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Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, notably including Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI; and how interventions, policy and the health system overall can contribute to such groups attaining an equitable health status.
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Media coverage
Alcohol-related suicides higher risk for Māori and Pacific women – study
Researchers are calling for more kaupapa Māori targeted public health interventions, after a study found Māori and Pacific women are disproportionately affected by suicide involving heavy alcohol use.
Tongan-led solutions needed to overcome barriers to bowel cancer screening
The National Bowel Screening Programme is failing to deliver screening equitably to Pacific New Zealanders, but there are ways to improve it, research led by the University of Otago, Wellington has found.
Aged care crisis: Too few beds, rising costs and a failing health system
Rest home-level care is increasingly unaffordable for ageing NZers, yet with the numbers in need set to soar, the sums don’t add up for providing more beds.
Commentary
The health system is failing Asian New Zealanders
At the Beehive last month, The Asian Network Inc (Tani) launched it’s most comprehensive report yet, Asian Health in Aotearoa. The findings, drawing on 20 years of New Zealand Health Survey data, are stark.
Coalition policies are not about ‘needs’ or ‘race’
One of the more absurd actions from the coalition Government came last week when the Cabinet Office Circular set out the rules for public servants to ensure that public services would be based on the “needs of all New Zealanders”.
Tribunal releases report on Treaty Principles Bill
On Friday 16 August 2024, the Waitangi Tribunal released Ngā Mātāpono – The Principles: The Interim Report of the Tomokia Ngā Tatau o Matangireia – The Constitutional Kaupapa Inquiry Panel on The Crown’s Treaty Principles Bill and Treaty Clause Review Policies in pre-publication format.
Academic Literature
Dr Sue Crengle: Our health inequities and colonisation
Not surprisingly, she [Dr Sue Crengle] sees colonisation and the racism that’s come from that as significant factors in the sub-standard treatment that Māori have often received.
African Hut model of health: a framework for improving African migrant health in Aotearoa/New Zealand
The aim of this study was to address this gap by providing a unique socio-ecological framework with specific entry points for targeted health promotion action aimed at improving the health and well-being of African migrants living in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Asian migrants navigating New Zealand primary care: a qualitative study
This research aimed to: (1) document and analyse resources available on the websites of general practices that aid in optimal health care navigation for NZ Asians; and (2) explore the barriers perceived by Asian migrants to navigating the NZ Health System, particularly primary care.
Legislation and Parliament
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Reports and Government Documents
Needs-based Service Provision
This circular sets out Government expectations for how the targeting, commissioning, and design of public services should be based on the needs of all New Zealanders.
Te Pūrongo mō te Hauora me te Tū Motuhake 2023 | Health and Independence Report 2023
There are four main sections in the report: People of Aotearoa New Zealand, Health measures, Causes of health loss and Determinants of health and wellbeing.
Evaluation of two tools used for waitlist prioritisation for planned care in Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
This is a report on the evaluation of two separate tools used in the process of waitlist prioritisation in Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora.
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HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
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