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Story: Pacific Island health

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Births, deaths and health attitudes

  3. Children and young people

  4. Diseases and disabilities

  5. Causes of poor health

  6. Risk factors and health service delivery

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Births, deaths and health attitudes

Legends lend support

Legends lend support

Young mum

Young mum

Pacific and total population by age group and sex, 2013

Pacific and total population by age group and sex, 2013

Avoidable deaths among Pacific people

Avoidable deaths among Pacific people (1st of 2)

Avoidable deaths by ethnicity and age

Avoidable deaths by ethnicity and age (2nd of 2)

From page 2 - Children and young people

Purple heart

Purple heart

Developing the Pacific health workforce

Developing the Pacific health workforce

From page 3 - Diseases and disabilities

Pacific heart disease

Pacific heart disease

Diabetes warning

Diabetes warning (1st of 2)

Managing diabetes

Managing diabetes (2nd of 2)

Encouraging cervical testing

Encouraging cervical testing

From page 4 - Causes of poor health

Lower median income

Lower median income

New homes for old

New homes for old

Healthy feasting

Healthy feasting

From page 5 - Risk factors and health service delivery

Exercising for health

Exercising for health

Encouraging moderate drinking

Encouraging moderate drinking

Pacific smokers

Pacific smokers

Preventable hospital admissions

Preventable hospital admissions

Drop-in maternity centre

Drop-in maternity centre (1st of 3)

Pacific nursing graduates

Pacific nursing graduates (2nd of 3)

Dr Zafar Smith

Dr Zafar Smith (3rd of 3)

How to cite this page:

Colin Tukuitonga, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/pacific-island-health/media (accessed 14 August 2022)

Story by Colin Tukuitonga, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 9 Jan 2019

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