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Muckle, Adrian, Colin Newbury, Tony Ballantyne, Rob Borofsky, David Armitage, and Alison Bashford. "Pacific Histories: ocean, land, people." Journal of Pacific History 50, no. 2 (April 3, 2015): 229–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223344.2015.1030095.

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Lin, En-Yi J., Sally Casswell, Taisia Huckle, Ru Quan You, and Lanuola Asiasiga. "Does one shoe fit all? Impacts of gambling among four ethnic groups in New Zealand." Journal of Gambling Issues, no. 26 (December 1, 2011): 69. http://dx.doi.org/10.4309/jgi.2011.26.6.

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The aim of the current study is to examine the impacts of gambling among four different ethnic groups within New Zealand (i.e., Maori, Pakeha, Pacific peoples, and Chinese and Korean peoples). Four thousand and sixty-eight Pakeha, 1,162 Maori, 1,031 Pacific people, and 984 Chinese and Korean people took part in a telephone interview that assessed their gambling participation and their quality of life. Results showed a number of differences between ethnic groups. For the Maori and Pacific samples, there were significant associations between gambling participation (especially time spent on electronic gaming machines) and lower ratings in a number of life domains. In contrast to the findings for the Maori and Pacific peoples, which showed predominantly negative associations between gambling modes and people's self ratings of their domains of life, the findings for Pakeha and for Chinese and Korean peoples were more mixed and the associations predominantly positive.
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Vakalahi, Halaevalu F. O. "Commentary: Embracing Culture as Essential to Pacific People." Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology 5, no. 2 (2011): 85–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1834490900000064.

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The existing written literature on Pacific people is generally limited and available information is often incomplete, inaccurate or outdated. In many geographical locations, including the United States, literature focusing specifically on Pacific people is extremely sparse because it is often subsumed within broader coverage of people throughout the Asia-Pacific region. As such, the experiences are often trivialised. The Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology is filling gaps in contemporary psychology. It is exposing the world to the phenomenally rich and diverse cultures and people of the Pacific Rim. This is not only groundbreaking; it is also a form of social justice work. It advocates the use of a cultural lens in viewing the world and human behaviour; in this case a Pacific-culture lens that emphasises inclusivity, collectivity and reciprocity. Helping to promote a social justice movement that celebrates and honours the rich and extraordinarily diverse region of the Pacific will continue to contribute to the betterment of research, services and programming in today's diverse society. Furthermore, it will contribute to the journal's quest to become a preferred forum for the ??First People of the Pacific inside and outside of their Pacific home.
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Vakalahi, Halaevalu F. O. "Commentary: Embracing Culture as Essential to Pacific People." Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology 5, no. 2 (December 2011): 85–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1834490900000623.

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The existing written literature on Pacific people is generally limited and available information is often incomplete, inaccurate or outdated. In many geographical locations, including the United States, literature focusing specifically on Pacific people is extremely sparse because it is often subsumed within broader coverage of people throughout the Asia-Pacific region. As such, the experiences are often trivialised. The Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology is filling gaps in contemporary psychology. It is exposing the world to the phenomenally rich and diverse cultures and people of the Pacific Rim. This is not only groundbreaking; it is also a form of social justice work. It advocates the use of a cultural lens in viewing the world and human behaviour; in this case a Pacific-culture lens that emphasises inclusivity, collectivity and reciprocity. Helping to promote a social justice movement that celebrates and honours the rich and extraordinarily diverse region of the Pacific will continue to contribute to the betterment of research, services and programming in today's diverse society. Furthermore, it will contribute to the journal's quest to become a preferred forum for the ??First People of the Pacific inside and outside of their Pacific home.
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Mulder, Roger, Debbie Sorensen, Staverton Kautoke, and Seini Jensen. "Pacific models of mental health service delivery in New Zealand: Part I: What do we know about Pacific mental health in New Zealand? A narrative review." Australasian Psychiatry 28, no. 1 (July 8, 2019): 16–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856219859274.

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Objective: To update measures of mental disorders and service use in Pacific people living in New Zealand. Method: A narrative review was conducted of available data on the prevalence of mental disorder, psychotropic drug prescribing and service use by Pacific people. Results: The 12-month prevalence of mental disorders in Pacific people was similar to European/Other in 2004. Currently Pacific people report high rates of psychological distress but lower levels of psychiatric disorders. Pacific adults have low rates of drinking but many who drink have a hazardous pattern. While Pacific people previously accessed services less than half the rate of European access, access rates in secondary care are now similar. Pacific people have relatively low rates of psychotropic drug use but these are increasing. Conclusion: There is limited evidence about Pacific people’s mental health in New Zealand. Patterns of psychopathology and service use may be different from other ethnic groups. Protective factors in Pacific culture should not be undermined when delivering mental health services.
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Foliaki, Siale A., Jesse Kokaua, David Schaaf, and Colin Tukuitonga. "Twelve-Month and Lifetime Prevalences of Mental Disorders and Treatment Contact Among Pacific People in Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 40, no. 10 (October 2006): 924–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1614.2006.01912.x.

