Health outcomes continue to be influenced by geography, with local communities having to plug gaps in services. The health reforms offer a chance to strengthen local networks to respond better.
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New Zealanders have, in principle, access to free healthcare. But inequality is a major issue, affecting Māori and Pasifika communities and New Zealanders living with disabilities or in poverty.
Not everyone has a job they can do from home. Mapping the patterns of occupations across Melbourne’s suburbs against COVID-19 cases strongly suggests why some parts of the city are more vulnerable.
A major review of New Zealand’s health system points to systemic racism as a reason for disparities in health outcomes for Māori. But it was split on the role a proposed new Māori agency should play.
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Director Australian Urban Observatory, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, University of Otago
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Associate Professor in Public Health and Policy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Assciate Professor in Epidemiology, University of Otago
