#rural #health #mentalhealth #nursing #socialwork #counselling #healthmanagement. Health professions education. Research for a healthy future

Armidale NSW Australia
Joined March 2014
๐ŸคŽJILYA VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION๐ŸคŽ Shout-out to our amazing volunteer โ€“ Dr Bernie Cocks, Senior Lecturer in Psychology from University of New England who is a passionate advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander students studying in university.
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โ€œ๐˜œ๐˜•๐˜Œ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜บ.โ€ @UniNewEngland Med Student David, chose UNE for its welcoming country feel, incredible support, and one-of-a-kind rural medicine program experience. #RuralHealth #MedEd
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๐Ÿšจ ๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ & ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€! Applications for Tertiary Health Study Subsidies open Jan 14 - up to $12k in support for eligible students. Learn more & apply: bit.ly/4adqyGS
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Mental health specialists from across Australia will gather in Sydney next week [4-6 December] to consider urgent strategies to address the crisis unfolding in rural, regional and remote Australia. Read more here: une.edu.au/connect/news/2024โ€ฆ #MentalHealth #HealthUNE #MannaInstitute
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A ground-breaking effort to tackle the impact of stroke with First Nation communities - the Yarning Up After Stroke program - received the National Rural Health Award for Innovation. Full story in comments. #HealthUNE #RuralHealth #RuralHealthCare #NRRHA24 #AwardWinners
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Join our research aiming to enhance #HealthcareWorkerWellbeing Follow the link if youโ€™re 18+ and working in human or veterinary healthcare unesurveys.au1.qualtrics.comโ€ฆ Questions? Contact [email protected]. This study is part of my PhD @UniNewEngland. Approved by UNE HREC (HE23-173).
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A major investment in psychologically preparing rural communities for increasingly severe & frequent weather & disasters has launched. 'Equip' marks a shift from recovery-based approaches to building preparedness & resilience in communities. Read more: bit.ly/3CBiL95
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Dr. Broomhal is part of a team of researchers examining the link between plastic pollution, waste disposal behaviours & flooding in the Philippines. Go to comments for more on this important research. #ResearchUNE #UNEPsychology #ClimateChange #Environment #Behaviour #Filipino
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NERCHA is @UniNewEngland's rural health club & they're looking for their 2025 committee team! Could you be their new ๐—”๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ? ๐Ÿ™‹ โ—พ Apply through this link: forms.gle/kXWxv9UkjSVRhR4g6 โ—พ Email [email protected] for more info
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NERCHA is fundraising for the @RoyalFlyingDoc! Our students & staff are taking on a month-long fitness challenge to help more people access the care they need - join or donate today: oceanstooutback.org.au/fundrโ€ฆ #RuralHealth #RuralHealthCare
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MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH ON FIRST RESPONDERS IN REGIONAL, RURAL AND REMOTE AUSTRALIA RESEARCHER PROFILE Dr Rikki Jones (Filmed July 2024) Senior Lecturer in Nursing University of New England @UniNewEngland New South Wales, Australia Dr Rikki Jones completed her Bachelor of Nursing degree at the University of New England (UNE) in 2000 and a Ph.D in Nursing at UNE in 2021. She has over 17 years of clinical nursing experience in emergency nursing, community health, rural and remote nursing, and theatre nursing. Since undertaking her role at UNE in 2017, Dr Jones has gained extensive experience in curriculum development/design, unit coordination, and is passionate quality meaningful research and student support. At UNE, Dr Jones has been actively involved in and undertaking leadership roles in research, teaching and student support. Dr Jones is the HDR (higher degree research) coordinator for the School of Health (SOH), and the Chair of Research Committee SOH. Recently she has been awarded an MRFF (Medical Research Future Funds)- Early to Mid-Career Researcher Initiative 2023 for her research focusing on regional, rural and remote first respondersโ€™ mental health. Dr Jones has been awarded to date a total of over AUD$430,000 in research funding. She is currently leading four large national research teams focusing on rural health and sustainable rural health workforce (include mental health of first responders, sexual violence in rural Australia, virtual simulated nursing placements, and nursing students experience with online learning, connection and transitioning to practice). SEE OTHER RESEARCHER PROFILES @BenchSideStory benchsidestory.com
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UNE researches are gauging the impacts of extreme weather on farmers and their farms, and exploring adaptation strategies. For the full story & to participate in this important research go to: une.edu.au/connect/news/2024โ€ฆ #UNEResearch #Farmers #ExtremeWeather #Psychology #RuralHealth
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๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ. Clinic offers psychological treatment & assessment services to members of public, as well as members of UNE community. For more info: bit.ly/3Mvq3ge #Psychology #MentalHealth #Health #HealthCare
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Students will be given the chance to discover the opportunities in rural Australia with NERCHAโ€™s immersive trip to the Northern New South Wales town of Tenterfield! Limited spots available, send E.O.I immediately here: bit.ly/3AJypyh
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We had the pleasure of welcoming curious guests from Emmaville Central School earlier this month. Engaged students got the chance to explore the #HealthUNE simulation laboratories with Professor, Dr. Rikki Jones and learn all about the exciting world of Heath! ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿฅโš•๏ธ
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We were fortunate enough to speak with recent graduate, Milli Halliwell to reflect on her student journey. Find Milli's Q&A here: une.shorthandstories.com/graโ€ฆ #UNEGraduation #UNEHealth
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#HealthUNE Nursing academics, student recruitment and UNE Oorala Aboriginal Centre met loads of young people while representing the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the Annual Careers Quip in Taree. #FutureFitYourLife #CareersQuip #Taree #Nursing #NurseStudent #RuralHealthCare
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Congratulations to Madgwick Distinguished Professor Kim Usher for being recognised with this new title by the University of New England. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ Kim is the first mental health nurse in Australia to become a Distinguished Professor.
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