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Objective: To show the 12 month and lifetime prevalences of mental disorders and 12 month treatment contact of Pacific people in Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey. Method: Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey, undertaken in 2003 and 2004, was a nationally representative face-to-face household survey of 12 992 New Zealand adults aged 16 years and over including M ori (n = 2457), Pacific people (n = 2236), people of mixed Pacific and M ori ethnicity (n = 138), and ‘Others’ (a composite group of predominantly European descent) (n = 8161). Ethnicity was measured by self-identified ethnicity using the New Zealand 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings question. A fully structured diagnostic interview, the World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0), was used to measure disorders. The overall response rate was 73.3%. Results: Pacific people have high rates of mental illness: the unadjusted 12 month prevalence for Pacific people was 25.0% compared with 20.7% for the total New Zealand population. There were also higher 12 month prevalences of suicidal ideation (4.5%) and suicide attempts (1.2%). Only 25.0% of Pacific people who had experienced a serious mental disorder had visited any health service for their mental health reason compared with 58.0% of the total New Zealand population. The prevalence of mental disorder was lower among Pacific people born in the Islands than among New Zealand-born Pacific people. Conclusion: Pacific people experience high prevalence of mental disorder and New Zealand-born Pacific people experience significantly higher prevalence than Island-born Pacific people.
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Nosa, Vili, Dwaine Faletanoai, Audrey Po'e-Tofaeono, and David Newcombe. "perspective on Illicit drug use for Pacific people living in New Zealand." Pacific Health Dialog 21, no. 10 (December 20, 2022): 693–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.26635/phd.2022.149.

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Historically, alcohol and tobacco use has been the main substance use for Pacific people in New Zealand (NZ).1,2,3 However, more recently, illicit drug use is a new emerging concerning trend amongst Pacific people in New Zealand. Illicit drugs refer to highly addictive and illegal substances such as cannabis, synthetic cannabinoids, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine. Importantly, Pacific youth have been identified as having higher prevalence rates than other age groups in the Pacific population in New Zealand. 4 Although, Pacific people have higher rates of substance abuse, they tend to have lower rates of accessing health service access compared with the New Zealand general population.5 Very little research has examined illicit drug use for Pacific people. With the emergence of rising illicit drug use, there is an urgent needed to identify why illicit drugs will become an issue for Pacific people in the future.
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Meredith, Ineke, Diana Sarfati, Takayoshi Ikeda, and Tony Blakely. "Cancer in Pacific people in New Zealand." Cancer Causes & Control 23, no. 7 (May 23, 2012): 1173–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10552-012-9986-x.

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Nunn, Patrick D. "Holocene sea-level change and human response in Pacific Islands." Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 98, no. 1 (March 2007): 117–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1755691007000084.

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ABSTRACTHolocene sea-level changes affected people living in the Pacific Islands and their ancestors along the western Pacific Rim. Sea-level changes, particularly those that were rapid, may have led to profound and enduring societal/lifestyle changes. Examples are given of (1) how a rapid sea-level rise (CRE-3) about 7600 BP could ultimately have led to the earliest significant cross-ocean movements of people from the western Pacific Rim into the islands; (2) how mid to late Holocene sea-level changes gradually created coastal environments on Pacific Islands that were highly attractive to human settlers; (3) a hypothesis that rapid sea-level fall during the ‘AD 1300 Event' brought about widespread disruption to trajectories of cultural evolution throughout the Pacific Islands; and (4) the effects of recent and likely future sea-level rise on Pacific Island peoples.
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Maino, Charles. "People, News and Government." Pacific Journalism Review : Te Koakoa 2, no. 1 (November 1, 1995): 84–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/pjr.v2i1.543.

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Like all rights and freedoms, freedom of the press sometimes gets a rough handling by various authorities and governments throughout the world. In the Pacific, the right must be preserved for the interests of the people.
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Liddell, Marg, Meredith Blake, and Supriya Singh. "Over-represented and misunderstood: Pacific young people and juvenile justice in NSW." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology 50, no. 4 (September 13, 2016): 529–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865816666614.

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In New South Wales, Australia, statistics show that Pacific young people are over-represented in the juvenile justice system. They enter later than other young offenders, frequently for violent offending. Drawing on research with Pacific young people on correctional orders, their families and communities, we outline the reasons for their over-representation using a risk and protective paradigm. Family connections, religious faith and cultural identity are reportedly strong for Pacific young people, but they struggle to negotiate differences between Pacific and Australian cultures. Misunderstanding of these issues and Pacific young people’s typical offending trajectory results in a lack of interventions to reduce this offending behaviour. This article makes a contribution to knowledge of a rarely researched group of young people in the juvenile justice system. It highlights the need for increased awareness of issues that Pacific young offenders face.
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Taua'i, Eirenei, Rose Richards, and Jesse Kokaua. "Is Pacific language ability protective of prevalence of mental disorders among Pacific peoples in New Zealand?" Pacific Health Dialog 21, no. 1 (February 27, 2018): 10–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.26635/phd.2018.902.

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Aims: To explore associations between experiences of mental illness, migration status and languages spoken among Pacific adults living in NZ. Methods: SURVEY FREQ and SURVEY LOGISTIC procedures in SAS were applied to data from Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand (NZ) Mental Health Survey, a survey of 12,992 New Zealand adults aged 16 and over in 2003/2004. Pacific people were over sampled and this paper focuses on the 2374 Pacific participants but includes, for comparison, 8160 non-Maori-non-Pacific (NMNP) participants. Results: Pacific migrant respondents had the lowest prevalence of mental disorders compared to other Pacific peoples. However, Pacific immigrants were also less likely to use mental health services, suggesting an increased likelihood of experiencing barriers to available mental health care. Those who were born in NZ and who were proficient in a Pacific language had the lowest levels of common mental disorders, suggesting a protective effect for the NZ-born population. Additionally, access to mental health services was similar between NZ-born people who spoke a Pacific language and those who did not. Conclusions: We conclude that, given the association between Pacific language and reduced mental disorder, there may be a positive role for Pacific language promotion in efforts to reduce the prevalence of mental health disorder among Pacific communities in NZ.
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Ape-Esera, Luisa, Vili Nosa, and Felicity Goodyear-Smith. "The Pacific primary health care workforce in New Zealand: What are the needs?" Journal of Primary Health Care 1, no. 2 (2009): 126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hc09126.

