Author(s): Kevin Dew

NZ Non Fiction

This edition is out of print. Controversies about health have been a constant feature of New Zealand's political landscape. There have been tensions between governments and health care professionals; the public has a profound and frequently personal interest in issues of health and health care; and there is now a wide range of health practitioners and providers of health and fitness related goods and services in an increasingly congested market. The book seeks to place this dynamic and controversial sector within a coherent and illuminating framework. This updated second edition of Health and Safety in Aotearoa New Zealand offers readers fascinating insights into issues of public health and the health care system in New Zealand. New material to this edition includes a chapter on Participation in Primary Care relating to a major shift in health policy and the delivery of primary care in New Zealand. Contributions to the book are made by researchers of international structure but with local application in the fields of public health and the social sciences. Contents: TE R-OP-U RANGAHAU HAUORA A ERU P=OMARE; Introduction; PART 1: FOUNDATIONS; Introduction; 1. Social perspectives on health and illness; 2. Methodology for studying health and society; 3. Te pupuri i te ao o te tangata whenua; PART 2: SOCIAL STRUCTURES; Introduction; 4. Socioeconomic inequalities and health; 5. Nga mahi whakahaehae a te tangata tiriti; 6. The 'greying' of New Zealand: policy implications of demographic change and structural ageing; PART 3: CULTURAL PATTERNS; Introduction; 7. The culture of health and illness; 8. Pacific peoples in New Zealand; 9. Formal and informal carers: caring as labour and love; PART 4: PROFESSIONS AND PRACTICE; Introduction; 10. Professionals and practice; 11. Knowledge-based teamwork; 12. Communication, complexity, and complication; PART 5: POLICY; Introduction; 13. Reform and change in health service provision; 14. Community participation in the primary health care sector; 15. Te rerenge hauora; 16. Consumption and restraint: promoting health in the 21st century technology First published 2004.