographic factors to rural vitality." Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development 36, no. 2 (June 11, 2014): 346–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/mts.2014.031.
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Rural vitality is an important public good which is needed to be constantly maintained by appropriate rural policy decisions and which is supported by a number of factors, one of which is infrastructure and services provided. This article covers only one of the elements of the infrastructure - transportation infrastructure – which provides movement services to people in space (public, individual transport, its availability, roads density, quality, etc.). The paper aimed to establish the relationship between the region's vitality and communication infrastructure elements and their trends The study was carried out for three groups of Lithuanian municipalities in which they have been divided by internal migration rate: viable (lowest emigration), non-viable (maximum) and mid-viable. The results showed that while non-viable regions are fading more rapidly (faster population decline and aging) than viable, it's transportation infrastructure are scrambling to maintain at a level that the regional aging population suffer the least possible inconvenience.
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Kongolo, Mukole. "Perceived Role of Rural Roads in Supporting and Enhancing Rural and Agricultural Development in Mwanza Region, Tanzania." Issues in Social Science 8, no. 1 (May 20, 2020): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/iss.v8i1.17067.
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The aim of this study was to reassess the important role of rural roads in supporting and enhancing agricultural and rural development. The study covered seven districts (units) of 35,187 sq km, with a total population of 2,772,509 (2013 est) in the region. The analysis is descriptive and it is based on secondary data using tables and graphs. The emphasis was to characterise important role rural roads can play in facilitating the movements of goods and services in rural areas. The findings revealed that rural roads in the region are in poor conditions, which influenced the cost of transporting farm produce from rural to urban areas. The study concluded that improved rural roads will benefit more small farmers and individuals residing in rural areas. The regional government should be equipped with finance, personnel and equipment to manage and maintain existing rural roads to ensure effective movement of goods and services in the region. The study suggested that existing rural road conditions need improvement to enhance development in the region. Both national and regional governments should embark on various policies of upgrading and maintaining rural roads to support and accelerate rural development in Mwanza region.
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Malmborg, Katja, Hanna Sinare, Elin Enfors Kautsky, Issa Ouedraogo, and Line J. Gordon. "Mapping regional livelihood benefits from local ecosystem services assessments in rural Sahel." PLOS ONE 13, no. 2 (February 1, 2018): e0192019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192019.
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Kollhoff, Lucy, Michael Kollhoff, and William Cathcart-Rake. "Providing Support Services for Medical Students on a Rural Regional Medical Campus." Medical Science Educator 25, no. 2 (February 18, 2015): 157–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40670-015-0108-8.
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Cullinane, Meabh, Helen L. McLachlan, Michelle S. Newton, Stefanie A. Zugna, and Della A. Forster. "Using the Kirkpatrick Model to evaluate the Maternity and Neonatal Emergencies (MANE) programme: Background and study protocol." BMJ Open 10, no. 1 (January 2020): e032873. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032873.
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IntroductionOver 310 000 women gave birth in Australia in 2016, with approximately 80 000 births in the state of Victoria. While most of these births occur in metropolitan Melbourne and other large regional centres, a significant proportion of Victorian women birth in local rural health services. The Victorian state government recently mandated the provision of a maternal and neonatal emergency training programme, called Maternal and Newborn Emergencies (MANE), to rural and regional maternity service providers across the state. MANE aims to educate maternity and newborn care clinicians about recognising and responding to clinical deterioration in an effort to improve clinical outcomes. This paper describes the protocol for an evaluation of the MANE programme.Methods and analysisThis study will evaluate the effectiveness of MANE in relation to: clinician confidence, skills and knowledge; changes in teamwork and collaboration; and consumer experience and satisfaction, and will explore and describe any governance changes within the organisations after MANE implementation. The Kirkpatrick Evaluation Model will provide a framework for the evaluation. The participants of MANE, 27 rural and regional Victorian health services ranging in size from approximately 20 to 1000 births per year, will be invited to participate. Baseline data will be collected from maternity service staff and consumers at each health service before MANE delivery, and at four time-points post-MANE delivery. There will be four components to data collection: a survey of maternity services staff; follow-up interviews with Maternity Managers at health services 4 months after MANE delivery; consumer feedback from all health services collected through the Victorian Healthcare Experience Survey; case studies with five regional or rural health service providers.Ethics and disseminationThis evaluation has been approved by the La Trobe University Science, Health and Engineering College Human Ethics Sub-Committee. Findings will be presented to project stakeholders in a deidentified report, and disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.
