To the Editor: The article by Giuseppin,1 Chair of the Australian Medical Association Council of Rural Doctors, published in MJA InSight+, on ending geographic narcissism, overcoming metro‐based policy making, and instituting health self‐determination by rural practitioners and communities echoes the feedback we have received from health practitioners and consumers attending our workshops throughout northern Australia.
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- 1. Giuseppin M. Rural health: time to end geographic narcissism [Internet]. InSight+ 2020; 21 Sept. https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2020/37/rural-health-time-to-end-geographic-narcissism/ (viewed Nov 2020).
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- 3. HOT NORTH; Menzies School of Health Research. HOT NORTH impact report. https://www.hotnorth.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/HOT-NORTH-2020-Impact-Report.pdf (viewed Nov 2020).
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- 5. Florida R. The rise of the creative class — and how it’s transforming work, leisure, community and everyday life. New York: Basic Books, 2019.
The HOT NORTH program is supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Grant No. 1131932). The content of this article is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not reflect the views of the NHMRC. The funders had no role in planning or writing this article.
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