作者: Rāwiri Tinirau , Annemarie Gillies , Rachael Tinirau
DOI: 10.1177/117718011100700208
关键词: Health needs 、 Gender studies 、 General health 、 Healthcare providers 、 Social science 、 Publishing 、 Project commissioning 、 Engineering 、 Health services
摘要: A hap ū (sub-tribe) research project draws on the responses of kuia (elderly female) and koroheke male) regarding health service provision for Ng ā ti Ruaka/Ng Hine ofR nana, Whanganui River. The found that have both a perspective experience M ori Western forms medicine healing practices provided by community-based practitioners, including tohunga (specialists), m tua (parents, other elders), Catholic sisters. Today, prefer services providers because these are aware ensure needs addressed appropriately, though some elderly continue to use general services. Research participants identified not currently at R be concerned others, actively involved in developing local enhance wellbeing current future generations.