Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
1. Rural-urban health differences and the pattern of need for health care in rural areas
2. Rural health workforce supply, recruitment and retention
3. The provision of sustainable primary health care services in rural areas
4. The evaluation of rural health planning and policies.
Biography
John Humphreys is Emeritus Professor in the School of Rural Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University. John was educated at the University of Melbourne and Monash University, and has worked at several universities in Australia and overseas, including the Ohio State University, the University of London, James Cook University of North Queensland, the Swinburne University of Technology, the Australian National University, the University of New England, and La Trobe University.
John is one of Australia’s leading researchers on health service provision in rural and remote areas of Australia, a field in which he has published widely in both journals and books. He has undertaken extensive fieldwork in north-west Queensland, the Wimmera-Mallee regions of Victoria, and the Orana, Far West and New England regions of New South Wales.
John has also worked in the Victorian Health Commission and the Commonwealth Department of Health in Canberra where he took a lead role in developing the first National Rural Health Strategy 1994 and later the National Rural Health Strategy Update 1996. In 1999, John was a facilitator and a member of the Implementation Committee for the Regional Australia Summit auspiced by the Deputy Prime Minister at Parliament House Canberra. He has reviewed several national rural health programs, including the Rural Undergraduate Support and Co-ordination program in Australian Medical Schools. John has been a member of numerous reference groups and several Advisory Committees for the Australian Department of Health and Ageing.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Dept Hlth & Aged/Luminis - Humphreys
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
5/03/02 → …
Project: Research
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Impact of short-term staffing in Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services
Wakerman, J., Humphreys, J., Dunbar, T. E., Bourke, L., Mulholland, E. K., Guthridge, S., Zhao, Y., Jones, M. & Boffa, J.
16/08/19 → 15/08/22
Project: Research
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The Impact and cost of short-term health staffing in remote communities
Humphreys, J., Bourke, L., Carey, T. A., Dunbar, T. E., Guthridge, S., Jones, M., Wakerman, J., Lyle, D. M. & Zhao, Y.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/01/15 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
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Centre of Research Excellence in Medical Workforce Dynamics
Scott, A., McGrail, M., Humphreys, J. & Kalb, G.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/12 → 31/10/17
Project: Research
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Aged support and aged care: program and policy structures to support ageing well in rural and regional Australia
Walker, J., Orpin, P., Humphreys, J., Bartlett, H. & Boyer, K.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/12 → 30/04/15
Project: Research
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Comparison of urban and rural mortality rates across the lifespan in Aotearoa/New Zealand: a population-level study
Nixon, G., Davie, G., Whitehead, J., Miller, R., de Graaf, B., Lawrenson, R., Smith, M., Wakerman, J., Humphreys, J. S. & Crengle, S., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Effects of turnover and stability of health staff on quality of care in remote communities of the Northern Territory, Australia: A retrospective cohort study
Jones, M. P., Zhao, Y., Guthridge, S., Russell, D. J., Ramjan, M., Humphreys, J. S. & Wakerman, J., Oct 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 10, 12 p., e055635.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Interventions for health workforce retention in rural and remote areas: a systematic review
Russell, D., Mathew, S., Fitts, M., Liddle, Z., Murakami-Gold, L., Campbell, N., Ramjan, M., Zhao, Y., Hines, S., Humphreys, J. S. & Wakerman, J., Dec 2021, In: Human Resources for Health. 19, 1, 24 p., 103.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access40 Citations (Scopus) -
Understanding and responding to the cost and health impact of short-term health staffing in remote and rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled health services: A mixed methods study protocol
Fitts, M. S., Humphreys, J., Dunbar, T., Bourke, L., Mulholland, E., Guthridge, S., Zhao, Y., Jones, M. P., Boffa, J., Ramjan, M., Murakami-Gold, L., Tangey, A., Comerford, C., Schultz, R., Campbell, N., Mathew, S., Liddle, Z., Russell, D. & Wakerman, J., 18 Aug 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 8, 11 p., e043902.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Retention strategies and interventions for health workers in rural and remote areas: A systematic review protocol
Hines, S., Wakerman, J., Carey, T. A., Russell, D. & Humphreys, J., Jan 2020, In: The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. 18, 1, p. 87-96 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Citations (Scopus)