{"title":"Is Pacific language ability protective of prevalence of mental disorders among Pacific peoples in New Zealand","authors":"Eirenei Taua'i, R. Richards, J. Kokaua","doi":"10.26635/PHD.2018.902","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26635/PHD.2018.902","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: To explore associations between experiences of mental illness, migration status and languages spoken among Pacific adults living in NZ. \u0000Methods: SURVEY FREQ and SURVEY LOGISTIC procedures in SAS were applied to data from Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand (NZ) Mental Health Survey, a survey of 12,992 New Zealand adults aged 16 and over in 2003/2004. Pacific people were over sampled and this paper focuses on the 2374 Pacific participants but includes, for comparison, 8160 non-Maori-non-Pacific (NMNP) participants. \u0000Results: Pacific migrant respondents had the lowest prevalence of mental disorders compared to other Pacific peoples. However, Pacific immigrants were also less likely to use mental health services, suggesting an increased likelihood of experiencing barriers to available mental health care. Those who were born in NZ and who were proficient in a Pacific language had the lowest levels of common mental disorders, suggesting a protective effect for the NZ-born population. Additionally, access to mental health services was similar between NZ-born people who spoke a Pacific language and those who did not. \u0000Conclusions: We conclude that, given the association between Pacific language and reduced mental disorder, there may be a positive role for Pacific language promotion in efforts to reduce the prevalence of mental health disorder among Pacific communities in NZ.","PeriodicalId":82251,"journal":{"name":"Pacific health dialog","volume":"21 1","pages":"10-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48554464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Dekker, J. Kokaua, Glenda Oben, J. Simpson, R. Richards
{"title":"Are there differences within pre-school aged Pacific peoples’ hospital presentations with preventable conditions?","authors":"D. Dekker, J. Kokaua, Glenda Oben, J. Simpson, R. Richards","doi":"10.26635/phd.2018.904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26635/phd.2018.904","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":82251,"journal":{"name":"Pacific health dialog","volume":"21 1","pages":"27-36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46453683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Telehealth in the Pacific: Update 2018","authors":"W. Baravilala","doi":"10.26635/phd.2018.905","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26635/phd.2018.905","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":82251,"journal":{"name":"Pacific health dialog","volume":"21 1","pages":"37-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42892281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The importance of Pacific cultural competency in healthcare","authors":"Sipaea Tiatia-Seath","doi":"10.26635/PHD.2018.909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26635/PHD.2018.909","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":82251,"journal":{"name":"Pacific health dialog","volume":"21 1","pages":"8-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43254275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Culture on Health","authors":"C. Tukuitonga","doi":"10.26635/PHD.2018.901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26635/PHD.2018.901","url":null,"abstract":"Good health is the result of complex interactions between individual genetic makeup and the influences of the environment in which the person lives. In general, environmental factors are much more dominant in most cases. Environmental factors include proximal risks such as tobacco use, poor diets, risky behaviours which are in turn influenced heavily by distal and broader determinants such as social, economic and political factors e.g income has been shown to be a major influence on health. Income is closely associated with education and social status or class.","PeriodicalId":82251,"journal":{"name":"Pacific health dialog","volume":"21 1","pages":"5-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47313344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Losalini Tabakei, M. Bulanauca, Mara Vukivukiseru, J. Cama
{"title":"Emergency awake tracheostomy for an impending upper airway obstruction in a child while beheading a live fish","authors":"Losalini Tabakei, M. Bulanauca, Mara Vukivukiseru, J. Cama","doi":"10.26635/PHD.2018.906","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26635/PHD.2018.906","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":82251,"journal":{"name":"Pacific health dialog","volume":"21 1","pages":"39-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47330451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sugar-sweetened beverages in Pacific Island countries and territories: problems and solutions?","authors":"W Snowdon","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Non-communicable diseases are a major problem in the Pacific Islands, with poor diets an important contributing factor. Available data suggests high levels of intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) across the region, and particularly in adolescents. Due to concerns about the risks to health of high intakes, efforts have been made across the region to reduce the intake of SSBs. French Polynesia, Nauru, Cook Islands, Tonga and Fiji have implemented sales or excise taxes on SSBs to increase the price to the consumer. Many countries in the region have adopted school food policies which intend to limit or ban access to SSBs in schools. Guam also adopted legislation to ensure that healthier foods and beverages were available in all vending machines in schools. Efforts to control advertising and sponsorship of SSBs have been limited to-date in the region, although some school food policies do restrict advertising and sponsorship in schools, school grounds and school vehicles. Efforts around education and awareness raising have shown mixed success in terms of changing behaviour. Greater attention is needed to evaluate the impact of these measures to ensure that actions are effective, and to increase the evidence regionally of the most effective approaches to tackle SSBs.</p>","PeriodicalId":82251,"journal":{"name":"Pacific health dialog","volume":"20 1","pages":"43-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33139437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Carbonated beverage consumption in New Zealand adults.","authors":"G Sundborn, D Gentles, P Metcalf","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":82251,"journal":{"name":"Pacific health dialog","volume":"20 1","pages":"87-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33144588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The case to ban sugary food and drink from schools: these products are addictive, and kids will learn best without them.","authors":"S Thornley, G Sundborn","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In New Zealand, schools have been a battleground as a setting to address the obesity epidemic, with successive governments enforcing, and then repealing laws to ban junk food from canteen menus. Just what is considered 'junk food' remains controversial, but recently sugar sweetened beverages have become a target of public health groups. The adverse health consequences of their intake have been the principal arguments to reduce their availability. Here, we argue that the advantages of reducing intake of sugar in schools are very likely to lead to educational and other social benefits. Indices of sugar intake have been associated with aggressive behaviour, attention deficit, dysphoria and suicidal thoughts in cross-sectional studies. Longitudinal studies have also linked soft drink intake with impaired cognitive development. We believe that banning sugary drinks from schools will assist teachers and students to better achieve their learning goals, with a side effect of improving their health status.</p>","PeriodicalId":82251,"journal":{"name":"Pacific health dialog","volume":"20 1","pages":"17-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33139433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sugar added to foods consumed in New Zealand and Tokelau.","authors":"E Rush, F Savila, V Obolonkin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":82251,"journal":{"name":"Pacific health dialog","volume":"20 1","pages":"47-50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33139438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}