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Māori and Pacific children face more barriers to seeing a GP than other children and those who do are twice as likely to be hospitalised, according to a new report led by a Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington researcher.
The Prevalence and Consequences of Barriers to seeing a GP report, funded by the Ministry of Social Development’s Children and Families Research Fund, found 8.3 percent of Māori children and 7 percent of Pacific children experienced barriers to seeing a GP between the ages of 12 and 24 months, compared with 2.8 percent of New Zealand European children.
This rose to 9 percent for Māori children and 9.1 percent for Pacific children between the ages of 42 and 54 months, compared with 3.2 percent for New Zealand European children.
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Monday, 14 December 2020, 6:03 am
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has
today announced more than $6.3 million in funding for 11 new
research studies designed to help ensure equitable health
and wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders during the
recovery from COVID-19 and future infectious disease
threats.
The HRC’s director of Equity, Māori and
Pacific health research, Mr Stacey Pene, says COVID-19 has
the potential to worsen inequities in health outcomes for
Māori, Pasifika and other groups such as older adults with
multiple health conditions, those living in rural dwellings,
and people with mental illness.
“This new COVID-19
Press Release – Health Research Council Of New Zealand
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has today announced more than $6.3 million in funding for 11 new research studies designed to help ensure equitable health and wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders during the recovery from COVID-19 and future infectious disease threats.
The HRC’s director of Equity, Māori and Pacific health research, Mr Stacey Pene, says COVID-19 has the potential to worsen inequities in health outcomes for Māori, Pasifika and other groups such as older adults with multiple health conditions, those living in rural dwellings, and people with mental illness.
Press Release – Health Research Council Of New Zealand The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has today announced more than $6.3 million in funding for 11 new research studies designed to help ensure equitable health and wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders during the recovery from COVID-19 …
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has today announced more than $6.3 million in funding for 11 new research studies designed to help ensure equitable health and wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders during the recovery from COVID-19 and future infectious disease threats.
The HRC’s director of Equity, Māori and Pacific health research, Mr Stacey Pene, says COVID-19 has the potential to worsen inequities in health outcomes for Māori, Pasifika and other groups such as older adults with multiple health conditions, those living in rural dwellings, and people with mental illness.