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Ethical issues in sexuality education – an exploration of Pacific approaches
This studentship will help start the conversation in sexual health the Pacific communities. The sensitive subject of sexual education in a Pacific community is hard to understand and also why there is a taboo about it.Funding proposalsThe consequences of type 2 diabetes on the cardiovascular effects of ageing
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a significant health issue in New Zealand, with a high prevalence reported in adults aged 65 years and over (older adults) and in Maori and Pacific people. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in adults with T2D.Funding proposals"Kia maanu, kia ora: examining Maori water safety"
Maori are deeply connected to the ocean. Yet, Maori have alarming rates of drowning within the ocean environment.Funding proposalsValidation of a dietary intake biomarker for free sugars intake
Although it is generally accepted that intake of sugars should be limited the food industry continues to lobby against governmental strategies to limit intakes claiming the evidence that sugar is harmful is inconsistent and unconvincing.Funding proposalsBarriers and enablers for Maori children accessing primary healthcare
Unmet needs for Maori children are alarmingly high and this project will focus on identifying barriers and enablers for our Maori children getting the primary healthcare services that are now provided free of charge (eliminating the main barrier to healthcFunding proposalsAnalysis of the demographics and barriers to access for patients in Vanuatu
The recent Lancet Commission on Global Surgery estimated that approximately 5 billion people lack access to safe and affordable surgical care when needed.Funding proposalsDevelopment of a neural interface for prosthetics
Prosthetics must work collaboratively with human patients and existing human-prosthetic interaction technologies to fulfil their assistive purpose.Funding proposalsUtilizing a prognostic indicator to guide deprescribing in Aged Residential Care
Older people living in Aged Residential Care (ARC) are often prescribed multiple medications. Many of these are to prevent future illness, not to treat symptoms. Polypharmacy has been associated with poorer health outcomes and quality of life.Funding proposalsThe relationship between multimorbidity and polypharmacy
A recent epidemiological has shown that chronic disease and multimorbidity to be common for people aged 65 years or older. Multimorbidity has extremely poor outcomes such as reduced quality of life and increased mortality.Funding proposalsAmbulatory sensitive hospitalisations of Pacific children in New Zealand; the parents' perspectives
This proposed research focuses on the unfavorable health outcomes of Pacific children in New Zealand. Overall aims and objectives are to work with families and children to understand and address children’s health needs.Funding proposalsAn exploration of changes in Pacific Island family composition, 2000-2015
The aims of the study are to explore and document a historical picture of changes in the composition and the ways Pacific families are structured, through carrying out a review of the 25 years of data held in the Pacific Island Family Study (PIFS) databaseFunding proposalsLost in translation: translation dysregulation and Parkinson's disease
The objective of our project is to understand the causes of Parkinson’s disease from molecular, biochemical and structural perspectives.Funding proposalsKo mahuhu te waka: mahuhu is the ancestral canoe
I am interested in (1) examining waka kōrero to see whether there is archival evidence or pūrākau relating to the medicinal properties of cargo on board the ancestral waka and the relevance of this knowledge today and (2) to investigate the potential of meFunding proposalsHealth promotion in pregnancy and infancy for pacific disabled parents
The proposed research project will be to develop an evidence base and framework for health promotion in pregnancy and infancy for Pacific disabled parents.Funding proposalsNga arataki ki te hauora Maori: pathways for Maori health development
Wai-Rangahau has a fundamental interest in undertaking research which is able to transform the health outcomes of our community.Funding proposalsA survey of Maori health professional students at Otago
There are currently over 250 Maori students at Otago University studying in the 8 undergraduate health professional programmes. Maori students gain entry into these programmes by applying under the Maori sub-category of admissions.Funding proposalsMaori mental health - models of kaupapa Maori therapy
This research consist of a literature analysis that will look at models of Māori therapy, and the practical application of them within a New Zealand context, as well as investigating indigenous international models and practices.Funding proposalsOranga niho mokopuna: a literature review of early childhood caries in Aotearoa
The applicant is a fourth year Maori dentistry student, with an interest in public health-especially the inequality of Maori health compared to non-Maori health.Funding proposalsCatalyst for Maori health development: a case-study of Maori nursing
While nurses make-up a significant proportion of the current health workforce, Maori representation within the profession remains comparatively low.Funding proposalsWhakarauora hapori
There are three complementary components of the proposed Hohua Tutengaehe Postdoctoral Fellowship programme ‘Whakarauora Hapori’. First, innovative Māori public health research that directly informs interventions to improve health outcomes for Māori.Funding proposalsTe kura mai i tawhiti
The full research programme ‘Te Kura Mai i Tawhiti’ aims is generate evidence around what constitutes effective early life kaupapa Māori programming that will lead to improved health outcomes later in life for tamariki.Funding proposalsImproving gut microbiota in IBD patients using enteral nutrition and curcumin
Paediatric Crohn’s disease (CD) is a debilitating inflammatory bowel disease characterised by pain and irritation of the gastrointestinal tract lining.Funding proposalsHarnessing brain mechanisms to tackle Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) presents an enormous and growing health, social and economic challenge for New Zealand, which has a dramatically ageing demographic.Funding proposalsThe Christchurch Health and Development Study - birth to 40 years
The Christchurch Health and Development Study is a longitudinal study of a birth cohort of 1265 Christchurch-born children who have been studied to the age of 35. This application seeks funding to extend this research to age 40.Funding proposalsA lifecourse study on ageing processes to inform early intervention strategies
As the population ages and life expectancy increases, policy-makers and citizens are concerned that our extra years should be healthy, productive, and enjoyable, not extra years of disease and disability.Funding proposalsFeeding preterm babies for life-long health
Preterm babies are at risk of problems with growth, intelligence, and adult diseases such as obesity and diabetes. We will study how best to feed preterm babies to reduce these risks and whether preterm girls and boys need feeding differently.Funding proposalsNga ahuatanga hauora o nga whanau o te Waipareira
For more than 30 years, Te Whānau o Waipareira has provided a range of social and health services to West Auckland whānau.Funding proposalsVascular and inflammatory mediators of neurodegeneration
Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease affect millions of people world-wide but despite decades of research we still have no effective treatments to alter their progression.Funding proposalsVascular risk informatics using epidemiology & the web 2020 (VIEW2020)
Readily available treatments can halve the risk of premature vascular disease but under- and over-treatment is common and there are substantial ethnicity- and deprivation-related inequities in vascular disease burden.Funding proposalsChromatin nanofibre as a therapeutic cancer vaccine
Diverse vaccines to prevent and treat diseases have been developed for several centuries using inactivated pathogens and pathogen-derived proteins.Funding proposalsReducing gut dysfunction and organ dysfunction in severe acute pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common and potentially fatal acute illness for which there is no specific treatment. Gut injury in AP contributes to disease severity and worse outcome.Funding proposalsPlatform trial optimising interventions in severe community acquired pneumonia
Community acquired pneumonia is a common cause of both hospital and ICU admissions. For many aspects of treatment for patients with severe pneumonia, clinicians are uncertain which is the best choice.Funding proposals