Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health

The Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health (CRRAH) is a jointly badged Centre of the University of Southern Queensland and the University of Queensland.  Our mission is to conduct and facilitate health-related research and training in rural and remote communities for the benefit of the community and the health workforce.

Areas of research

• Indigenous health
• Mental health
• Skin cancer
• Health workforce
• Health and wellbeing
• Sports psychology

The CRRAH partnership with the Toowoomba Health Service also forms the Australian Centre for Rural and Remote Evidence Based Practice which is a collaborating centre of The Joanna Briggs Institute.

CRRAH also partners The Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health Queensland, which is based in Cairns and addresses the challenges of those living in rural and areas in accessing mental health support and care.