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AIM: To scope future needs of the NZ Pacific primary care workforce. METHOD: Semi-structured interviews with key informants including Pacific primary care workers in both Pacific and mainstream primary health care organisations and managers at funding, policy and strategy levels. Qualitative thematic analysis using general inductive approach. RESULTS: Thirteen stakeholders interviewed (four males, nine females) in 2006. Included both NZ- and Island-born people of Samoan, Tongan, Niuean, Fijian and NZ European ethnicities; age 20–65 years. Occupations included general practitioner, practice nurse, community worker, Ministry of Health official and manager representing mainstream and Pacific-specific organisations. Key themes were significant differences in attributes, needs and values between ‘traditional’ and contemporary Pacific people; issues regarding recruitment and retention of Pacific people into the primary health care workforce; importance of cultural appropriateness for Pacific populations utilising mainstream and Pacific-specific primary care services and both advantages and disadvantages of ‘Pacific for Pacific’ services. CONCLUSION: Interviews demonstrated heterogeneity of Pacific population regarding ethnicity, age, duration of NZ residence and degree of immersion in their culture and language. Higher rates of mental disorder amongst NZ-born Pacific signpost urgent need to address the impact of Western values on NZ-born Pacific youth. Pacific population growth means increasing demands on health services with Pacific worker shortages across all primary health care occupations. However it is not possible for all Pacific people to be treated by Pacific organisations and/or by Pacific health workers and services should be culturally competent regardless of ethnicity of providers. KEYWORDS: Pacific Islands, New Zealand, manpower, ethnic groups, Oceanic Ancestry Group, primary health care
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Bayliss-Smith, Tim. "People and the Pacific environment : a changing geography." Journal de la Société des océanistes 84, no. 1 (1987): 103–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.3406/jso.1987.2569.

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Duncan, Anne. "Consulting with Pacific people: a palangi steps out." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 28, no. 1 (February 2004): 90–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.2004.tb00642.x.

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Foliaki, S. "Prevention and control of diabetes in Pacific people." BMJ 327, no. 7412 (August 23, 2003): 437–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.327.7412.437.

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Abel, Myriam. "Substance Misuse Among Young People in the Pacific." Promotion & Education 4, no. 3 (September 1997): 41–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/102538239700400323.

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Glover, Marewa, Vili Nosa, Dudley Gentles, Donna Watson, and Janine Paynter. "Do New Zealand Māori and Pacific ‘walk the talk’ when it comes to stopping smoking? A qualitative study of motivation to quit." Journal of Smoking Cessation 9, no. 2 (August 16, 2013): 68–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jsc.2013.22.

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Introduction: In March 2011, the New Zealand government committed to the goal of reducing the prevalence of current smokers to less than 5% by 2025. Smoking prevalence is significantly higher for Māori and Pacific peoples. To ensure a proportionately larger decrease in smoking prevalence for Māori and Pacific peoples by 2025, more effective strategies for prompting cessation among these groups are needed. Aim: This study aimed to identify what motivates Māori and Pacific people to quit smoking so that communications and mass media quit campaigns can be more effective at triggering quitting among them. Method: A qualitative approach utilising focus groups (N = 168) was used to ask participants to rank reasons why people say they should quit smoking (the ‘talk’) which we compared with participants’ reasons for actually quitting (the ‘walk’). The results were plotted on a scatter graph using a method devised by the authors. Results: Health, children and pregnancy were perceived to be strong motivating reasons to quit and they were frequently cited as triggering past quit attempts. Cost was plotted high for Pacific but low for Māori especially for talk. ‘It stinks’ was cited as triggering past quit attempts, but was not perceived as a reason to quit. Conclusion: Emotionally important reasons and more immediate reasons for quitting are likely to be more effective at prompting Māori and Pacific peoples to stop smoking.
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Symon, Vanda, Rosalina Richards, Pauline Norris, Talai Mapusua, and Leigh Hale. "The needs of Pacific families affected by age-related cognitive impairment in New Zealand: interviews with providers from health-care organisations." Journal of Primary Health Care 13, no. 4 (2021): 317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hc21082.

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ABSTRACTINTRODUCTIONPacific populations in New Zealand are aging, but little is known in the health-care environment about their experiences with cognitive impairment.AIMThe aim was to explore the needs of Pacific peoples affected by age-related cognitive decline from the perspectives of health-care providers.METHODSSix health-care service providers from organisations focused on Pacific patients were interviewed to determine services available to aged Pacific peoples, access, and whether they met Pacific people’s needs.RESULTSThree areas of concern were identified by all participants: access to services; getting a diagnosis; and communication and language. Many experienced a lack of information and poor access to services. Diagnosis of cognitive impairment was frequently made difficult by inconsistent access to general practitioners in lower socio-economic areas. Communication was hindered by poor access to information in Pacific languages.DISCUSSIONCommon themes noted by all participating health-care providers indicated the needs of aged Pacific people experiencing cognitive decline were often not being met.
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Tararo-Ruhe, Troy, Debra L. Waters, and Rosalina Richards. "Engaging Dunedin New Zealand Pacific People in Falls Prevention." Pacific Health Dialog 21, no. 2 (September 30, 2018): 80–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.26635/phd.2018.917.

