Lead researcher Dr Joanna Strom in the School of Population Health at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland is also a public health registrar and a GP.
Dr Strom was inspired to research the costs of feeding children low-cost healthy foods by the health issues affecting children in her south Auckland general practice.
“Nutrition is so important for children because they’re developing and what we eat affects not only our physical health but also mental health,” Dr Strom says.
Inequities in health between Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand, and non-Māori have been evident throughout the colonial history of the country. Read more
The New Zealand (NZ) Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) health reforms came into effect in July 2022 with the establishment of Health New Zealand (HNZ) (Te Whatu Ora) and the Māori Health Authority (MHA) (Te Aka Whai Ora) – the organisations charged for healthcare provision...
The Government has made much of the need to keep frontline services fully functioning, even when costs might be trimmed in the so-called “back office”. Read...
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, notably including Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI.
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
DIGITAL HEALTH
TE TIRITI
