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Tu'akoi, Siobhan |
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dc.contributor.author |
Tamarua Herman, N |
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dc.contributor.author |
Vickers, Mark |
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dc.contributor.author |
Tairea, K |
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dc.contributor.author |
Bay, Jacqueline |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Australia |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2019-11-21T03:22:27Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2019-10-17 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
DOHaD 2019 World Congress Satellite Meeting: Social determinants and the health of Indigenous Peoples. 17 Oct 2019 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/48985 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Background/Aims: Pacific Island nations, such as the Cook Islands, have some of the highest rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally. Despite advancing research and interventions in other regions of the world, there is a lack of DOHaD knowledge translation research within these communities. The Cook Islands Ministry of Health assessed the Australia/New Zealand “First 100 days: Nutrition matters for lifelong health” booklet and identified that a contextualised adaptation of this booklet was needed in the community. Thus, the aim of this study is to explore Cook Islanders’ perceptions and opinions of the original nutrition booklet used in New Zealand and Australia to create a culturally contextualised version for the Cook Island setting. Method: 10 semi-structured focus groups involving 60 participants were undertaken in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Participants included mothers, fathers, traditional leaders, youth, doctors, nurses, public health staff, and staff from various government sectors. Questions focused on participants’ opinions of the current booklet and ways it could be improved for use within the Cook Islands. Results: All 10 focus groups identified the clear need for such a resource in the Cook Islands. The common themes included: the importance of translation into Cook Islands Maori, the need for better visual elements such as images and colour and the importance of including traditional concepts, guidelines and foods. One participant in particular captured the essence of this theme expressing that, “In addition to the language, the content must be local from beginning to the end. It has to be local”. Conclusions: There is a need for more DOHaD knowledge translation within nations exhibiting high rates of NCDs such as the Cook Islands. Communication strategies and interventions must be developed following input from the community and be contextualised to the individual setting. Once published, research will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of this booklet. |
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DOHaD 2019 World Congress Satellite Meeting: Social determinants and the health of Indigenous Peoples |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Taking DOHaD to the people of the Cook Islands |
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dc.type |
Conference Poster |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The authors |
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pubs.author-url |
https://www.cvent.com/c/express/0d75ec16-290d-411c-9fff-4608fd04122e |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
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pubs.elements-id |
785541 |
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1468300 |
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Liggins Institute |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2019-11-11 |
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