Established in July 2022, the Rural Health Research Network (RHRN) is building an academic research community for interdisciplinary rural health academics and higher degree students living and working in rural communities across Aotearoa New Zealand.
RHRN is an initiative of the Rural Health Section and Ngāi Tahu Māori Health Research Unit.
We aim to create an outstanding virtual academic research environment, and to ensure the University's social responsibility for Aotearoa New Zealand's rural and Māori communities is addressed.
As we grow we intend to create opportunities for knowldge-sharing, training and collaborative reseach with external academics, other rural health entities and rural communities.
Contact the Rural Health Research Network:
Email lynne.clay@otago.ac.nz
Principal members
- Associate Professor Katharina Blattner, Director
- Dr Rory Miller
- Dr Lynne Clay
- Professor Sue Crengle
- Professor Garry Nixon
- Professor Tim Stokes
Research and activities
Geographic Classification of Health (GCH): The GCH is a rural-urban geographic classification designed to allow New Zealand's health researchers and policy makers to accurately monitor rural-urban variations in health outcomes.
Leaning on fenceposts blog: Rural health news and research from the Rural Health Section of the Department of General Practice and Rural Health.