February 15, 2024
Research to measure kaupapa Maori health impact
University of Canterbury Associate Professor Sacha McMeeking has received $1.3 million from the Health Research Council to look at how kaupapa Māori improves health.
Ms McKeeking, who is co-director of the Child Well-being Research Institute, will work with 10 iwi and Māori organisational partners on the project.
She says while there is an aim to improve Māori health outcomes by incorporating Indigenous practices into the health system, there have been only limited impact studies.
Giving policy makers sound evidence and a more consistent way to describe Kaupapa Maori approaches could be a way to ensure more sustained investment.