scholarly journals Dietitians in New South Wales: workforce trends 1984-2000

2002 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roslyn Meyer ◽  
Rachelle Gilroy ◽  
Peter Williams
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Technical Support ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Technical Support Staff

Complete surveys of the dietetic workforce in NSW were conducted in 1984 and 1991 and have now been updated with a new survey in 2000. In the nine years since 1991, the total active workforce grew by 48%. Although there were significant improvements in the ratios of hospital dietitians per 100 acute beds (from 0.88 to1.08) and dietitians per million population (from 69.7 to 96.5), the supply of dietitians does not yet reach recommended levels, especially in rural areas. Other trends were significant increases in the proportion of dietitians employed outside hospitals (to 38% in 2000) and in non-clinical work (50% in 2000), and declines in the number of technical support staff for dietitians.

Isolation at its Best

1991 ◽  
Vol 16 (04) ◽  
pp. 31-33
Author(s):  
Jenny Cruise
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
South West ◽  
South Wales ◽  
True Meaning ◽  
Support Teacher

Many efforts have been made to determine the differences between the meaning of ‘rural’ areas and ‘isolated’ areas, and it is not until you are provided with the occasion to venture forth into outer rural areas that you realise the true meaning of isolation. In my position of ‘Mobile Support Teacher, Wentworth Area’, working with primary school children in the south-west of New South Wales, I have the opportunity to visit many station properties and families, and have gained an understanding of how these families cope with isolation.

scholarly journals A statewide outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in New South Wales associated with swimming at public pools

2001 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. PUECH ◽  
J. M. McANULTY ◽  
M. LESJAK ◽  
N. SHAW ◽  
L. HERON ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Bottled Water ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Subgroup Analyses ◽  
Control Study

From December 1997 to April 1998, 1060 laboratory-confirmed cryptosporidiosis cases were reported in New South Wales, Australia. In a case-control study, compared with 200 controls, the 100 cases were younger (mean age 4·2 versus 7·1 years; P < 0·0001), more likely to report swimming at a public pool (59% versus 38%; adjusted OR and 95% CI = 2·7; 1·4–5·1) and swimming in a dam, river or lake (OR = 4·8; 1·1–20·3) but less likely to report drinking bottled water (OR = 0·4; 0·2–0·9). In subgroup analyses, in rural areas illness was associated mainly with contact with another person with diarrhoea, and in urban areas illness was associated with swimming in a public pool. Cryptosporidium oocysts were more commonly detected in pools to which at least two notified cases had swum (P = 0·04). Outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis can be prolonged, involve multiple pools and be difficult to control.

Education Commission of New South Wales

1984 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-57
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Further Education ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Education Commission ◽  
The Government ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

The Education Commission of New South Wales was established in October, 1980, as a response to efforts made by teachers, parents and others to achieve effective community participation in the decisions which affect public education in this State.Membership of the Commission provides for the representation of teachers, parents, Government administration and other community interests. The Commission is a representative body which acts as the prime adviser to the Minister for Education and, through the Minister, to the Government.The Commission has statutory responsibilities in terms of its role as the employing authority for teachers in public schools and colleges of technical and further education, and as the Minister’s major advisory body on broad policy and planning matters.The Commission’s charter in respect of policy, planning and resource issues for public education includes primary and secondary education, technical and further education and higher education. The Commission consults with Departments and other statutory bodies and operates by furnishing reports and making recommendations to the Minister for Education. These may be on the initiative of the Commission or at the request of the Minister.During its first two years the Education Commission identified nine major issues arising from pressures for change. The Commission has sought to identify viewpoints about the most important aspects of these issues with the intention of preparing proposals for Government consideration.Viewpoints have been identified through consultation with interested groups as members of working parties, through preparation and distribution of discussion papers, through visiting schools and colleges in urban and rural areas, by holding public seminars, by calling for submissions, and by meeting with individuals and groups in a variety of other situations.

