Kaupapa Māori Epidemiology in Health Research – Finding our own standardsBridget Robson, Fiona Cram, Shirley Simmonds & Gordon Purdie, Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora Māori a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago, Wellington Funder: Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, University of Auckland Timeframe: 2007 Epidemiology
is a tool used to shape policy, purchasing, evaluation and planning. Tools used
in epidemiology may inadvertently better serve the interests of the numerically
dominant population. This study
critiqued and aimed to refine standard statistical tools and the way they are
utilised, in order to better serve the interests of indigenous peoples. It focused specifically on methods of
age-standardisation, confidence intervals, and other methods for adjusting for
age. It also sought to develop safer processes for reporting, interpreting, and
disseminating health data, in order to reduce the colonising aspects of
quantitative research. This project will be of interest to health researchers
and agencies, as well as other epidemiologists, Māori researchers and
government agencies interested in Māori-non-Māori disparities. PublicationsRobson, B., Purdie, G., Cram, F. & Simmonds, S. (2007). Age standardisation – an indigenous standard? Emerging Themes in Epidemiology. An online journal published by BioMed Central. Simmonds, S., Robson, B., Cram, F. & Purdie, G. (2008). Kaupapa Māori epidemiology. Round Table: New Zealand epidemiology. Australian Epidemiologist, 15.1, 3-6. Related PublicationsRobson, R. & Harris, R. (Eds.), (2007). Hauora: Māori standards of health IV. A study of the years 2000-2005. Wellington: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare. Keefe, V., Ormsby C., Robson, B., Reid, P., Cram, F. & Purdie, G. (1999). Kaupapa Māori meets retrospective cohort. He Pukenga Kōrero, 5, 12-17. Also see research on the health impacts of the closure of the Whakatu Freezing Works. |
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