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On this page, you will find selected online resources, books, journals & journal articles around Pacific health.
On this page, you will find selected online resources, books, journals & journal articles around Pacific health.
Featured Reading
Featured Reading
The Pacific Health section on the Ministry's website offers information on the Ministry of Health’s work to achieve health and wellbeing for Pacific peoples, as well as Pacific health resources and publications.
In Island Time, Damon Salesa argues turning to the Pacific, enables us to grasp a fuller understanding of what life is really like on these shores. Salesa argues, in many ways our Pacific future has already happened.
Bula Sautu uses national data to show the complex contributing factors that impact on health for Pacific peoples, from maternity to end of life, using a life-course approach.
Further Reading
Further Reading
Tofa Saili: A review of evidence about health equity for Pacific Peoples in New Zealand - This report describes the health equity issues faced by Pacific families and communities. The report highlights approaches based on Pacific values and the strengths of Pacific communities. It is informed by the Pacific Aotearoa vision
Better lives: the struggle for health of transnational Pacific peoples in New Zealand, 1950-2000 - This historical study sets the context for understanding the current health situation of Pacific peoples in New Zealand. Our title is an attempt to invoke Polynesian understandings of health and to convey the aspirations of Pacific peoples who have made New Zealand their home.
Pacific Cultural Competencies: A Literature Review - An overview of the literature on Pacific cultural competence in health care including definitions of Pacific cultural competence, rationale for and benefits of cultural competence, competence measures and mechanisms, role of Pacific cultural competence in service quality and recommendations for the New Zealand health and disability sector.
Pacific peoples health - These indicators describe the health status of Pacific peoples in New Zealand, and factors that influence health.
Journal Articles
Journal Articles
Latest Research & Tailored Requests
Latest Research & Tailored Requests
Check out our journals around pacific health below and find research around Pacific Health here. If you would like to get a more tailored alert set-up, please get in touch with our library team.
Pacific Health Review - Pacific Health Review features the latest research in the Pacific Health area. Our Pacific Health experts explain why it is so important for the Pacific Health community and Pacific population in New Zealand.
Pacific Health Dialog - The Pacific Health Dialog (PHD) is the Journal of Pacific Research for the Pacific region. They promote all research pertaining to the Pacific region with a particular focus on Community Health and Clinical Medicine. Although the initial focus of the journal has been community health and clinical medicine, we have published across a broad range of topics including Pacific Island economic development, education, employment, social services and politics.
AlterNative - AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal. We aim to present Indigenous worldviews and scholarly research from native Indigenous perspectives from around the world.
International Indigenous Policy Journal - IIPJ is a peer-reviewed, policy-relevant research journal addressing issues pertaining to Indigenous Peoples throughout the world.
Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online - aims to showcase the increasing number of individual and collaborative research endeavours across the social sciences.
Selected Recent Articles
Selected Recent Articles
All-of-community by all-of-government: reaching Pacific people in Aotearoa New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic - This viewpoint, published in NZMJ, looks at the worldview of Pacific communities and the impact of COVID-19 and then discusses six key priorities for working with these diverse communities. The successful management and elimination of a pandemic should be assessed by how well Pacific and other vulnerable communities survive such a crisis.
Pacific Fono: a community-based initiative to improve rheumatic fever service delivery for Pacific Peoples in South Auckland - Rheumatic fever inequitably affects Māori and Pacific children in New Zealand. School-based throat swabbing services, such as the South Auckland Mana Kidz programme, are a key element of rheumatic fever prevention interventions.
Research & Organisations
Research & Organisations
Pacific Health Clearinghouse: Research, Information and Resources - Created by Counties Manukau Health Library this resource provides links to a selection of resources around pacific health.
LeVa - Le Va’s purpose is to support Pasifika families and communities to unleash their full potential.
Ministry for Pacific Peoples - The Ministry for Pacific Peoples is the Crown’s principal advisor on policies and interventions aimed at improving outcomes for Pacific peoples in Aotearoa.
Pacific View - Statistics NZ information around pacific peoples
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