Assessment 3: Health and healthcare in the context of Aoteaora New Zealand MHS8.436

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Assessment 3: Health and healthcare in the context of Aoteaora New Zealand MHS8.436

Based on learning outcomes 4 – 6 in the course descriptor:

Learning Outcome 4:	Analyse the influence of families and whanau, and their roles and functions in the context of health and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Learning Outcome 5:	Examine the epidemiology of the Aotearoa New Zealand population.
Learning Outcome 6:	Explore ways in which the values of the various cultures that make up the New Zealand population, impact on their healthcare

Essay:

Explore New Zealand epidemiology, looking at differences in morbidity and mortality between Māori and non-Māori males and females.

Critically evaluate the underlying factors that impact on disease and death rates in New Zealand.

Using the literature, show what is being done, and suggest what more could be done to address these disparities in New Zealand.