This editorial aims to highlight the health status for both children and adults, focusing on health indicators with worrying trends, and provides actionable insights for a way forwards in addressing and improving Asian health in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Author: Ekta Kumar
Who is Out There? Mapping Language Organisations in Aotearoa
Report by:
Languages Alliance Aotearoa NZ and Te Hononga Akoranga COMET
Aotearoa New Zealand is a multilingual country with over 170 languages spoken and up to 20% of the population aged 5 years and over able to speak more than one language. This rich language diversity is an invaluable resource for individuals, families, communities, and our nation, contributing significantly to social, cultural, spiritual, and economic wellbeing.
This report aims to explore, map out, describe and celebrate the language sector in Aotearoa New Zealand; its depth and breadth, the range of services and languages supported, and how language organisations fund themselves. It then reflects on what this all means for the long-term health of our nation’s many languages and their contribution to the nation’s overall wellbeing.
Link to the full report
https://cometauckland.org.nz/assets/files/LAANZ-COMET-Languages-Report-2024-WEB.pdf
You can also buy a hard copy of the report! Proceeds will support Language Alliance NZ in funding future projects.
Visit the Languages Alliance Aotearoa NZ website.
https://cometauckland.org.nz/our-campaigns/current-campaigns/languages-alliance-aotearoa-nz
Asian Health in Aotearoa: Findings from the New Zealand Health Survey 2002 – 2021
This report provides a current picture of the health status of the NZ population using data collected in the 2019–20 and 2020–21
annual survey periods from the following six ethnic groupings: South Asian, Chinese, Other Asian, Māori, Pacific, and European & Other.
Comparisons have also been made between South Asian, Chinese, and Other Asian participants to identify any trends in the Asian
community during 2002–03 to 2019–21.
Dying Well in Aotearoa New Zealand for ethnic minority communities: a time for reclamation?
Summary
Most New Zealanders, currently, are likely to die in hospital or in aged residential care. This paper explores the ‘good death’ in the context of Aotearoa’s multi-ethnocultural society. It highlights the importance of partnering with Ethnic minority communities (EMCs) to co-design culturally safe services to support EMCs to die well.
Refugees and mental wellbeing. A call for community approaches in Aotearoa New Zealand
Summary
The purpose of this paper is to examine community based, trauma informed to support refugee mental health and wellbeing, recognising that refugee status ismet through forced displacement in which refugees have experience of personal human rights abuses and have survived atrocities in which family and community have been lost.
Asian Rainbow Youth in New Zealand: Protective Factors
Summary
This article explores the impact of double minority status (ethnic and sexual/gender) and protective factors associated with emotional wellbeing and mental health of Asian Rainbow youth in Aotearoa using Youth19 data. Family acceptance and feeling safe at school mitigate risks of adverse emotional wellbeing experienced by Asian Rainbow youth.
Effectiveness of Green Physical Activity for Improving Health and Wellbeing: a narrative review
Summary:
This narrative literature review explores the health benefits of Green Physical Activity (GPA) and nature exposure, emphasizing mental, physical, and social outcomes. It underscores the significance of utilizing multidisciplinary approaches to promote health in New Zealand.
COVID-19 Lockdown in New Zealand: Perceived Stress and Wellbeing Among International Health Students Who Were Essential Frontline Workers
Summary:
This study investigated stress levels and wellbeing among international health and nursing postgraduates in New Zealand during COVID-19 lockdown, highlighting challenges and coping mechanisms, crucial for building resilient healthcare workforces globally.
Barriers and Drivers in Mental health Services in New Zealand: Current status and future direction
Summary:
In New Zealand, mental health issues, termed a ‘silent epidemic’, have multifaceted impacts, including poor mental health and persistent access inequities. Addressing these requires comprehensive strategies and programs like ‘Like Mind, Like Mine’.
Asian Migrants Navigating New Zealand Primary Care: a qualitative study
Introduction
The data reported in this paper is from the “Easy As project” which aimed to understand the navigational challenges faced by NZ Asians in accessing health care in NZ.