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Kavanagh, Bianca E., Hannah Beks, Vincent L. Versace, Shae E. Quirk, and Lana J. Williams. "Exploring the barriers and facilitators to accessing and utilising mental health services in regional, rural, and remote Australia: A scoping review protocol." PLOS ONE 17, no. 12 (December 9, 2022): e0278606. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278606.
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Introduction Australians from regional, rural, and remote areas face diverse and complex challenges in accessing and utilising mental health services. Previous research has pointed to a range of individual, community, structural, and systemic barriers at play, however, limited literature has synthesised the knowledge on this topic. Parallel to this, information on the facilitators to accessing and utilising mental health services for this group is not well documented. This protocol describes the methodology to undertake a scoping review, which aims to explore the barriers and facilitators associated with accessing and utilising mental health services in regional, rural, and remote Australia. In addition, the scoping review aims to geographically map the identified barriers and facilitators. Methods This protocol is guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s methodological framework. A search strategy will be developed and implemented to identify relevant peer-reviewed and grey literature. Studies will be included if they report on the barriers and/or facilitators associated with accessing and/or utilising mental health services in regional, rural, and remote Australia. Two reviewers will independently screen the data at the title/abstract and full-text stage. One reviewer will extract the relevant data using a predetermined charting form and a second reviewer will validate the included data. A Geographical Information System program will be used to map the location of the studies; locations will be stratified according to the Modified Monash Model and relationships between barriers and facilitators will be analysed. Key findings will be presented in a narrative account and in text, tables, and maps. Discussion This scoping review will provide a contemporary account on the barriers and facilitators to accessing and utilising mental health services for regional, rural, and remote Australians. It is anticipated that the results of this scoping review will have national policy relevance and may be useful to healthcare providers.
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Dembovska, Iveta, Inese Silicka, and Lienite Litavniece. "PERCEIVED QUALITY OF RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION SERVICES BY PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS." SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 6 (May 25, 2018): 152. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2018vol1.3340.
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Rural tourism and corresponding activities generate new jobs, providing employment for people in rural areas, create a cooperation mechanism between different rural entrepreneurs, attract tourists, and thus contribute to both well-being of local population and the regional development in general. Rural tourism is attractive from an economic perspective, as it provides the opportunity to boost and diversify rural economies in remote areas. The paper is a part of the RTA scientific grant "Tourism Products Evaluation of the Rezekne Municipality (Quality Audit)". The aim of the research is to study rural tourism accommodation services in Rezekne municipality and to carry out their evaluation based on experts’ (potential customers’) perception of quality. The methods applied in the research: logical and constructive, synthesis and analysis, an empirical survey. However, the rural tourism accommodation establishments in Rezekne municipality in general are characterized by the keywords "responsiveness" and "hospitality" as well as by the well-ordered environment around the houses. The rural housings have to evaluate the current and future demand and precisely define the potential market segments to create an offer in accordance with it.
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Newman, D., and L. Applebaum. "Conflicting Objectives for Rural Local Government: Service Provision to Exurban Communities in Israel." Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 13, no. 3 (September 1995): 253–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/c130253.
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The delivery of public services in rural areas is a problem encountered not only by declining and peripheral areas but also by newly founded exurban communities. The problems of small size are exacerbated by the demand within these communities for high levels and a high quality of service provision. The existing local government network in these rural and rurban areas is unable to cope with the increased demand emanating from these new communities. This is particularly problematic in Israel, where the rural system of local government, the regional councils, have traditionally fulfilled the role of providing services to agricultural and cooperative communities. In this paper the nature of the service demands made by new exurban communities in Israel, the problems encountered by the regional councils in providing these same services, and the tensions which result from this lack of compatibility are discussed. Proposed functional solutions are presented and compared, ranging from minor modifications to the existing system of rural local government to those which require a change in the formal municipal status of the exurban communities.
