Dr Nina Scott is a public health physician with the Waikato District Health Board who works across a range of organisations in political, policy, research and clinical settings, with the aim of improving organisational focus on Māori health and is also Chair of the Hei Ahuru Mowai – National Maori Cancer Leadership Group.
Nina was principal investigator of the phase 1 Healthier Lives research project, He Pikinga Waiora: making health interventions work for Māori communities and led the Te Kōhao Community Project. The project looked at how Kaupapa Māori Theory, systems thinking, integrated knowledge translation and community-engaged research can contribute to the development of Māori implementation science in the context of slowing the progression from pre-diabetes to diabetes for Māori communities.