| Description |
viii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Te ao Tawhito = Maori public health systems & healing -- Nga tau hekenga = Depopulation, disease, & dispossession -- Te hokinga mai o te mauri = Twentieth-century recovery & growth -- Tirohanga Maori = Maori health perspectives -- Te kawenata o Waitangi = The application of the Treaty of Waitangi to health -- Tikanga rua = Biculturalism & Maori health -- Hauora tangata = Maori health status -- Mana-a-iwi = Maori development & the health reforms -- Whaia te ora mo te iwi = Government objectives for Maori health -- Whainga Maori = Maori priorities for health development |
| Summary |
"This second edition of Whaiora ... takes account of changed government objectives for Māori health and shifting Māori priorities for health development. Not only does it demolish some misleading stereotypes, but it also offers a comprehensive account of the cultural, environmental, social, economic, and political factors that contribute to standards of health among Māori."--Back cover |
| Analysis |
Complementary medicine |
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Ethnic relations |
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Health care |
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Health services |
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History |
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Maoris |
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Overseas item |
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Public health |
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Social change |
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Treaty of Waitangi |
| Notes |
1st ed. published 1994 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Biculturalism -- New Zealand.
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Maori (New Zealand people) -- Health and hygiene.
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Maori (New Zealand people) -- Medical care.
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Medical policy -- New Zealand.
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Ethnic Groups.
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Public Health -- history.
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| LC no. |
99217630 |
| ISBN |
0195584031 |
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9780195584035 |
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