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Kennedy, Amanda, and Stephen Winn. "Using Technology to Increase Support for Rural and Regional Legal Professionals." Deakin Law Review 16, no. 1 (August 1, 2011): 209. http://dx.doi.org/10.21153/dlr2011vol16no1art100.
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An examination of available continuing professional education (CPE) opportunities for legal practitioners in rural and regional Australia illustrates that more can be done to ensure that practitioners receive a high quality and synchronous program that can be sustained and that is adequate to fulfil the ongoing needs of rural and regional practitioners. The provision of CPE is focused principally upon the delivery of professional knowledge relevant to legal practice. However, there is limited evidence of highly developed systems that draw on sophisticated educational pedagogy and synchronous interactive technology to deliver professional content. The use of synchronous interactive technologies which provide for a deeper, peer-to-peer interaction are not currently in widespread use. Moreover, there is currently minimal support for the broader issues of the management of rural and regional practice, the specific family or health and welfare issues of rural and regional legal professionals, and the particular problems confronting rural and regional professionals living in small communities where complementary services are lacking. This paper explores the potential to significantly increase support for rural and regional legal professionals in ways that address the above issues.
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Bryant, Keith, and Nicola R. Dean. "Innovation in rural workforce strategies by a national surgical society." Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery 4, no. 1 (March 30, 2021): 3–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.34239/ajops.v4n1.299.
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Health services exist to address the health needs of the community. But in Australia at present there are not enough detailed data to tell us to what extent, community by community, our highly regarded health system is meeting those needs. We know that demand for health care services is growing faster than the overall economy, and that we no longer have a general shortage of doctors, but most problematically there is a significant geographic maldistribution of those doctors away from rural and regional areas.iFor plastic surgery services, there is very little understanding of what the aggregate needs of rural communities are, or how these needs vary by community. We know by anecdote that there is significant inequity in plastic surgery services and that rural and regional locations often have unfilled positions and diminished services. We note that 80 per cent of specialist plastic surgeons live and work wholly within the five largest Modified Monash level 1 (MM1) Australian cities.1 Only 8.5 per cent of specialist plastic surgeons are permanently based outside those five cities. We also note that this is a more serious negative divergence than other comparable surgical specialties.While we briefly explore the basis for some ‘innovative’ solutions in this paper, we are constantly reminded that a prerequisite of any ‘solution’ should be an in-depth study of what Australian rural communities need or want in terms of plastic surgery services.
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Parshukov, D. V., Z. E. Shaporova, and Yu I. Koloskova. "Quality of life of the rural population of the Krasnoyarsk Territory: assessment, trends and priorities." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 839, no. 2 (September 1, 2021): 022096. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/839/2/022096.
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Abstract The article presents the results of studying the problems of the quality of life of the rural population in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. A feature of the work is the conduct of research at the level of individual municipal districts of the region. In accordance with the research methodology, the authors formed an initial list of indicators of quality of life. Using the index method of data aggregation, quantitative indicators of the quality of life and its individual components were obtained for the rural population as a whole in the region, as well as within the municipal districts. The main results of the work: the rural population of the region lives in extremely unfavourable conditions. The most critical is the situation with the provision of the rural population of the region with teachers, consumer services, and the availability of infrastructure for child development and upbringing. The consumption of goods and services is low compared to the urban environment, there is a high level of rural unemployment (over 13%) and the general morbidity of the population (679 new cases per 1000 people annually). The share of living space provided with minimum centralized communal conditions does not exceed 27%, about 89.3% of the rural population have difficulties in obtaining high-quality medical services. For only 3 out of 44 municipal districts, the quality of life of the rural population can be defined as acceptable. Among the main proposals of the authors: revision of the system of redistribution of tax revenues by budgeting levels; increasing the share of regional budget expenditures on rural areas from the current 4.78% to 15%; creation of special institutional conditions for rural areas, through a special regional law and an interdepartmental regional development program.
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Butko, Mykola. "State support for the development of rural green tourism at the regional level." University Economic Bulletin, no. 47 (December 17, 2020): 13–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.31470/2306-546x-2020-47-13-17.
