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Implementing Te Manawaroa first responders
A cardiac arrest – when a person’s heart suddenly stops beating – is a medical emergency. Rural Māori are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and have some of the highest incidence of cardiac arrest.Funding proposalsREGIONS II - Reducing stroke inequities for rural Māori
The Reducing Ethnic and Geographic Inequities in Stroke Care (REGIONS Care) study found that Māori people presenting to non-urban stroke hospitals experience the worst stroke outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand.Funding proposalsCancer WHIRI II: Extending the pathway
Cancer is a major cause of avoidable death, illness and inequities for Māori. We propose extending our Māori Whiri cancer care model to include treatment and beyond.Funding proposalsSpiritual care in Aotearoa New Zealand healthcare
The restructuring of the Aotearoa New Zealand health system offers an opportunity to better cater to the spiritual care needs of the population.Funding proposalsBuilding psychosocial and cultural resources for recovery and adaptation
The role of psychosocial and cultural factors as resources for recovery following serious injury has received limited attention despite evidence that it is not just the absence of negative factors, but the presence of positive factors (e.g.Funding proposalsLow-cost home alterations prevent falls
Falls in the home could be reduced by a quarter according to the results of a new HRC-funded study just published online in top international medical journal The Lancet.NewsWhat matters to whānau? Optimising health in integrated family violence services
Given the serious impact of family violence on health and wellbeing, primary care services are often the first place people will seek care. However, often primary care professionals can be unsure of what to do, or how to help.Funding proposalsHRC Update 21 December 2023
NewsTechnology and Kaiāwhina-Based Support to Optimise Diabetes Management for Māori
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects ~300,000 New Zealanders, and a disproportionate number of Māori.Funding proposalsDiscovery of epigenetic biomarkers associated with inflammatory bowel disease
In Aotearoa-NZ rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are increasing by 5.6% every year. The recent surge in IBD has been linked to interactions between underlying genetics and our environment, with epigenetics as the proposed mediating link.Funding proposalsHRC Update: 15 February 2024
NewsNew Zealand Pain Society Inc. Annual Scientific Meeting
This meeting links together both local and international practitioners in the pain arena to help enhance their understanding and management of pain.EventBriefing to Incoming Ministers
A briefing from the Health Research Council for the incoming Minister of Health and Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, produced in February 2025 following a Cabinet reshuffle.ResourceVision for learning: integrating eyecare throughout childhood in NZ
Clear and comfortable vision is essential for learning from early literacy through to higher education. Approximately 20% of children fail school-aged vision screening, primarily due to uncorrected refractive error (need for glasses).Funding proposalsHRC funding announced for new Māori health research
The HRC has today announced a $74.56 million funding investment into health research, including a new programme of Maori health research worth $4.27M over five years.NewsUpdate 12 March 2024
NewsCelebrating 30 years of health services research
Recently we sat down to chat with Dr Jackie Cumming, who is celebrating 30 years of health services research at Te Hikuwai Rangahau Hauora | the Health Services Research Centre.NewsHRC Update 28 March 2024
NewsNZ Private Surgical Hospitals Association Conference 2024
The New Zealand Private Surgical Hospitals Association (NZPSHA) inaugural conference will bring together hospital leaders, experts and representatives from across New Zealand’s health system.EventA critical evaluation of longitudinal frameworks through Kaupapa Māori methods
There are disparities concerning both the specificity and quantity of Indigenous research due to a variety of reasons.Funding proposalsGeneMappers 2024
GeneMappers embraces all aspects of human genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics.EventHRC Update 16 May 2024
NewsThe next generation of Māori and Pacific health research leaders
The Health Research Council has today announced more than $5.6 million in funding to help support nine talented Māori and Pacific health researchers to become leaders in their field.NewsDo the main drivers of poverty vary across Pacific ethnicities in Aotearoa?
The impact of poverty is felt profoundly on Pacific families. However, little on how relevant measures of poverty are to health outcomes in Pacific children.Funding proposalsTheca progenitors: 'gate-keepers' of ovulation potential of ovarian follicles?
Ovulation failure is a major cause of infertility, often associated with maternal aging and obesity, and diseases such as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). International data suggests that PCOS rates in Pacific women are high.Funding proposalsManalagi: Addressing Discrimination in Healthcare for Pacific Rainbow+
This action research project proposes to develop a training module and a set of workshops, with a further goal of creating a microcredential in the future for healthcare professionals that seeks to address the discrimination that is experienced by PacificFunding proposalsEnhancing Cook Islands mental health practices, knowledge, and research
Preliminary analyses of the first national level mental health survey in the Cook Islands identified higher reports of the frequency of anxiety and depressive symptoms for younger age groups, and a need for more Cook Island relevant mental health researchFunding proposalsDevelopment of a Fijian Model of Health
The research seeks to develop a Fijian Health Model to address Fijian peoples health in Aotearoa New Zealand. The study will engage with Fijian community members and health providers to identify a model of health that reflects their experiences.Funding proposalsA Pathway to the Molecular Tumour Board
To implement new innovations in cancer care in Aotearoa that will contribute towards achieving health equity, we must simultaneously develop leadership and a workforce to design, shape, and deliver its promise to whānau with cancer.Funding proposalsHe Kaakaakura Whakamaatau
This programme of senior leadership research and training for Dr Belinda Borell will build on her expertise in kaupapa Māori research and enable her to pursue a development and capacity building plan to grow both her expertise and that of emerging researchFunding proposalsHapai te hauora: Breathing your ancestors into life
Hāpai te hauora’ as ‘breathing your ancestors into life’, captures the breadth & connections of a generation – rangatahi Māori–a generation moving forward together.Funding proposalsWhāia te ōritetanga o Ngāti Turi: Health equity and equality for Ngāti Turi
Ngāti Turi (Deaf people and their whānau) rights to health equity and equality are protected by Te Tiriti o Waitangi.Funding proposals