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Introduction: Falls are a common cause of injury in New Zealand. However, falls risk and prevalence have not been investigated in Pacific peoples. To address this knowledge gap, a literature review, falls risk screening, and attitudes towards exercise as falls prevention questionnaires were conducted in a Pacific population in the southern regional town of Dunedin. Aims: To identify the attitudes towards strength and balance exercise as falls prevention within Pacific Islands peoples in Dunedin, New Zealand. Methods: Participants aged 55+ were recruited from Pacific Trust Otago, flyers, at church groups and existing exercise classes. Falls screening was assessed by the New Zealand Health Quality and Safety Commission’s Ask, Assess, Act questionnaire. Attitudes towards exercise as falls prevention intervention, was assessed using a culturally adapted version of the Attitudes to Falls-Related Intervention Scales (AFRIS). Both questionnaires were verbally administered in the participants’ native tongue. Results: Fifty respondents (mean age: 68.69, males: 39.58%, females: 60.42%) completed the questionnaires. Just over 56% indicated falls risk (62.07% female and 52.63% male) and 30% reported a fall in the last 12 months (31.03% females and 21.05% males). AFRIS highest mean score, was 6.69 (out of 7) for readiness to engage in strength and balance exercise to prevent falls. The lowest score (6.4) was ease of exercise participation. The total mean AFRIS score was 38.96 out of a possible 42. Conclusions: Self-reported falls in the past year and risk within this population was comparable to other groups and highlights the need for falls prevention that caters to cultural needs. The positive response to adding strength and balance exercise provides supporting evidence of incorporating strength and balance exercises into existing programmes
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Baxter, Joanne, Jesse Kokaua, J. Elisabeth Wells, Magnus A. McGee, and Mark A. Oakley Browne. "Ethnic Comparisons of the 12 Month Prevalence of Mental Disorders and Treatment Contact in Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 40, no. 10 (October 2006): 905–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1614.2006.01910.x.

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Objective: To compare ethnic groups for the 12 month prevalence of mental disorders and 12 month treatment contact in Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey. Method: Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey, undertaken in 2003 and 2004, was a nationally representative face-to-face household survey of 12 992 New Zealand adults aged 16 years and over, including M ori (n = 2595), Pacific people (n = 2236) and a composite Other ethnic group (predominantly European) (n = 8161). Ethnicity was measured using the 2001 census ethnicity question. A fully structured diagnostic interview, the World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0) was used to measure disorder. The overall response rate was 73.3%. Results: The 12 month prevalence of any mental disorder was highest in M ori (29.5%; 26.6, 32.4), followed by Pacific people (24.4%; 21.2, 27.6) and Others (19.3%; 18.0, 20.6). Adjustment for age, sex, education and household income reduced differences: Māori (23.9%; 21.3, 26.4), Pacific (19.2%; 16.4, 22.1) and Other (20.3%; 18.9, 21.6). A similar pattern was seen for serious disorder and most individual disorders or disorder groups. After adjustment, M ori were most different from Pacific people and Others for substance use disorder. Both M ori and Pacific people had a higher prevalence of bipolar disorder than Others. Pacific people had the lowest prevalence of major depressive disorder. Among those with disorder, the proportion with a visit for mental health problems to any service was highest among Others (41.1%; 38.1, 44.1), with M ori (32.5%; 28.3, 36.7) intermediate and Pacific (25.4%, 19.4, 31.4) lowest. Adjustment did not alter ethnic differences in service contact. Conclusion: M ori, and to a lesser extent Pacific people, have a higher prevalence of 12 month mental disorders than Others. Differences are reduced after adjusting for sociodemographic correlates. Relative to need, Pacific people in particular and M ori are less likely than Others to have contact with services (health or non-health), regardless of sociodemographic circumstances.
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Kearney, Judith, and Matthew Glen. "The effects of citizenship and ethnicity on the education pathways of Pacific youth in Australia." Education, Citizenship and Social Justice 12, no. 3 (February 9, 2017): 277–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1746197916684644.

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This article reports on a study that investigated the education pathways of 464 young people. We were interested in the effects of New Zealand citizenship and Pacific ethnicity on pathways so compared findings for three groups residing in Australia: Pacific youth with New Zealand citizenship, Pacific youth with Australian citizenship, and non-Pacific youth with Australian citizenship. Findings showed that the first group was significantly less likely than others to have gained a university qualification. Pacific youth, regardless of citizenship, were more likely than non-Pacific peers to have a vocational qualification rather than a university qualification. No evidence suggests this resulted from lack of motivation or lack of ability. However, two inter-related factors explained outcomes for the Pacific cohort: likelihood of low socio-economic status and first-in-family to attend university. We propose that Pacific communities’ collectivist orientation may also restrict opportunities for Pacific youth seeking higher education pathways. We therefore argue that until Pacific young people are better represented in higher education cohorts, they should be a targeted equity group, and that the Australian government’s decision to exclude many of these young people from higher education loans is an anomaly in the context of its ‘widening participation’ agenda for Australian higher education.
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Tukuitonga, Colin, and Alec Ekeroma. "Covid-19 outbreak reflects inequities in health and socioeconomic disadvantage in Aotearoa/New Zealand and the Pacific Islands." Pacific Health Dialog 21, no. 8 (December 30, 2021): 475–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.26635/phd.2021.124.

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The Covid-19 outbreak in Aotearoa/New Zealand is a timely reminder of the chronic inequities in health and the importance of socioeconomic factors in the origins of the disease. The pandemic has affected mainly indigenous Maori and Pacific people. There were 5,371 confirmed and probable cases of Covid-19 as at 13 November 2021, of which 2,104 (39%) were in Maori and 1,646 (31%) were in Pacific people. Furthermore, 228 (70%) of all hospital admissions were Maori and Pacific people
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Tiatia-Seath, Jemaima, Yvonne Underhill-Sem, and Alistair Woodward. "The Nexus between Climate Change, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Pacific Peoples." Pacific Health Dialog 21, no. 2 (September 30, 2018): 47–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.26635/phd.2018.911.