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The subject of research is the theoretical and practical principles of organization and development of rural green tourism enterprises, its regulation and support as a form of entrepreneurial activity in rural areas. The purpose of the work is to develop theoretical principles and practical proposals for the implementation of state support for rural green tourism enterprises and its improvement. The methodological basis of the article were the main theoretical and methodological provisions of economics, regulations of Ukraine, the works of leading foreign and domestic scientists. Results of work. The paper identifies the conditions and resources, features and institutions of organization and development of rural green tourism enterprises. The importance and sources of its spread and growth as a form of entrepreneurial activity in the countryside are substantiated. The forms of statistical reporting for the account are offered. The directions of improvement of the state regulation of the further development of its subjects are developed, including with the involvement of regional and local authorities, united territorial communities. Field of application of results. The conclusions of the article can be used in the educational and scientific process of higher education institutions, the work of rural communities, local governments, fiscal services. Conclusions. In the future, to ensure the development of rural green tourism in Ukraine and its effective management is considered appropriate: to improve the regulatory framework of rural tourism activities at both state and regional levels; constantly monitor indicators and study the needs of the market of its products and services; create an infrastructure of state financial and credit support for rural green tourism entities.
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Dvoryadkina, Elena, Dina Prostova, and Alexandra Eliseeva. "Services of non-profit organisations in sustainable development and economic security of rural areas." E3S Web of Conferences 254 (2021): 10017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202125410017.
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The paper studies the problems of non-profit organisations and their provision of social services in the processes of sustainable development and economic security of rural areas. The methodological basis of the research includes the theoretical positions of regional typology, sustainable development, regional and spatial economics, as well as approaches to the study of the effectiveness of non-profit organisations. The functioning of non-profit organisations, as well as the demand for social services, is revealed by using a combination of methods: dialectical, causal and ranking values of statistical indicators. The problems of rural development in agrarian-industrial regions are highlighted and the participation of non-profit organisations in solving these problems is substantiated. The authors emphasise the need to apply the mechanisms of programme-targeted management of rural development in the context of sustainable development processes and economic security.
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Ohwo, Odafivwotu, and Emmanuel Ofudjaye Ndakara. "Analysis of Sub-Regional Drinking Water Services in Africa, 2000-2020." European Journal of Environment and Earth Sciences 3, no. 6 (December 10, 2022): 91–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejgeo.2022.3.6.346.
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Safe drinking water is a basic necessity of life. However, meeting this need has been a major challenge in most countries in Africa. This study analyzed the sub-regional drinking water services in Africa from 2000-2020. The study sourced data from the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) reports for 2017 and 2021. The 2000 and 2020 estimated national basic drinking water coverage, disaggregated for rural and urban (RU) areas of African countries were extracted and analyzed. The findings revealed that basic water services in Africa were poorly provided in the sub-regions, particularly in the rural area, where the population not served was high. The results of the t-test (t4 = -8.078, p = 0.001, α = 0.05) and (t4 = -4.375, p = 0.012, α = 0.05) revealed that significant differences exist in basic water services between RU areas in 2000 and 2020, respectively. Similarly, the t-test (t4 = -6.668, p = 0.003, α = 0.05) also shows that significant progress exists in basic water services from 2000-2020 in the sub-regions. However, the national annual rate of service provision lag behind expected progress for the attainment of the drinking water target, as the projected 2030 coverage in the sub-regions fell short of the expected 100% coverage. Therefore, to achieve target 6.1 in the sub-regions, basic water services have to improve at least four-fold.
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Graham, Susan K., and Ian D. Cameron. "A survey of rehabilitation services in Australia." Australian Health Review 32, no. 3 (2008): 392. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah080392.
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A survey, which achieved a 54% response rate, was completed to assess the availability and type of rehabilitation health services in Australia. 1044 surveys were sent out and 561 were returned. The details of a total of 346 rehabilitation services were obtained. There were more services in metropolitan compared with rural areas, more services in New South Wales and Victoria than in the other states, and a higher proportion of services led by health care workers other than rehabilitation physicians in rural compared with metropolitan areas. There is likely to be a need for additional rehabilitation services of all types across Australia. The majority of rural, regional and remote areas are likely to need additional physician-led, allied health and nursing services. Further work is needed to assess the size and catchment areas of services in the capital cities and other large population centres to assess whether additional services are also needed in these areas.
