The growth of migrant communities continues to rise globally, creating unique and complex
health challenges. Literature on immigrant health in New Zealand (NZ) remains scant. This …

1 Multi-ethnic Pacific peoples includes Pacific respondents who self-identified with Pacific
ethnicity and at least one other non-Pacific ethnic group. The number of multi-ethnic Pacific …

Background: Previous epidemiological studies of genetic muscle disorders have relied on
medical records to identify cases and may be at risk of selection biases or have focused on …

This paper summarises a commissioned update, by the University of Auckland for 2012/13,
of previous research on the shortfall in community medicines dispensed for Māori compared …

Purpose: This study was undertaken to determine cancer survival and describe the unique
spectrum of cancers diagnosed among New Zealand's adolescents and young adult (AYA) …

ABSTRACT Within Aotearoa New Zealand there is growing interest in positive youth
development (PYD). A PYD approach provides balance to narratives surrounding outcomes …

Aim To describe variations in dispensing of specific medication groups by ethnicity in New
Zealand, adjusting for health need. Method Preliminary linkage of dispensings of …

" Mixed race" is becoming an important area for research, and there is a growing body of
work in the North American and British contexts. However, understandings and experiences …

Background Research examining psychological distress in people who have experienced
an injury has focused on those with serious injuries or specific injury types, and has not …

Public health researchers and practitioners have made increasing efforts to study mixed
race and mixed ethnicity populations, with national census categories at the foundation of …