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An estimated 75 million people from the Asia-Pacific region will be forced to migrate by 2050 as a result of climate change. Moreover, New Zealand and Australia will become a potential relocation destination for many Pacific peoples.This call to action is timely, as New Zealand's current government is proposing to provide climate migration visas for Pacific peoples displaced by rising sea levels. The post-migration experience of recent migrants is important in the resettlement process and the sociocultural conditions of a host country can have powerful influence on their mental health and wellbeing.
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Schad, Jasper G. "An Art-Hungry People." Southern California Quarterly 97, no. 4 (2015): 317–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/ucpsocal.2015.97.4.317.

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Nineteen fifteen was a pivotal year for art in Los Angeles. Paintings of the adjacent countryside, already widely popular, became even more so that year, propelled by a rising tide of cultural progressivism, World War I, and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Those events raised art interest, introduced Angelenos to new forms of artistic expression, and quickened the pace of social, cultural, and economic change. In so doing, they also set the stage, during the 1920s, for the eventual collapse of the city’s vibrant 1915 art world.
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Cass, Philip Leslie, and David Robie. "EDITORIAL: Finding the Pacific voice." Pacific Journalism Review 22, no. 2 (December 31, 2016): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/pjr.v22i2.90.

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Good journalism remains central to the needs of the Pacific and her people. Good journalism education is central to this issue of Pacific Journalism Review, which features a selection of papers on journalism education in the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. Drawn mostly from the papers presented to the Fourth World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC16), and the preconference organised by the Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia (JERAA) and the Pacific Media Centre with the Media Educators Pacific (MeP) at the Auckland University of Technology in July, they all reflect the importance of good journalism and good journalism education. Speaking at the opening of the preconference, University of Auckland Associate Professor Toeolesulusulu Damon Salesa said the profession was vital for bringing the Pacific community together. Dr Salesa, director of the newly founded New Zealand Institute for Pacific Research, which sponsored five Pacific media educators to attend the conferences, said journalism helped people engage in the public sphere.
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Rutledge, Paul J., and Thomas W. Chinn. "Bridging the Pacific: San Francisco Chinatown and Its People." International Migration Review 24, no. 4 (1990): 836. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2546217.

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Chapman, C. "Genetics of club foot in Maori and Pacific people." Journal of Medical Genetics 37, no. 9 (September 1, 2000): 680–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jmg.37.9.680.

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Dowling, Peter J., and Noelle Donnelly. "Managing people in global markets—The Asia Pacific perspective." Journal of World Business 48, no. 2 (April 2013): 171–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2012.07.001.

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Ho, Calvin W. L., and Karel Caals. "People-centred Universal Health Coverage in the Asia-Pacific." Asian Bioethics Review 11, no. 1 (March 2019): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41649-019-00084-4.

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Feinberg, Richard. "People, Birds, Canoes, and Seafaring in the Pacific Islands." Český lid 107, no. 3 (September 25, 2020): 335–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.21104/cl.2020.3.03.

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Singh, Navdeep, and Jasbir Bawa. "Suspicious People: Profiling and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders." AAPI Nexus Journal: Policy, Practice, and Community 14, no. 2 (2016): 49–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.36650/nexus14.2_49-62_singhbawa.

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The experience of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community was defined by suspicion following the attacks on September 11, 2001. An era of national security has altered the relationship between the government, the public, and minority communities. This article explores the development of the current profiling paradigm and its impact on the AAPI community. It offers an assessment of the role the profiling paradigm will play as the AAPI community grows over the next twenty years and offers perspectives on how changing demographics can be used to address racial and religious profiling.
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Sika-Paotonu, Dianne. "Connecting with STEM and Immunology in the Classroom – the importance of Role Modelling." Journal of Immunology 204, no. 1_Supplement (May 1, 2020): 222.34. http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.204.supp.222.34.

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Abstract Connecting young people with STEM and Immunology within the classroom setting can be a challenge. Outreach education and knowledge translation efforts can be supported by appropriate Role Modelling and Contextualisation for students and young people. The purpose of this work was to support improved interest and engagement by young Pacific students within a STEM related context, within the classroom setting using an Immunology based in-class teaching focus. Pacific students remain underrepresented in STEM and health related subjects and courses. An outreach education STEM based knowledge translational programme was specifically designed for Pacific students aged 10–12 years (Year 7 & 8) by an external organisation, and included an outreach activity contribution by a female Pacific Biomedical Scientist. Context specific STEM related Immunology content was shared with the Pacific students in the form of cancer related research work and was targeted to the 10–12 year age group. The growing burden of cancer remains a significant concern for Pacific Peoples living in New Zealand and the Pacific Region. Student feedback in verbal and written form indicated this in-class session was very well received. Students engaged well with the in-class question and answer session involving the Pacific Biomedical Scientist and expressed interest in considering STEM as possible subject options. The importance of appropriate Role Modelling and Contextualization of STEM associated Immunology based teaching in the Classroom in supporting positive and constructive classroom experiences for students, was reinforced by the feedback and interactions outlined in this work.
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Sanders, Michael, Natasha Houghton, Ofa Dewes, Judith McCool, and Peter Thorne. "Estimated prevalence of hearing loss and provision of hearing services in Pacific Island nations." Journal of Primary Health Care 7, no. 1 (2015): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hc15005.

