Foreword – Volume Two, Issue One
Welcome to the second issue of Hauora Research.
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Hauora Research showcases current health and wellbeing research by the Te Pūkenga network throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.
Curated by the Research Futures: Health & Wellbeing Working Group, the publication aims to inspire collaborative research by raising awareness of expertise and innovative projects across the sector.
Contents
Whiti Te Rā: Connecting whai ora Māori (Māori clients) to traditional pathways of wellbeing
Wintec: Traditional pathways of wellbeing have the potential to positively influence Māori health outcomes, possibly in ways that Western models of healthcare have so far failed to achieve.
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Learning from the world’s largest recorded campylobacter outbreak
EIT: Havelock North experienced one of the largest recorded campylobacter outbreaks in August 2016 due to contamination of the town’s untreated, reticulated bore water supply, following a heavy rainfall event.
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Nurse practitioners a conduit to timelier patient care in surgical settings
Toi Ohomai: In 2019, most of New Zealand’s approximately 360 nurse practitioners worked in primary health care, and to a lesser extent, aged care.
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Who will look after us? Student nurse perceptions of a career in aged care.
Unitec: New Zealand’s changing demographics will see a significant increase in our aging population by 2052.
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A midwifery perspective of pregnancy and birth care in women with high BMI
Otago Polytechnic: In Aotearoa over 95% of women choose a midwife as their Lead Maternity Carer.
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Food as medicine: Investigating antioxidant levels in homemade and commercial apple cider vinegar
UCOL: The human body experiences environmental stressors daily, producing oxidative stress that damages our cells and tissue.
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Invisible and undiagnosed: Adults with selective mutism reflect on their experiences of education
Whitireia: Selective mutism is a social anxiety disorder that is usually diagnosed in children.
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Online ‘escape rooms’ as a teaching aid for nursing students during lockdown
SIT: ‘Escape rooms’ are physical adventure games, where participants work together to find clues and solve puzzles to escape from a room, usually within a time limit.
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