Story: Pacific Island health

More links and websites

• Emerging needs, evolving services: the health of Pacific people in New Zealand

  A 2008 article from Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Science Online.

• ‘From Kava to Lager’ – alcohol consumption and drinking patterns for older adults of Pacific ethnic groups, and Europeans in the Diabetes Heart and Health Study (DHAHS) 2002–2003, Auckland New Zealand

• A 2009 article from Pacific Health Dialog about alcohol use by Pacific people in New Zealand

• Pacific health

  Information and publications about Pacific people's health from the Ministry of Health.

• The Health of Pacific Adults and Children

  Key findings about the health and well-being of Pacific adults and children in 2011/12 (PDF).

• New Zealand Health Survey

  This survey provides information about the health and well-being of New Zealanders, including Pacific people. Its results are updated annnually.

• The Social Report 2016

  Information on Pacific people’s health and socio-economic status is included in the Ministry of Social Development’s Social report (PDF).

More suggestions and sources

• 'Ala Mo'ui progress report – Pacific child health. Wellington: Ministry of Health, 2018.
• Foliaki, S., and others. ‘Pacific people.’ In Te rau hinengaro: the New Zealand mental health survey, edited by Mark A. Oakley Brown, J. Elisabeth Wells, and Kate M. Scott, 179–180. Wellington: Ministry of Health, 2006.
• Tupu ola moui: Pacific health chart book. Wellington: Ministry of Health, 2004.