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Pilving, Tarmo, Tiiu Kull, Monika Suškevics, and Ants-Hannes Viira. "Diverse networks in regional tourism: ties that foster and hinder the development of rural-urban tourism collaboration in Estonia." European Journal of Tourism Research 30 (October 20, 2021): 3010. http://dx.doi.org/10.54055/ejtr.v30i.2596.
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This study investigates the collaborative ties between rural and urban tourism enterprises and their networks in the post-communist Pärnu region of Estonia. For that, two research questions were answered: what is the nature of collaborative ties between entrepreneurs and sub-networks in a tourist region and how different ties between regional tourism networks foster and hinder the development process of rural-urban tourism network? This study bases on stakeholder theory, actor-network theory, social network analysis, and social network theory, uses multi- grounded theory as a methodology, and qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with the regional tourism actors. Results indicate mutually beneficial relationships between prominent and small urban enterprises. Prominent urban enterprises gain by services offered by small enterprises, the latter benefit by the visitors brought in the town by the big ones. Regular collaboration is a common practice among rural enterprises. However, a collaboration between rural and urban entrepreneurs and networks at the regional level is minimal. However, some collaborative ties between tourism enterprises in a regional network exist between urban and rural entrepreneurs in different collaboration levels. The urban tourism network influences regional tourism much more than rural networks does.
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Clement, Zackariah V. K. "Breast cancer management in Australian rural indigenous women: trends and challenges." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 4, no. 2 (January 25, 2017): 620. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20170301.
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Cancer patients residing in Australian rural areas have a 7% higher mortality when compared to their counterparts in urban centres. Close to half of the indigenous Australians reside in regional and remote areas. Despite of the lower incidence rates among the indigenous women, and increase in overall breast screen participation indigenous women have lower participation rates when compared to non-indigenous women and the mortality from breast cancer is similar in both groups. Due to their relative the indigenous women with breast cancer living in the rural and regional Australia face several barriers and challenges. Although there is no perfect algorithm to address this problem, government should provide adequate specialist, allied health and support services to the patient’s rural and regional areas and this should not be any different to the services offered to their urban counterparts. A multidisciplinary approach should be taken to the management of breast cancer for all indigenous women in the rural areas. Outreach clinics and Tele-oncology can overcome some of the challenges of access. Health professionals should also be trained in culturally sensitive and effective communication strategies to improve interpersonal relationship, trust, compliance and overall patient outcomes.
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Dabkowski, Elissa, Joanne E. Porter, Michael S. Barbagallo, Valerie Prokopiv, and Megan R. Jackson. "A Scoping Review of Community-Based Adult Suicide Prevention Initiatives in Rural and Regional Australia." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 12 (June 8, 2022): 7007. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127007.
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The need for continued research into suicide prevention strategies is undeniable, with high global statistics demonstrating the urgency of this public health issue. In Australia, approximately 3000 people end their lives each year, with those living in rural and regional areas identified as having a higher risk of dying by suicide. Due to decreased access and support services in these areas, community-based suicide prevention initiatives provide opportunities to educate and support local communities. A scoping review was conducted to explore the literature pertaining to such programs in rural and/or regional communities in Australia. This review follows the five-stage Arksey and O’Malley (2005) framework and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist. Nine databases were searched, from which studies were considered eligible if suicide prevention programs were community-based and catered for adults (aged ≥ 18 years) in rural or regional Australia. Ten papers that met our inclusion criteria were included in this review, showcasing a variety of interventions such as workshops, a digital intervention, art therapy, and initiatives to increase education and reduce stigma around suicide. Program engagement strategies included the importance of providing culturally appropriate services, the inclusion of lived experience mentoring, and tailoring the suicide prevention program to reach its targeted audience. Overall, there is a dearth of literature surrounding community-based suicide prevention initiatives for adults in rural and regional Australia. Further evaluation of community-based projects is required to ensure quality improvement and tailored suicide prevention initiatives for rural and regional Australians.