our mission

To undertake an innovative and robust program of research and development that leads to sustained improvements in the health of rural communities through strengthened capacity in Research & Development through:

• Establishment of effective research partnerships between academia, industry, health
  services and local communities
  
  
• Fostering the development of a culture of enquiry and evidence based practice in health workers
  
  
• Building a skilled research workforce
  
  
• Establishment of effective mechanisms for translation of research results into improved health practice.

our vision

Sustained improvement in the health of rural communities through strengthened capacity in Research and Development.

The partner organisations share the vision of ‘sustained improvement in the health of rural communities through strengthened capacity in Research and Development’ and each helps to create opportunities for strengthening the capacity and effectiveness of rural health research by working within the framework provided by the Australian Rural Health Research Collaboration.

The shared values that underpin the Collaboration partnership include the following:

• Research is a valued sphere of activity that is essential for achieving improved health for rural communities and is promoted by the partners
  
  
• Collaboration partners work together to address research priorities of NSW Health
  
  
• Collaboration partners understand and respect the goals of the partners and support research programs that assist in achieving those goals.
  
  
• Collaboration partners work to increase the strength and capacity of individual centres and to facilitate partnership in specific research programs and projects.
  
  
• Key stakeholders are engaged in setting and implementing the research agenda, including community and relevant industry input.