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Māori Health Authority welcomed as boost for Bay of Plenty health outcomes

Māori Health Authority welcomed as boost for Bay of Plenty health outcomes 14 May, 2021 11:00 PM 4 minutes to read Kiritapu Allan / Kiri Allan, Labour MP for East Coast in Wellington Hospital Women's Clinic April 2021 with her daughter Hiwaiterangi after receiving the diagnosis that she has stage 3 cervical cancer Kiritapu Allan / Kiri Allan, Labour MP for East Coast in Wellington Hospital Women's Clinic April 2021 with her daughter Hiwaiterangi after receiving the diagnosis that she has stage 3 cervical cancer Rotorua Daily Post By: Megan Wilson A "by Māori for Māori" health service is long overdue and will help to reduce the disparity between indigenous and Pākehā health outcomes, a health board member says.

Near doubling of diabetes cases projected for Bay: How one diabetic has lost 20kgs in 8 weeks

Near doubling of diabetes cases projected for Bay: How one diabetic has lost 20kgs in 8 weeks 14 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 7 minutes to read Craig Kawiti has lost 20kg in eight weeks by changing his diet and walking. Photo / George Novak Craig Kawiti has lost 20kg in eight weeks by changing his diet and walking. Photo / George Novak Eight weeks ago Craig Kawiti couldn't walk to his mailbox. Overweight with a weak heart and diabetes, the kind and bubbly Tauranga man was unrecognisable thanks to a beard he'd grown to hide from his friends. He was ashamed of what he had become and lost all confidence in himself.

How the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted cigarette smoking rates in the Bay

How the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted cigarette smoking rates in the Bay 15 Mar, 2021 06:00 PM 4 minutes to read The number of people who smoke cigarettes in the Bay of Plenty is still decreasing but a doctor says the Covid-19 pandemic has acted as a handbrake. It comes after the revelation more than a quarter of the 500,000 Kiwis who smoke said their cigarette intake increased during alert level 4 last year. Tauranga's Fifth Avenue Family Practice had 1.2 per cent of the practice's entire clientele give up smoking in the year to March 2020, with 727 then-current smokers. In the 12 months since, the total number of smokers has dropped 719, a reduction of 0.3 per cent.

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New Research Finds Elders Living In Fear Of COVID-19

All 26 people who have died in New Zealand from COVID-19 were older people. Carole undertook research into the impact of COVID-19 on Elders from October to November 2020, finding that while Elders felt safe and well-informed during the 2020 lockdowns, they are still afraid to go out, are limiting their lives, and are experiencing high levels of social disconnectedness and hardship. “Elders did so well managing that long period of social isolation and now there is a challenge to reconnect,” she says. Carole’s report, Safe? The Impact of COVID-19 on Elders, calls for urgent investment in restoring Elder social connectedness and is

Bay of Plenty region has one of the highest decline rates of immunisations as Covid-19 vaccine rolls out

Bay of Plenty region has one of the highest decline rates of immunisations as Covid-19 vaccine rolls out 14 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM 6 minutes to read The Covid-19 vaccine will be given to border workers from Saturday of next week, PM Jacinda Ardern told reporters today. The Covid-19 vaccine will be given to border workers from Saturday of next week, PM Jacinda Ardern told reporters today. One in 10 children in the Bay of Plenty didn't get vaccinated against dangerous diseases because their parents declined treatment. However, one doctor has concerns the decline rate in children would be much larger with adults as the Covid-19 vaccine becomes available.