scholarly journals Manalagi Talanoa A Community-Centred Approach to Research on the Health and Wellbeing of Pacific Rainbow LGBTIQA+ MVPFAFF Communities in Aotearoa New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 474-480
Author(s):  
Patrick Thomsen ◽  
Phylesha Brown-Acton
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Community Consultation ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Health Research Council ◽  
Community Practitioner

The talanoa reported in this paper explores the way the Manalagi Project – recently funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand – has been designed to empower the health and wellbeing of our Pacific Rainbow LGBTIQA+ MVPFAFF communities. Community-driven, co-designed and embedded, the Manalagi Project adopts a Pacific-centred holistic approach to wellbeing and research. Positioned at the beginning of its community consultation phase, this talanoa between the two lead researchers, one who is an academic and the other a community practitioner, documents the genealogy of the project embedded in lived experiences and relationality through talanoa. It speaks to the importance and timeliness of the project; the suitability of the research team; and intervenes in conversations around how we can activate Pacific research methodologies and praxis to empower our communities to achieve their health and wellbeing aspirations. The findings from this talanoa demonstrate the criticality in adopting intersectional approaches to understanding the differentiated and contextualised health and wellbeing needs of diverse Pacific communities.

scholarly journals A Variable Resistance Respiratory Mechanics Model * *The authors acknowledge the support of the Health Research Council (HRC) of New Zealand

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 6660-6665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel P. Redmond ◽  
Kyeong Tae Kim ◽  
Sophie E. Morton ◽  
Sarah L. Howe ◽  
Yeong Shiong Chiew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Respiratory Mechanics ◽  
Variable Resistance ◽  
Mechanics Model ◽  
Health Research Council

scholarly journals Wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, Aotearoa (New Zealand) the United States: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5832
Author(s):  
Alana Gall ◽  
Kate Anderson ◽  
Kirsten Howard ◽  
Abbey Diaz ◽  
Alexandra King ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
The United States ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Full Text Screening

Despite the health improvements afforded to non-Indigenous peoples in Canada, Aotearoa (New Zealand) and the United States, the Indigenous peoples in these countries continue to endure disproportionately high rates of mortality and morbidity. Indigenous peoples’ concepts and understanding of health and wellbeing are holistic; however, due to their diverse social, political, cultural, environmental and economic contexts within and across countries, wellbeing is not experienced uniformly across all Indigenous populations. We aim to identify aspects of wellbeing important to the Indigenous people in Canada, Aotearoa and the United States. We searched CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO and PubMed databases for papers that included key Indigenous and wellbeing search terms from database inception to April 2020. Papers that included a focus on Indigenous adults residing in Canada, Aotearoa and the United States, and that included empirical qualitative data that described at least one aspect of wellbeing were eligible. Data were analysed using the stages of thematic development recommended by Thomas and Harden for thematic synthesis of qualitative research. Our search resulted in 2669 papers being screened for eligibility. Following full-text screening, 100 papers were deemed eligible for inclusion (Aotearoa (New Zealand) n = 16, Canada n = 43, United States n = 41). Themes varied across countries; however, identity, connection, balance and self-determination were common aspects of wellbeing. Having this broader understanding of wellbeing across these cultures can inform decisions made about public health actions and resources.

scholarly journals Opioid substitution treatment planning in a disaster context: Perspectives from emergency management and health professionals in Aotearoa/New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Blake ◽  
Antonia Lyons
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Substitution Treatment ◽  
Opioid Substitution Treatment ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Preparedness Planning ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Emergency Managers ◽  
Opioid Substitution

© 2016 by the authors. Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) is a harm reduction strategy enabling opiate consumers to avoid withdrawal symptoms and maintain health and wellbeing. Some research shows that within a disaster context service disruptions and infrastructure damage affect OST services, including problems with accessibility, dosing, and scripts. Currently little is known about planning for OST in the reduction and response phases of a disaster. This study aimed to identify the views of three professional groups working in Aotearoa/New Zealand about OST provision following a disaster. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 service workers, health professionals, and emergency managers in OST and disaster planning fields. Thematic analysis of transcripts identified three key themes, namely “health and wellbeing”, “developing an emergency management plan”, and “stock, dose verification, and scripts” which led to an overarching concept of “service continuity in OST preparedness planning”. Participants viewed service continuity as essential for reducing physical and psychological distress for OST clients, their families, and wider communities. Alcohol and drug and OST health professionals understood the specific needs of clients, while emergency managers discussed the need for sufficient preparedness planning to minimise harm. It is concluded that OST preparedness planning must be multidisciplinary, flexible, and inclusive.

scholarly journals Sense of Place and Belonging in Developing Culturally Appropriate Therapeutic Environments: A Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Marques ◽  
Claire Freeman ◽  
Lynette Carter ◽  
Maibritt Pedersen Zari
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Environmental Values ◽  
Landscape Design ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Cultural Connections ◽  
Significant Health

The connection the Māori, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa-New Zealand, have to the land is threatened by the effects of colonisation, urbanisation and other factors. In particular, many Māori suffer significant health and wellbeing inequalities compared to the non-Māori population. In an effort to reduce such inequalities, there is a growing consciousness of the need to better understand the cultural and place-specific determinants that affect the health and wellbeing of population groups in different environments. This article explores how environmental and cultural connections to land enable the development of place-specific and culturally-driven principles that promote the health and wellbeing of Māori populations. It argues that concepts of place, belonging, landscape and wellbeing play an important role in linking environment and culture as well as in contributing to creating therapeutic spatial environments that promote both human health and ecosystems. A set of principles is developed that allows for the landscape design of such therapeutic environments while accommodating the socio-cultural and environmental values that promote health and wellbeing of both Māori and non-Māori people.

scholarly journals Multidisciplinary Research Collaborations, Vision Mātauranga Science, and the Potential of Anthropology in Aotearoa-New Zealand

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Marama Muru-Lanning
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Social Anthropology ◽  
Multidisciplinary Research ◽  
Research Collaborations ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
New Knowledge

Vision Mātauranga policy has been created to commodify and globalise Māori knowledge that belongs to Māori communities, and is now the expected mechanism for all engagement between university researchers and Māori communities. However, much of the risk associated with forming new collaborations rests with Māori communities, and even more so with the Māori researchers who act as intermediaries and brokers between these communities and the research team. In this new knowledge landscape what opportunities and spaces for action does Vision Mātauranga hold for social anthropology? Furthermore, how does Vision Mātauranga force anthropology to be more inclusive of the descendants of Maori ancestors on whose backs the discipline was built?

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