MEDIA REPORTS OF RURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY: A REVIEW OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE LAND NEWSPAPER |
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| Authors: | Robyn Shea Simon Chapman |
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| Affiliation: | University of Sydney and;Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT: The Land is one of the main newspapers that service Australia's rural community. A content analysis of reports on health issues in The Land was undertaken for the period April 1998 to October 1999 (76 editions, 10 336 pages). Fifty-four articles were published, with most being about causes of farm injury. Very few articles concerning non-injury health issues facing rural residents were published. People working in health promotion should consider The Land to be an under-utilised vehicle for news and commentary on rural health and safety issues. |
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| Keywords: | health promotion injury newspapers skin cancer suicide |
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