Vanessa Selak (@vanessaselak) 's Twitter Profile
Vanessa Selak

@vanessaselak

public health physician & senior lecturer | opinions my own

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⁦”by invoking the idea that people are 'blaming the system', Collins simply leaves room for more questions about which system she is referring to” ⁦@AnnaGConnell⁩ rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

Rev. Chris Huriwai (@revchrishuriwai) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Before you cast your votes (party, electorate, referenda) think about the most vulnerable person you know and ask yourself if you think their life & well-being will be positively or negatively impacted by your vote...then cast your vote, not for yourself, but for them. #LLBYT

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (@fmhs_uoa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New international collaborative research shows a significant difference in Type 2 diabetes health outcomes between Māori and Pākehā. @rg_jones and Dr Ofa Dewes comment on methodology, findings and applications of this research. sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2020/10/16/mao…

Vanessa Selak (@vanessaselak) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"The..emphasis on genetic explanations for ethnic differences is out of step with current..evidence..raises concerns about overseas-based researchers studying Māori & Pacific health without..solid grounding..[or]..critical understanding of the social context in Aotearoa"@rg_jones

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"Efforts to provide better health care, to provide more medicine, and to tackle the greater disease burden in a population that lacks access to essential resources for health are bound to fall short — they may be necessary, but they will never be sufficient."

Janine Paynter ⌛🔥🌡 (@janinepaynter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join a fabulous team led by Dr Corina Grey and Matire Harwood (Assoc. Prof. Matire Harwood) supported by Vanessa Selak, Sandra Hanchard, @bridgetdicker, other amazing peeps & I. Develop your quant or qual research skills and help reduce health inequities bit.ly/scholarshipsAC…

Vanessa Selak (@vanessaselak) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Negotiating ethnic identity can be challenging and difficult, where the culture/norms of country of origin and host country play a significant role. Important work by Lovely Dizon with Roshini Peiris John & Rodrigo Ramalho, MD, PhD authors.elsevier.com/c/1czoDVu8lc8H…

Healthier Lives - He Oranga Hauora (@healthiernz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Many other Healthier Lives - He Oranga Hauora researchers involved in ground-breaking #research including Director Jim Mann Matire Harwood Vanessa Selak Rinki Murphy and more #Cardiovascular #risk #diabetes You can read the full article from The Lancet here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…