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MEDIA REPORTS OF RURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY: A REVIEW OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE LAND NEWSPAPER
Author(s) -
Shea Robyn,
Chapman Simon
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
australian journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.48
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1584
pISSN - 1038-5282
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1584.2001.00422.x
Subject(s) - newspaper , occupational safety and health , rural health , health promotion , environmental health , community health , rural area , medicine , advertising , nursing , public health , business , pathology
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.