Rural Remote and Tropical Health Systems About CRRTHS

About CRRTHS

The Centre for Rural Remote and Tropical Health Systems brings together a multidisciplinary team of public health, social science, clinical, engineering and other researchers to build on JCU’s strong record of rural, remote, Indigenous and tropical health research. We do this through progressing a collaborative program of translational and systems-oriented research with a strong social justice focus, addressing issues of importance and relevance to tropical communities.

We aim build a collaborative space to conduct research and build research capacity that supports strong and equitable health systems for rural, remote, Indigenous, and tropical communities – making health services work better for people.

We aim to improve health equity in the tropics through:

Research responding to priority health concerns of rural, remote, Indigenous and tropical communities
Fostering participatory approaches when working with communities
Advocating for change and social justice in health policy and practice
Building and strengthening research capacity

Strong and equitable health systems for rural, remote, Indigenous and tropical communities

Our goal is to conduct high quality health policy and systems research underpinned by a deep commitment to health equity for tropical, rural, remote and Indigenous populations.