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INTRODUCTION: Hearing impairment (HI) affects an estimated 538 million people worldwide, with 80% of these living in developing countries. Untreated HI in childhood may lead to developmental delay and in adults results in social isolation, inability to find or maintain employment, and dependency. Early intervention and support programmes can significantly reduce the negative effects of HI. AIM: To estimate HI prevalence and identify available hearing services in some Pacific countries — Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga. METHODS: Data were collected through literature review and correspondence with service providers. Prevalence estimates were based on census data and previously published regional estimates. RESULTS: Estimates indicate 20–23% of the population may have at least a mild HI, with up to 11% having a moderate impairment or worse. Estimated incidence of chronic otitis media in Pacific Island nations is 3–5 times greater than other Australasian countries in children under 10 years old. Permanent HI from otitis media is substantially more likely in children and adults in Pacific Island nations. Several organisations and individuals provide some limited hearing services in a few Pacific Island nations, but the majority of people with HI are largely underserved. DISCUSSION: Although accurate information on HI prevalence is lacking, prevalence estimates of HI and ear disease suggest they are significant health conditions in Pacific Island nations. There is relatively little support for people with HI or ear disease in the Pacific region. An investment in initiatives to both identify and support people with hearing loss in the Pacific is necessary. KEYWORDS: Health services; hearing loss; otitis media; Pacific Islands
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Utanga, John. "Commentary: Pasifika media in the digital era." Pacific Journalism Review : Te Koakoa 13, no. 1 (April 1, 2007): 19–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/pjr.v13i1.881.

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The proportion of people who identified as Pacific Islanders in New Zealand grew by 14.7 percent to 265,974 in the 2005 Census. Overall, Pacific people now comprise almost 7 percent of the total New Zealand population. As the Pacific communities have grown, so have the Pasifika media developed and grown. Today, most of the Pacific Islands community has become well served by radio, newspapers, online media and, to a lesser extent, television—but not well served by mainstream media. Almost all of the media services are owned/and or operated by Pacific Islands businesses or organisations based either in New Zealand or in the Islands. This commentary outlines the state of Pasifika media in New Zealand and the challenges ahead for telling Pacific stories in the digital era.
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Markwyn, Abigail. "Fair Labor." Boom 5, no. 1 (2015): 62–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/boom.2015.5.1.62.

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Labor relations during the run up to and duration of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915 have been called the “Pax Panama Pacifica” thanks to unwritten agreements between fair planners and key labor unions in San Francisco. Fair planners intended to use the exposition to declare California’s ascendance as an economic stronghold in the Pacific, but the staging of it involved work that was inexorably bound with local, domestic, class, race, and gender conflicts in the Progressive Era. This article looks at why avoiding labor strife was critical to fair organizers’ objectives, and examines in particular the groups for whom the peace did not hold: unskilled workers, women, people of color, and foreign performers.
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Pookong, Kee, Jing Shu, Trevor Dang, and Siew-Ean Khoo. "People Movements between Australia and Asian-Pacific Nations: Trends, Issues and Prospects." Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 3, no. 2-3 (June 1994): 311–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/011719689400300219.

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Asia and the Pacific, excluding New Zealand, now provide over half of Australia's total immigrant intake. The Asian countries also account for more than half of tourists to Australia and the large majority of fee-paying overseas students enrolled in its tertiary and secondary education institutions. This article examines the growth and diversification of these permanent, long and short-term movements of people from Asia and the Pacific and the growth in immigrant and local-born Australians departing Australia to live and work in Asia. The occasional controversies surrounding the growth of Asian arrivals and Australia's current push to integrate with the booming Asian economies are examined. The article concludes with a general discussion of the economic, social, cultural, and international consequences of the two-way movements of people between Australia and its Asian and Pacific neighbors.
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Reddy, Ravi, David Welch, Ieti Lima, Peter Thorne, and Vili Nosa. "Identifying hearing care access barriers among older Pacific Island people in New Zealand: a qualitative study." BMJ Open 9, no. 8 (August 2019): e029007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029007.

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ObjectivesHearing loss is one of the most prevalent conditions affecting older people. In addition, there is little known about the factors influencing the uptake of hearing services among underserved communities. Our objective was to identify the barriers to accessing hearing care services among older Pacific Island people in New Zealand.SettingsEligible participants from Auckland City, New Zealand.ParticipantsIndividual face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted with 36 older Pacific Island people who were experienced hearing difficulties.MethodsA Pacific Island research methodology (Talanoa) and the ‘Health Care Access Barriers’ (HCAB) model, which identifies modifiable barriers to healthcare, was used as a theoretical framework for this research. The interviews were transcribed and analysed using a deductive approach to identify HCAB themes and subthemes experienced by older Pacific Island people.ResultsIdentified themes aligned with HCAB’s themes of financial, structural and cognitive barriers and subthemes described Pacific Island perspectives related to hearing care access in New Zealand. The financial barriers related to the high cost of hearing care and the structural barriers included transportation difficulties, limited family support, preference for community-based services and the absence of hearing care delivered by family doctors. Community norms and attitudes, communication limitations and limited awareness of hearing care services formed cognitive barriers among older Pasifika people in this study.ConclusionWe identified financial, structural and cognitive barriers that dissuaded older Pasifika people from accessing hearing care services. These modifiable barriers need to be eliminated or minimised to enable people to readily receive the hearing care assistance they need. It is essential to improve and develop culturally responsive models of hearing service delivery to ensure equitable access to hearing care, especially for underserved groups such as Pacific Island communities.
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Sika-Paotonu, Dianne. "Role modelling Immunology to support STEM education outreach efforts for Pacific College students." Journal of Immunology 202, no. 1_Supplement (May 1, 2019): 61.17. http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.202.supp.61.17.

