title: Royal Flying Doctor Service 'field days': a move towards more comprehensive primary health care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) field day program as a means of strengthening community capacity within a primary health care context in remote communities of north Queensland.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative explanatory study using in-depth face-to-face and phone interviews with field day participants, field day coordinators and RFDS staff and a focus group with RFDS staff.
  
  
  METHODS
  Rural and remote communities of north Queensland that participate in RFDS field days.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Field days were found to be contributing to building capacity for health in the remote communities that have been involved in field days. Participants reported increased linkages and partnerships; increased participation; improved problem-solving capacity and increased knowledge transfer associated with the conduct of RFDS field days.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  RFDS field days represent a viable framework for building community capacity for health in remote communities within a primary health care context.
authors.affiliation: Royal Flying Doctor Service, Cairns Base, Queensland, Australia. khill@rfdsqld.com.au
authors.forename: Kristy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D001359:Aviation; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011793:Queensland; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012424:Rural Population