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April 2006, Vol 96, No. 4 | American Journal of Public Health 612-617
© 2006 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.070680

GOVERNMENT, POLITICS, AND LAW

Improving Access to Health Care Among New Zealand’s Maori Population

Lis Ellison-Loschmann, PhD and Neil Pearce, PhD, DSc

The authors are with the Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, Wellington Campus, Wellington, New Zealand. Lis Ellison-Loschmann is also with the Respiratory and Environmental Health Research Unit, Municipal Institute of Medical Research, Barcelona, Spain.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Lis Ellison-Loschmann, PhD, Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, Wellington Campus, Private Box 756, Wellington, New Zealand (e-mail: l.ellison-loschmann{at}massey.ac.nz).

The health status of indigenous peoples worldwide varies according to their unique historical, political, and social circumstances. Disparities in health between Maoris and non-Maoris have been evident for all of the colonial history of New Zealand. Explanations for these differences involve a complex mix of components associated with socioeconomic and lifestyle factors, availability of health care, and discrimination.

Improving access to care is critical to addressing health disparities, and increasing evidence suggests that Maoris and non-Maoris differ in terms of access to primary and secondary health care services. We use 2 approaches to health service development to demonstrate how Maori-led initiatives are seeking to improve access to and quality of health care for Maoris.




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