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John Waldon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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oranga kaumatua perceptions of health in older Maori People
Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 2004Co-Authors: John WaldonAbstract:This paper explores some of the opportunities for Maori health uncovered by recent developments in the measurement and analysis of health-related behaviours. It presents the findings of a survey incorporating Short Form 36TM (SF36TM) of more than 400 older Maori, many considered kaumatua (respected older Maori men and women). The findings identify important cross-links between health and other factors contributing to health, indicating that higher standards of health are strongly associated with active participation and cultural affiliation, home ownership and higher incomes. Low income appears to be generally associated with poorer health, and it seems that older Maori may have less opportunity to supplement their income compared with other New Zealanders in the same age groups. In this paper the risks and protective behaviour of the participants covered the breadth of the social policy sector, and underline the need for long-term policy planning. Provision for Maori retirement is a matter that iwi (tribe), hapu (sub-tribe or clan) and the state should consider. Older Maori will continue to rely heavily on state provision. High home ownership is less likely among the next generation of older Maori, and many will have known long periods of unemployment. Long hours of voluntary work are not atypical, and there may be a case for recognising those efforts. As dependency ratios change with a larger proportion of older People, policies should also be revised to assure that potential at both ends of the life cycle is fulfilled. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand • Issue 23 • December 2004 167 1 Acknowledgments Te Pumanawa Hauora would like to acknowledge those individuals and organisations who supported the Oranga Kaumatua Study in 1996–1997. Most importantly, our thanks go to those kaumatua who participated in the study. The research would not have been possible without their support. It is our hope that this report will benefit present and future kaumatua. We are grateful to those individuals and organisations who worked on our behalf in the regions; in particular the regional coordinators, interviewers, administrators, iwi, and Maori community organisations. Thanks to the health service provider representatives and Regional Health Authority representatives who agreed to be interviewed. We also acknowledge the support of Te Puni Kokiri, the Ministry of Health, the Health Research Council of New Zealand, and Massey University. ƒMSD11487_SP Journal_Nov04_v6 22/12/04 11:37 AM Page 167
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oranga kaumatua perceptions of health in older Maori People
Pacific health dialog, 2003Co-Authors: John WaldonAbstract:: This paper explores some of the opportunities for Maori health uncovered by recent developments in the measurement and analysis of health-related behaviours. Presented is a case study, the findings of a survey incorporating Short Form 36 (SF36) of more than 400 older Maori, many considered kaumatua'. The case study is a window through which we may observe and understand health-related behaviour, the notion of cultural norms and social values, and how health states may be interpreted. Oranga Kaumatua, finding health for "older Maori", is as much about what may be considered everyday (Maori) as about what is unusual. The underlying difference or diversity in society may tell us what will most useful to measure. The findings identify important cross-links between health and other factors contributing to health, indicating that higher standards of health are strongly associated with active marae" participation, and cultural affiliation, home ownership, and higher incomes. Low income appears to be generally associated with poorer health, and it seems that older Maori may have less opportunity to supplement their income compared with other New Zealanders in the same age groups. In this paper, the risks and protective behaviour of the participants covered the breadth of the social policy sector, and underline the need for long-term policy planning. Provision for Maori retirement is a matter that iwi"', hapu" and the State should consider. Older Maori will continue to rely heavily on State provision. High home ownership is less likely among the next generation of older Maori, and many will have known long periods of unemployment. Long hours of voluntary work (on marae or among whanau") are not atypical, and there may be a case for recognising those efforts through a revised system of marae management. As dependency ratios change with a larger proportion of older People, policies should also be revised to assure that potential at both ends of the life cycle is fulfilled.
Adelia C Bovellbenjamin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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sweet potato a review of its past present and future role in human nutrition
Advances in food and nutrition research, 2007Co-Authors: Adelia C BovellbenjaminAbstract:The overall objective of this chapter is to review the past, present, and future role of the sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam) in human nutrition. Specifically, the chapter describes the role of the sweet potato in human diets; outlines the biochemical and nutritional composition of the sweet potato with emphasis on its β‐carotene and anthocyanin contents; highlights sweet potato utilization, and its potential as value‐added products in human food systems; and demonstrates the potential of the sweet potato in the African context. Early records have indicated that the sweet potato is a staple food source for many indigenous populations in Central and South Americas, Ryukyu Island, Africa, the Caribbean, the Maori People, Hawaiians, and Papua New Guineans. Protein contents of sweet potato leaves and roots range from 4.0% to 27.0% and 1.0% to 9.0%, respectively. The sweet potato could be considered as an excellent novel source of natural health‐promoting compounds, such as β‐carotene and anthocyanins, for the functional food market. Also, the high concentration of anthocyanin and β‐carotene in sweet potato, combined with the high stability of the color extract make it a promising and healthier alternative to synthetic coloring agents in food systems. Starch and flour processing from sweet potato can create new economic and employment activities for farmers and rural households, and can add nutritional value to food systems. Repositioning sweet potato production and its potential for value‐added products will contribute substantially to utilizing its benefits and many uses in human food systems. Multidisciplinary, integrated research and development activities aimed at improving production, storage, postharvest and processing technologies, and quality of the sweet potato and its potential value‐added products are critical issues, which should be addressed globally.
S Webster - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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kinds of peace Maori People after the wars 1870 85
Journal of The Polynesian Society, 1992Co-Authors: S WebsterAbstract:Apres un rappel d'une relation interdisciplinaire entre l'anthropologie et l'histoire, l'A. effectue une vive critique de l'ouvrage de K. Sinclair « Kinds of peace ; Maori People after the wars, 1870-85 », compose de plusieurs essais censes completer l'histoire de la Nouvelle-Zelande au 19 eme siecle.
Ingrid Winship - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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cultural enhancement of a clinical service to meet the needs of indigenous People genetic service development in response to issues for new zealand Maori
Clinical Genetics, 2007Co-Authors: R V Port, Julie Arnold, D Kerr, N Gravish, Ingrid WinshipAbstract:The delivery of good health care services within clinical settings is predicated by an understanding of the needs of the stakeholders*. Most of the information generated to date on the transfer of mutational analysis to clinical service has been within a Eurocentric model favouring individual autonomy. It is predictable that this model does not easily translate for other cultures. Current genetic technology has elucidated the molecular basis of many diseases. In familial cancer and other late-onset disorders, there is now the possibility of ‘prediction’ where a high risk conferred by family history can be confirmed or negated by genetic testing. In paediatric disorders, prediction is offered in the form of prenatal or pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. We report on the processes undertaken in an attempt to provide a culturally sensitive service for the Maori People of Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Bain Attwood - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Difficult histories: The museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and the treaty of Waitangi exhibit
The Public Historian, 2013Co-Authors: Bain AttwoodAbstract:In recent decades many democracies around the world have tried to meet growing political demands to make amends for past wrongs by showing their troubling pasts. Museums, especially new national museums, have performed a crucial role in this historical work. In this article I examine the attempt of one of these, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, to stage an exhibit about a historic agreement between the indigenous Maori People and the British government that had come to be regarded as the nation’s founding constitutional document at the same time as it remained the subject of much controversy and enormous contestation.