Healthier Lives has awarded $1.3 million for new research that will use epigenetic studies to help predict risk of secondary health issues among people with heart disease and to understand the variation in responses to different therapies. Professor Greg Jones (University of Otago) will lead …
On 12 February 2020, Healthier Lives held a fono (meeting) at Massey University to have a ‘talanoa’ or conversation about Pacific health research. The fono was an opportunity for Pacific health researchers and communities to meet, have an open exchange of ideas, find gaps and …
In November Healthier Lives held an internal meeting over two days in Dunedin for our research teams, community partners, key stakeholders, and members of the Governance Group and Kāhui Māori. Its theme was ‘Towards Health Equity’. Co-design workshop Crystal Pekepo from Toi Tangata …
Healthier Lives has funded new research to broaden, expand and implement technology for monitoring cancer treatment. The new project within the Precision medicine and personalised prevention theme builds on research undertaken in Phase 1 of the Challenge, which achieved exciting results for monitoring melanoma and colorectal cancer …
A study funded by Healthier Lives will investigate and evaluate what food and drink options are available in New Zealand’s District Health Boards (DHBs) and how well the National Healthy Food and Drink Policy (the Policy) is working. The Policy supports and encourages providing …
Research findings Results from one of Healthier Lives’ phase one projects, OL@-OR@, a Māori and Pasifika mHealth approach to supporting healthy lifestyles, were published last month in The Lancet Digital Health. The research team* developed and evaluated an app to support healthy lifestyles (known …
Māori health providers, community leaders and researchers from around the country gathered at a hui earlier this year to scope and prioritise research topics for culturally-centred health interventions for Māori. The hui was hosted by Toi Tangata in Auckland. The aim of the hui …
The Heart Foundation and the Healthier Lives National Science Challenge have joined forces to tackle inequities in health outcomes from cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Māori and Pacific people. A $2 million research grant has been awarded to a team led by Dr Corina Grey …
