Rural and Remote
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Pastoralists and agricultural workers have embraced this research and are incorporating health as an important business indicator that affects their ‘triple bottom line’. The Sustainable Farm Families program has continued to grow in its capacity and has been extended to other agricultural industries such as dairy, and horticulture throughout rural Australia to test its transferability and to further investigate the health of farm families.

• Sustainable Farm Families - Reaching the Remote A report - Coming soon..

Key outcomes from the project reveal:

• Improvement in health indicators in some farm members at risk of diseases throughout the program;

• Retention of some knowledge gained through the education process;

• Overall improvement of the participants’ health through measurable indicators; and

• Recommendation of the health program to others by 100 percent of farming participants

This project was funded by the Department of Health and Ageing.