Foreword – Volume One, Issue One
Welcome to the inaugural issue of ITP Hauora Research.
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ITP Hauora Research showcases current health and wellbeing research from Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.
Curated by the NZIST Research Futures: Health & Wellbeing workstream, the publication aims to inspire collaborative research by raising awareness of expertise and innovative projects across the sector.
Contents
Research devoted to reducing sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) among Māori leads to Royal Society Te Apārangi prize
EIT: Māori are over-represented in SUDI deaths in New Zealand, in part due to exposure to the combined impact of smoking and infant-adult bed sharing along with a lack of engagement with antenatal services.
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Education in new consumer-centred mental health and addiction treatment aims to increase graduate uptake
Toi Ohomai: Manatū Hauora has identified the need to develop a resilient and diversely skilled mental health and addiction services workforce that is culturally responsive.
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Child-to-child vision screening test proves you don’t have to be an expert
Otago Polytechnic: Due to a lack of a comprehensive vision screening programme, some New Zealand school children who need glasses for their learning are not getting them.
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Study shows hunters are poisoning their families with lead-laced meat
NMIT: New Zealand hunters and their families inadvertently consume lead bullet residue resulting in elevated levels of lead in the body. The WHO states that there is no safe level of lead exposure.
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Evaluation of partnership will ensure health graduates are fit to serve Pasifika community
Wintec: The approval of K’aute Pasifika's new Pan Pacific Community Hub has created the momentum for the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) to evaluate their already strong relationship with the Pasifika organisation.
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Bachelor of Nursing Māori programme determines how best to integrate te reo
Whitireia: Manatū Hauora increasingly requires health services to demonstrate a greater commitment to tikanga Māori and te reo. Graduates who meet these changing needs are better equipped to serve the communities in which they work.
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Rural midwifery survey uncovers key factors for sustainable service provision
Ara Institute of Canterbury: The provision of rural maternity services in New Zealand has long been marred by a lack of funding and resources, as well as difficulties recruiting and retaining midwives.
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Study aims to improve quality of life for end stage prostate cancer patients
Unitec: Lutetium therapy, proven overseas to significantly improve quality of life for patients with advanced stage metastasized prostate cancer, has been privately available at Mercy Radiology in Auckland since 2018.
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