Pacific Knowledge: Pacific Health

Primary Health Care in Aotearoa New Zealand is mainly funded through capitation-based funding to general practices, supplemented by a user co-payment.

New Zealand (NZ) has an ethnically diverse population. International studies have demonstrated significant differences in health equity by ethnicity; however, there is limited evidence in the context of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in NZ.

Where do I start looking for Pacific Island resources and information about Pacific research models and methodologies?

Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand - Runanga Whakapiki Ake i te Hauora o Aotearoa (HPF) - is the umbrella organisation for all those who identify health promotion as part of their work. Founded on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Ottawa Charter, our non-profit organisation provides information, training and resources to build the workforce and health promotion leadership.

Real Skills plus Seitapu outlines a foundation cultural competency framework that people working with Pacific service users and their families should endeavour to aspire to.

he Fonofale model was created by Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann as a Pacific Island model of health for the use in the New Zealand context.

Evidence-based care sheet

The use of a context-specific research model is critical when undertaking research that involved Pacific people.

The International Journal of Indigenous Health (IJIH) was established to advance knowledge and understanding to improve Indigenous health. The Journal seeks to bring knowledge from diverse intellectual traditions together with a focus on culturally diverse Indigenous voices, methodologies and epistemology.

In 2003, under the leadership of Dr. Nancy Gibson and her team at the Edmonton ACADRE Centre the inaugural issue of Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health was published. It was a bold step in academic publishing, inviting community people to be a part of the peer review process and focussing on community-based, collaborative, participatory research with Aboriginal people and communities.

Pacific Dynamics is an online open access journal published by the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies with the support of the UC Arts Digital Lab, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

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.

This document was developed by the Cook Islands Working Group to assist with the development of a training programme for Cook Islands practitioners and service providers working with victims, perpetrators, and families from our communities who have been affected by family violence.

A healthy and prosperous Tongan and Pacific community in New Zealand and abroad.

Resources written in the different Pacific languages for Covid-19.

Auckland-based organisation that provides information about affordable, culturally appropriate services, plus health promotion, education and Whanau Ora.

Our purpose is to support Pasifika families and communities to unleash their full potential and have the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes.

Although many Pacific communities are thriving, overall, Pacific peoples in New Zealand experience significant and long-standing health inequities compared with many other groups. A fresh approach is needed to improve Pacific health outcomes.

The Ministry of Health is committed to working with the health and disability sector to improve Pacific peoples’ health outcomes and reduce inequalities experienced by Pacific peoples.

Ministry publications and other useful resources relating to Pacific health.

On a population basis, Pacific communities experience poor health outcomes in New Zealand. For example, Pacific male life expectancy is 6.7 years less than the total male population and Pacific female life expectancy is 6.1 years less than the total female population in New Zealand.

Pacific communities taking responsibility to prevent
and stop violence among our Pacific families.

The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, proudly supporting development since 1947.

A directory of health resources produced by the Counties Manukau Health Library.

The Pacific Health models encompass two models on cultural, values and belief of health to Pacific peoples. The health of Pacific peoples (Pacific Health) is the balance of different factors/dimension including spiritual, cultural as well as environmental factors on health (Sopoaga, 2011).

Pacific Perspectives is a consultancy focused on the New Zealand health and education sectors.

“Pasefika Proud is a social change movement – ‘by Pacific for Pacific’ – to boost wellbeing for Pacific families and transform attitudes, behaviours and norms that enable violence.”

Working together to meet the health needs of Pacific people in the region.

We are a non-government organisation that provides social and mental health services as well as counselling support to Pacific families and people mainly in the Porirua and greater Wellington Region. A service that also operates in Manawatu, Wairarapa and Hutt Valley. You can visit the trust by ringing or going in, or you might be referred by the schools or courts.