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Abstract Educators are important role models for their students. Specialists and professionals working within STEM related areas can support outreach related education activities as role models for children and young people. To support improved education and health outcomes for Māori and Pacific young people in New Zealand (NZ), various strategies and interventions have been proposed. The importance of role modelling in this context is recognised. The purpose of this work was to support a STEM-related outreach education event organised by an external organisation, with a teaching contribution delivered by a Pacific Biomedical Scientist that was Immunologically based. The female Pacific Biomedical Scientist was invited to contribute to this work as a role model specifically to support improved interest and participation with STEM related learning in a workshop classroom environment. Given that context relevant science related learning was a primary focus, clinical research work was presented to the Pacific College students aged 14–16 years. The research work in part related to the autoimmune condition known as Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) that can trigger permanent heart damage known as Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) if left untreated. It is recognised that Māori and Pacific Peoples in NZ and in the Pacific Region are affected disproportionately by ARF and RHD. Verbal and written feedback from the College students highlighted the Immunology teaching session was well-received and enjoyed by the students. This work also demonstrated the importance of role modelling in the classroom blended with scientific knowledge communication in supporting positive interactions in the classroom for Pacific College students.
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Sopoaga, Faafetai, Ken Buckingham, and Charlotte Paul. "Causes of excess hospitalisations among Pacific peoples in New Zealand: implications for primary care." Journal of Primary Health Care 2, no. 2 (2010): 105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hc10105.

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INTRODUCTION: Pacific people suffer disproportionately poorer health and reduced life expectancy at birth compared to the total New Zealand population. AIM: To assess causes of excess morbidity in the Pacific population, and identify lesser known or previously unknown causes which require further investigation. METHODS: We obtained public hospital discharge data from July 2000 to December 2002. The population data were from the 2001 Census. Standardised discharge ratios were calculated to compare Pacific peoples with the total New Zealand population. RESULTS: Pacific peoples were six times more likely to have a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy and gout, and four to five times of rheumatic fever, gastric ulcer, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and diabetes. Respiratory diseases, skin abscesses, heart failure, cataracts, cerebral infarction and chronic renal failure were also significant causes of excess morbidity. Unexpected causes of excess morbidity included candidiasis, excess vomiting in pregnancy (hyperemesis gravidarum) and pterygium. DISCUSSION: The magnitude of established causes of excess morbidity among Pacific peoples were similar to our findings. Other causes of excess morbidity are less widely known, or are identified here for the first time. These are systemic lupus erythematosus, hyperemesis gravidarum, cardiomyopathy, gastric ulcer, candidiasis and pterygium. The findings draw attention to specific causes of excess morbidity in Pacific communities where effective interventions are available in primary care, and where further research may identify preventive or curative interventions. KEYWORDS: Pacific peoples; primary care; hyperemesis gravidarum; morbidity; hospitalizations
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Gaur, Sanjaya Singh, Sivakumari Supramaniam, Sheau Fen Yap, and Mele Foliaki. "Consumption of financial products amongst vulnerable pacific island people in New Zealand." Journal of Consumer Marketing 37, no. 7 (August 20, 2020): 833–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcm-10-2018-2912.

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Purpose This paper aims to understand the attitudes of young Pacific Island adults towards financial products such as debt and money and explore the cultural elements influencing the financial consumption amongst Pacific Island adults. Design/methodology/approach Hermeneutic phenomenology has been used to explore and gain insights into the experiences, thought processes, values and aspirations of young Pacific Island adults with regard to their consumption of financial products. Findings The findings identify culture as an influential factor in shaping the participants’ attitudes and financial consumption behaviour. Culture not only enabled the individuals to internalize their values, norms and beliefs but also shaped their way of thinking through the effect of communications. Originality/value Communication element within culture is identified as an influential factor in shaping the participants’ attitudes and financial consumption behaviour offering an important insight that social marketers should be aware of and be prepared to address when developing their financial educational programs or any other behavioural change interventions.
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Mulder, Roger, Debbie Sorensen, Staverton Kautoke, and Seini Jensen. "Part II: using an integrated case model for delivering mental health services in general practice for Pacific people." Australasian Psychiatry 28, no. 1 (September 16, 2019): 21–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856219871871.

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Objective: To discuss an alternative model for delivering mental health services to Pacific people in general practice. Methods: Review of primary healthcare models which attempt to integrate behavioural healthcare with general practice. Results: There is some evidence that relationship-based collaborative models may improve both mental and physical health. Such a model has been implemented successfully by Alaskan Native Americans. Conclusion: An integrated model of healthcare incorporating Pacific cultural values may reduce stigma and improve engagement and efficacy in delivering mental health treatment to Pacific people, their families and communities.
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Moala, Kalafi. "A final word: Pasifika solutions for Pacific problems." Pacific Journalism Review 22, no. 2 (December 31, 2016): 118. http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/pjr.v22i2.73.

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The issues that challenge the stewardship of Pasifika’s peoples are as complex and diverse as the Pacific itself. We have our own conceptual tools that help us understand these complex issues. Our problem has been that we have a hard time using the tools of others and we end up with somewhat distorted understanding of our own issues. No wonder we have problems sometimes in communicating our issues to the people we serve. Telling our own stories, in our own language, with our own conceptual tools, so that we can construct meaning and bring understanding is the aim of Pacific journalism.
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MacLean, Malcolm. "Sea People: In Search of the Ancient Navigators of the Pacific, Christina Thompson ([2019] 2020)." Journal of New Zealand & Pacific Studies 10, no. 2 (December 1, 2022): 211–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/nzps_00110_5.