The Broken Hill Psychopathology Project

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Yellowlees ◽  
Anil V. Kaushik
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
Specific Disorders

The main objective of this study was to describe the psychiatric disorders seen in patients presenting for treatment in rural New South Wales. The patients were seen primarily in the community, in both public and private practice, but also in the local base hospital and prison. Seven hundred and seven patients were consecutively examined during the study period. The results of this study were compared with a previous Australia-wide study to identify specific disorders that were more prevalent in rural areas. Alcohol abuse and dependence stood out as being much more prevalent. Life problems such as domestic violence, sexual assault, and incest occurred commonly in women referred for psychiatric assessment. More than ten percent of the study patients were children aged under 17, who had similar prevalence rates of the various psychiatric disorders to a national comparison. It is concluded that alcohol abuse is very common in rural New South Wales, particularly in men, although there are also high rates in women, and this is probably related, in part at least, to the high rates of domestic violence, sexual assault and incest. It appears probable that there is a cycle of alcohol abuse in men leading to domestic violence and sexual abuse in women and children. This may contribute to the latter becoming anxious and depressed. The rates of the major functional psychiatric disorders were similar to those seen nationally. There is a great need for the maldistribution of psychiatrists between metropolitan and rural areas to be addressed.

scholarly journals An Isolated and Expanding Population of the Introduced Toad Bufo marinus in New South Wales

1980 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 305 ◽  
Author(s):  
EK Beurden
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Maximum Rate ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Rate Of Spread ◽  
South Wales ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Expanding Population ◽  
Toad Bufo

The distribution of Bufo mannus in north-eastern New South Wales (Australia) was surveyed in 1975 and 1978. Hitherto it had been assumed that the toads in New South Wales were derived from a southward migration from Queensland, but the populations proved to be disjunct, being separated by 25 km of coastal seaboard. Estimated times of first sightings suggest that the toads have been dispersing for at least 12 y from an initial introduction near Byron Bay. The mean rate of spread from Byron Bay is 1.07 km y-1. The maximum rate, 3 km y-1 is attained across flat or gently undulating rural areas. As there are no major climatological or geographic disjunctions at the present boundaries, the Queensland and New South Wales populations are likely to meet within 4-12y, and further dispersal southwards appears certain.

Coroners' Records of Rural and Non-Rural Cases of Youth Suicide in New South Wales

1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Dudley ◽  
Norman Kelk ◽  
Tony Florio ◽  
Brent Waters ◽  
John Howard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Youth Suicide ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Male Female Ratio ◽  
Rural Parents

Objective: The aim of this study is to compare the frequency of certain putative risk factors for youth suicide in New South Wales (especially use of alcohol, social class, unemployment, and internal migration) in metropolitan and rural settings. Method: A review of 137 files for 10–19-year-old subjects judged by the Coroner to have committed suicide in 1988–1990 was carried out. Results: One hundred and fifteen males and 21 females were identified (one subject's sex was unavailable). The male-female ratio was higher in rural (13.0) areas than non-rural (4.9; χ2 = 12.14, p<0.01). Of 27 subjects migrating within Australia, most migrated in a rural direction, and most to rural shires. Unemployment was somewhat more common among rural (38.5%) than non-rural (28.9%) subjects (χ2 = 0.75, p = 0.39). Eleven of 50 non-rural parents of the deceased, but none of the 11 rural parents, were ranked as being in social classes 2 or 3. Alcohol consumption appeared more common in rural shires (44%) than metropolitan areas (32.9%), but this was not statistically significant. Medical services were less utilised prior to death in rural (15%) than non-rural (25%) areas (χ2 = 1.69, p = 0.19), and a psychiatric diagnosis was recorded more commonly in non-rural areas. Conclusions: Incomplete coronial file data and relatively small numbers limit this study's conclusions. Male suicides, principally by firearms, predominated in rural areas. Youth firearm access remains highly relevant to rural communities. Possible trends among rural subjects toward rural migration, higher unemployment, lower social class and lower medical attendance may point to resource deprivation among this group; these matters require further investigation.

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