Pacific lecture

Question 1

Pacific people have lower…

Answer 1

Life expectancy, health expectancy and access to primary health care

Question 2

Pacific people have always been __________ navigating the Pacific

Answer 2

Wayfinders

Question 3

What factors effect Pacific migration

Answer 3

Push and pull factors, better opportunities elsewhere (in NZ) and being pushed out of home

Question 4

What forms the foundation of the Fonofale model?

Answer 4

Family - support network and structure to support life, including both nuclear and extended family

Question 5

What forms the roof

Answer 5

Culture - values and beliefs practiced and passed on through generations. Including both western and pacific models of healing. Can be influenced on whether born in NZ or Pacific born

Question 6

What forms the 4 pillars

Answer 6

Physical = Biological or physical wellbeing and how it is impacted by food, water and medications
Spiritual = Sense of wellbeing through a belief system, including Christianity or other faiths
Mental = Health of the mind, thinking and emotions
Other = other aspects influencing health and wellbeing, gender, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status

Question 7

What forms the external area

Answer 7

Time = Time in Pacific contexts may differ than what the Western world views
Context= Understand where/how/what and the meaning it has for that group/particular person – provide appropriate support for that context
Environment = Relationships of Pacific peoples to their physical environment and also connections to the land and its surroundings