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Review of: Sea People: In Search of the Ancient Navigators of the Pacific, Christina Thompson ([2019] 2020) London: William Collins, 384 pp., ISBN 978 0 00833 905 0 (pbk), £9.99 Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific, Nicholas Thomas (2021) New York: Basic Books, 224 pp., ISBN 978 1 54161 983 8 (hbk), US$25.00
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Walker, Robert J., Malama Tafunai, and Amrish Krishnan. "Chronic Kidney Disease in New Zealand Māori and Pacific People." Seminars in Nephrology 39, no. 3 (May 2019): 297–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semnephrol.2019.03.001.

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SIMMONS, D. "Diabetic nephropathy in New Zealand Maori and Pacific Islands people." Nephrology 4, s2 (September 1998): S72—S75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1797.1998.tb00476.x.

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The Lancet. "Lost in transition: health of transgender people in Asia Pacific." Lancet 379, no. 9830 (May 2012): 1924. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(12)60840-x.

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Sika-Paotonu, Dianne, Toni Anitelea, Adam Faatoese, Bridie Laing, Ron Puni, Tevita Vaipuna, and Parry Guilford. "ctDNA for early cancer diagnosis in Pacific Communities." Journal of Immunology 204, no. 1_Supplement (May 1, 2020): 86.51. http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.204.supp.86.51.

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Abstract Circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) refers to small fragments of tumour DNA found in the blood circulation, recognised by the presence of mutations in cancer genes. These DNA fragments can be isolated and quantified to obtain data about the cancer’s size and progression. Since gaining access to and obtaining biopsy samples from solid cancers in people is not always possible, the possibility of utilizing a simple blood sample to allow detection and monitoring of cancer growth is highly desirable. It is anticipated this simple method of detecting and monitoring cancer will enhance the precision of cancer diagnostics and surveillance and also lead to improved cancer health outcomes for Pacific Peoples. The purpose of this work was to support engagement with Pacific communities and share, and discuss and explore current research efforts, that included the potential utilization of ctDNA to improve the diagnosis, care and health outcomes of Pacific Peoples. A Pacific Fono (gathering) was held in the Hutt Valley region to promote appropriate knowledge translation activity, engagement and meaningful dialogue between researchers and the Pacific communities regarding current research works and findings of direct relevance and significance to Pacific communities. The Pacific community response to this research outreach effort was overwhelmingly positive and encouraging. Discussions were respectful and informative with shared information being exchanged between researchers and those in attendance. Feedback included expressed support for regarding the ctDNA research and for other areas of research focus that would be of benefit to Pacific communities. Requests from Pacific community members were also made for future similar events to be held.
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Fullagar, Kate. "Producing Philosophes in Oceania: Enlightenment through Pacific Spaces." Eighteenth-Century Life 45, no. 3 (September 1, 2021): 16–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00982601-9272985.

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The belated European rediscovery of the Pacific helped to test, modify, extend, or otherwise realize the critical, collecting, and conjecturing ethos of the Enlightenment. Whether official philosophers or not, voyagers found in the “new” space of the Pacific more data about the natural and social worlds than they had known before, which led to more empirical comparing, more systematic speculation, and more secular self-questioning. Most scholarship on Enlightenment and Pacific voyaging, however, focuses on relatively elite or well-educated thinkers who were already on the path toward an Enlightenment mindset before they even saw the southern hemisphere. A different story about Enlightenment and the Pacific emerges for less-obviously philosophical voyagers. For these travelers—most of them destined for a maritime but not necessarily an intellectual life—the Pacific could prove to be the primary or originary field for creating an Enlightenment disposition. More particularly, interactions with Pacific people were the means by which some Europeans apprehended what their “philosophical betters” typically discovered via texts. Pacific spaces prompted Enlightenment practices in ordinary mariners more readily or more evidently than they originated them in the educationally advantaged. This article surveys the experiences of a handful of ordinary voyagers to the Pacific Ocean. It aims to move forward discussions about the role the Pacific region and Pacific people played in developing so-called Western modernity.
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Raval, Manjri, Felicity Goodyear-Smith, and Susan Wells. "The effect of ethnicity on different ways of expressing cardiovascular treatment benefits and patient decision-making." Journal of Primary Health Care 7, no. 1 (2015): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hc15024.

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INTRODUCTION: The way information is presented to communicate risk and treatment benefit affects patients' understanding and perception of their risk and can influence their decisions. AIM: To assess the effect of ethnicity on patient preferences for different ways of expressing risk and treatment benefits. METHODS: Using tailored questionnaires, we surveyed Maori, Pacific and Indian peoples of known CVD risk to assess format preferences encouraging them to take medication or assist their understanding of possible treatment benefits. Statistical analysis determined any association of ethnicity with patient preferences. RESULTS: Of the 376 participants, 50% identified as New Zealand (NZ) European; 15% Maori; 25% Pacific and 10% Indian ethnicity. Patients preferred positive framing of risk (66%). Relative risk was the format reported as most encouraging to take medication and to understand risk, with natural frequencies least preferable, although Pacific people significantly preferred natural frequencies (p<0.0001) compared with other ethnic groups. The majority (55%) preferred pictures to numbers for explaining risk. Maori, Pacific and Indian participants significantly preferred 100-people chart formats over bar graphs compared with NZ Europeans/Others (p=0.002). Most (68%) preferred doctors to give their opinion on taking medication instead of explaining risks using numbers and/or pictures. Pacific and Indian peoples significantly preferred doctors to make decisions on treatment compared to NZ European/Other and Maori participants (p<0.0001). DISCUSSION: Ethnic differences in patient preferences for communication formats and decision-making should be considered when tailoring effective communication in primary care. However, individual preferences cannot be presumed and a combination of methods should routinely be used. KEYWORDS: Decision making; ethnicity; health communication; patient preference; primary health care; risk assessment
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