The Journal of Rural and Tropical Public Health is a free peer-reviewed online publication featuring review, investigation, management and research articles in the broad area of public health with a focus on rural, tropical and disaster situations.

If you would like to be a reviewer and are an interested and qualified health professional, please contact the Editor.

PLEASE NOTE: THE JOURNAL OF RURAL TROPICAL PUBLIC HEALTH HAS MERGED WITH THE JOURNAL OF RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH.

2001   Volume 0
2002   Volume 1
2003   Volume 2
2004   Volume 3
2005   Volume 4
2006   Volume 5
2007   Volume 6
2008   Volume 7
2009   Volume 8
2010   Volume 9
2011 Volume 10
2012 Volume 11

Please send all submissions to the Journal of Rural and Remote Health


Editorial Staff

JRTPH Editor-in-Chief

Dr Petra Buettner; BSc, MSc, PhD; Associate Professor;
Expertise: Epidemiology of chronic diseases, Biostatistics.

JRTPH Assistant Editor

Dr Madeleine Nowak; BSc, DipNutr Diet; PhD; Senior Research Fellow;
Expertise: Nutrition; Public health; Vitamin D; Body image.

JRTPH Editorial assistant

Ms Michelle Moline

JRTPH Editorial board members

Dr Monika Buhrer-Skinner; BNSc, MPHTM, DrPH; Lecturer;
Expertise: Sexual health; Refugee health; Epidemiology, Biostatistics.

Dr Deon V Canyon; DipBusAdm, DipBusMgmt, DipBusFLMgmt, BScF, BSc, GCEdu, MPH, PhD; Senior Lecturer;
Expertise: Medical entomology; Environmental health; Biosecurity; public health leadership; crisis management.

Dr Susan Devine; RN, RM, MPHTM, DrPH, Grad Dip Health Promotion; Senior Lecturer;
Expertise: Health promotion, Rural and remote health, Health education, Physical activity, Health promotion workforce capacity building.

Dr Sue Gordon; PhD; Senior Lecturer;
Expertise: Allied health, Rural and remote practice, Lymphoedema, Assessment and therapy of tropical diseases which alter peoples function.

Dr Simone Harrison; BSc, MPH, PhD; Principal Research Fellow;
Expertise: Skin cancer epidemiology, Vitamin D, Epidemiology of chronic diseases, Marine envenomation.

Dr Clare Heal; MB, Chb, DRACOG, FRACGP, MPHTM, PhD, DipGUMed; Associate Professor;
Expertise: Research in general practice settings, Sexual health, Skin cancer.

Dr Peter Leggat; MD, PhD, DrPH, FAFPHM, FACTM, FFTM ACTM, FFTM RCPSG, FACRRM, FAICD, FSIA, FACE, FRGS, ACPHM (CMSA), WSO-CSE, MRO (AUS & USA); Professor and Head of School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences;
Expertise: Public Health, Tropical Medicine, Travel medicine, Occupational health, Aviation medicine, Aerospace medicine, Aeromedical evacuation, Disaster health, Medical education.

Dr Wayne Melrose; DipTh, BAppSci (Med Tech), MPHTM, DrPH; Associate Professor and Director of the WHO Collaborating Center for Control of Lymphatic Filariasis and Soil Transmitted Nematodes;
Expertise: Parasitology, Diagnosis and control of lymphatic filariasis and intestinal parasites, Immuno-biology, Neglected tropical diseases, Anaemia in tropical populations, Medical laboratory science, Human and comparative haematology, Bioterrorism and biosecurity.

Mr Adrian Miller; BA, MPH; Senior Lecturer;
Expertise: Indigenous Health.

Dr Reinhold Muller; BSc, MSc, PhD; Associate Professor;
Expertise: Infectious disease epidemiology, Zoonotic disease epidemiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics.

Dr Andrew Robertson, CSC; MBBS, MPH, MHSM, FRACMA, FAFPHM; Adjunct Associate Professor; Director, Disaster Management, Regulation and Planning within the Public Health Division in WA Health.
Expertise: Public health, Health aspects of chemical, biological and radiological weapons, Disaster medicine and disaster health.

Dr Richard Speare; BVSc, MBBS, PhD; Professor and Director of the Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health;
Expertise: Parasitology; Zoonotic diseases; Wildlife diseases.

Dr Kim Usher; DNE, DHS, BA, MNSt, RN, RPN, RMRN, PhD; Professor of Nursing; Associate Dean for Graduate Research Studies (Cairns);
Expertise: Qualitative research methodologies, Nursing, Mental health nursing, Health workforce development.

 

Journal of Rural and Tropical Public Health
The Journal of Rural and Tropical Public Health is a peer reviewed online publication featuring review, investigation, management and research articles in the broad area of public health with a focus on rural and remote situations.
Keywords: free, journal, public health management, crisis management, public health leadership, communicable disease, tropical medicine, travel medicine, public health, journal, rural, remote, environmental, health, remote environmental health, rural health, occupational health

Journal of Rural and Tropical Public Health
The Journal of Rural and Tropical Public Health is a peer reviewed online publication featuring review, investigation, management and research articles in the broad area of public health with a focus on rural and remote situations.
Keywords: free, journal, public health management, crisis management, public health leadership, communicable disease, tropical medicine, travel medicine, public health, journal, rural, remote, environmental, health, remote environmental health, rural health, occupational health

Journal of Rural and Tropical Public Health
The Journal of Rural and Tropical Public Health is a peer reviewed online publication featuring review, investigation, management and research articles in the broad area of public health with a focus on rural and remote situations.
Keywords: free, journal, public health management, crisis management, public health leadership, communicable disease, tropical medicine, travel medicine, public health, journal, rural, remote, environmental, health, remote environmental health, rural health, occupational health