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Empowering communities: An intervention to enhance resilience
The research aims to create a resilience index tool for individuals and communities in Aotearoa-New Zealand, emphasising strengths over deficits. The World Health Organization (2024) highlights that protective factors serve to strengthen our resilience.Funding proposalsTaiao to Tēpū
The prevalence of non-communicable diseases are a major public health issue, globally and within Aotearoa.Funding proposalsDevelop clinical guidelines for the timing and process of consent to use PDHM
This proposal will activate urgent research for maternity services.Funding proposalsEnd-of-life healthcare costs and informed decision-making in old age
Almost three-quarters of total life-long healthcare costs occur in the last three years of life.Funding proposalsExploring the health benefits of sauna bathing
Sauna bathing is a traditional activity in Finland that has been used for thousands of years, predominantly for the purpose of pleasure and relaxation (Laukkanen et al, 2015; Laukkanen et al, 2018).Funding proposalsAccessible health services in rural Northland
Healthcare providers in rural areas face challenges in providing easily accessible and integrated services to their communities.Funding proposalsThe 'm' word - the stories of Samoan women who have suffered a miscarriage
This project focuses on building a community of intergenerational Samoan women who have experienced a miscarriage and are living in Dunedin and other areas in the Otago region which have a growing Samoan population, such as Oamaru and Balclutha.Funding proposalsExploring health and nutrition discourse in childhood cancers
Childhood cancer remains a leading cause of childhood death globally; however, the number of children surviving treatment now exceeds 80 percent.Funding proposalsRongoā Māori: Mai i te pō ki te ao mārama
Use of and preference for rongoā Māori and mātauranga-based health practices during maternity is increasing, yet resourcing for these practices remains limited, delivery is inconsistent, and therefore hapū māmā have limited/variable access to traditional MFunding proposalsInformation needs of Māori and non-Māori after bowel cancer surgery
The cancer-related health information needs of New Zealand patients has not yet been described but, based on the current evidence, it is likely that health information needs are not met.Funding proposalsSpinal Cord Injury Health Maintenance Tool (SCI-HMT)
Spinal cord injury (SCI) impacts health, functioning and quality of life. Secondary health complications are common, and if not managed can be life-threatening and cause longer-term disability.Funding proposalsAI-nurse partnerships: Delivering safe and equitable healthcare for Aotearoa
AI-nurse partnerships: Imagining a future where healthcare in New Zealand is a seamless blend of human care and innovative artificial intelligence (AI).Funding proposalsEffect of enlarged thyroid on airflow and patient symptoms
An enlarged thyroid gland (goitre) is a common condition that often requires surgery, usually to relieve compressive problems such as difficulty in breathing and swallowing.Funding proposalsMalaghan Institute research shows that avoiding peanuts might not prevent food allergy
HRC funded Malaghan Institute of Medical Research scientists Professor Graham Le Gros and Dr Elizabeth Forbes-Blom, have shown that under special circumstances, having a child’s skin come into contact with peanuts is all that is required for them to…NewsExploring life in the maara and the moana: Nutrition security in rural Aotearoa
Community-based food systems integrate food production, processing, distribution and consumption in ways that enhance the environmental, economic, social and nutritional health of a particular place.Funding proposalsExploring newcomers’ experiences of work culture in paramedicine
New Zealand’s paramedicine organisations face ongoing recruitment and retention challenges.Funding proposalsPINK1 Parkinsonism in Aotearoa: Unveiling insights, empowering research
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder worldwide, with 10-20% of patients diagnosed with early-onset (EO) PD (under 50-years). Faults in the PINK1 gene usually only affects 4% of people with EOPD.Funding proposalsCollaborating with a rural Pacific organisation to explore health needs
Building a strong relationship between a rural Pacific community and academic researchers is crucial for increasing the reach and impact of a newly formed community organisation.Funding proposalsImproving service delivery and health outcomes for New Zealand South Asians
South Asians (SAs) comprise 6 percent of the New Zealand population and have a high risk for, and higher prevalence of, cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs).Funding proposalsWhānau: The future of research in Aotearoa (Hui-a-Kairangahau i Turangawaewae)
Health research in Aotearoa New Zealand needs a new strategy for meeting the needs of Māori communities, as promised in Te Tiriti o Waitangi.Funding proposalsLong COVID diagnostics: Discovery to impact
Millions globally suffer debilitating symptoms of long COVID, yet diagnostics remain elusive. Our proposed initiative aims to address this urgent issue by leveraging our global research networks.Funding proposalsTwenty years of screening for inherited cardiac conditions in New Zealand
Sudden unexplained death in the young is a devastating occurrence with cardiac inherited diseases playing a significant causative role.Funding proposalsInequitable rates of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture in Aotearoa
There is strong evidence that abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening will be a cost-effective intervention to reduce AAA mortality in New Zealand.Funding proposalsLife after stroke: Building networks and identifying priorities
Stroke results in significant personal, social and economic burden for the individual, their whānau, and society yet services struggle to address life after stroke and long-term wellbeing despite clinicians and people with stroke all saying this should beFunding proposalsInvestment in new research to explore the health impacts of the Canterbury earthquakes
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) and the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation (CMRF) have made a joint investment into five research projects, which explore the health implications of the Canterbury earthquakes.NewsChanges to guidelines for upcoming funding rounds
NewsNew Zealand Society for Oncology (NZSO) Annual Scientific Meeting 2024
Immerse yourself in the latest cancer breakthroughs and research at the New Zealand Society for Oncology annual conference.EventTe Tupu o te Harakeke
Diverse perspectives on ‘tobacco endgames’ and how best to achieve these were exemplified by the repeal of world-leading measures introduced in the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2023.Funding proposalsThe Dunedin Study: Ka mua, ka muri
The Dunedin Study will extend its highly productive longitudinal study of life-course factors affecting the Aging Process, whereby 994 living Study members aged 52 will be re-assessed in 2024-2026.Funding proposalsProviding high-tech solutions to functional gut disorders
A range of cutting-edge medical devices aim to diagnose, monitor and treat some of the most poorly understood and challenging gut conditions.Example of impactNurse-led screening identifies children with heart issues
In testing a new nurse-led approach for offering echocardiograms (heart scans), children with rheumatic heart disease have been identified earlier.Example of impactHelping treat children with movement disorders
HRC-funded researchers have created a 3D tool that can help compare bone measurements in children with atypical bone development.Example of impact