Typologies of Rural Lay-Health Advocacy Among Rural Women in Australia
Women & HealthPublished 24 October 2006
Narelle Warren, Milica Marković, Lenore Manderson
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In providing narratives of their health care, women were critical of social inequalities facing people living in rural Australia and suggested strategies to enhance rural women's health care.
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In providing narratives of their health-care, women were critical of social inequalities facing people living in rural Australia. Lay-health advocates offer a cost-effective and appropriate option for reducing adverse health outcomes within resource-poor settings. Informed by women's narratives, we suggest strategies to enhance rural women's health-care.
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