Māori health inequalities reveal uncomfortable truths

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Māori health inequalities reveal uncomfortable truths

5 June 2024

Gabrielle Baker

Wednesday 5 June 2024, 01:00 AM

Those who recognise that egalitarianism is a myth need to keep an eye on, and advocate for, wider social determinants of health [Image: Jon Tyson on Unsplash]

Gabrielle Baker explores the enduring misconception of New Zealand as an egalitarian society in the face of persistent health inequities

I often think about a conversation I had with a friend while she was studying public health a few years ago. She had her eyes opened by epidemiology a

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RNZ. rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/515681/david-seymour-wants-to-stop-lazily-categorising-by-race
Brown H, Bryder, L, 2023. Universal healthcare for all? Māori health inequalities in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1975–2000. Social Science & Medicine, 319, 115315
Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 1984. Hui Whakaoranga, 1984. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27266/hui-whakaoranga-1984

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