Browsing by Author "Scott, Nina"
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Efficacy of an incentive intervention on secondary prophylaxis for young people with rheumatic fever: a multiple baseline study
(BMC, 2019)Background Acute rheumatic fever in New Zealand persists and is a barometer of equity as its burden almost exclusively falls on Māori and Pacific Island populations. The primary objective of this study is to determine ... -
Ethnic disparities in breast cancer survival in New Zealand: which factors contribute?
(BioMed central, 2018)Background: New Zealand has major ethnic disparities in breast cancer survival with Maori (indigenous people) and Pacific women (immigrants or descended from immigrants from Pacific Islands) faring much worse than other ... -
He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tāngata! (What is the most important thing in the world? It is people!)
(CSIRO Publishing, 2019)This paper highlights the importance of people as a central factor in improving health for M aori (Indigenous people of New Zealand). How wh anau (family) relationships, connections, values and inspiration are integral to ... -
He Pikinga Waiora Implementation Framework: A tool for chronic disease intervention effectiveness in Maori and other indigenous communities
(UBIQUITY PRESS LTD, 2018)Introduction: Health outcomes for Māori are significantly worse than non-Maori in New Zealand; these inequities mirror those found in indigenous communities elsewhere. Evidence-based interventions with established efficacy ... -
He Pikinga Waiora Kimi Ora lifestyle programme: Case study of a successful community-based indigenous diabetes intervention.
(New Zealand Medical Association, 2021-11-12)ABSTRACT AIM: To co-design and implement a whānau-centred, community-based lifestyle programme (Kimi Ora) intended to ensure no worsening of HbA1c and to improve wellbeing for Māori whānau and communities with diabetes ...
