Vaikoloa: Keeping promises, measuring results: the Pacific Maternal and Child Health Indicators Project

Langridge, Fiona; Percival, Teuila; Stowers, Lani

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“…While there have been reductions in infant and under‐five mortality rate in the Pacific, little else is known about child health in the region 13 . Registers and systems to collect and maintain high standard mortality and population data are lacking within Pacific countries 14 . The lack of data describing child health in the Pacific reflects the relatively limited application of population research methodologies in comparison with other global regions, leaving progress to be measured via broader global child health indicators at best.…”

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Investigating the health status of primary school children in Tonga: Lessons learnt and reflections on field work in the Pacific Islands

Langridge

Ofanoa

Hamm

et al. 2023

J Paediatrics Child Health

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Globally, the child health focus has been on reducing under‐5‐year mortality, with large populations in low‐resource regions prioritised. Children in older age groups, particularly in less populated regions such as the Pacific, have received limited attention. Child health research in the Pacific region has been lacking, and research approaches for the region have historically been from Western biomedical paradigms. We completed the study of primary school children's health over a period of 5 years. Firstly, we conducted a literature review, then we completed an audit of hospital admissions of primary school children, then we completed a two‐round Delphi process and finally, we piloted the survey in three primary schools. Our results found there were high levels of oral health problems, ear health, obesity and exposure to violence and poverty impacting on the quality of health of primary school‐age children. Identifying these indicators was made possible by the partnerships and trust established by the study team and provides specific and measurable targets for future work to improve the quality of child health outcomes. This paper describes key field work lessons learnt for research in the Pacific region. It must: (i) be on the platform of relationship, cultural safety and local ownership; (ii) include consideration of holistic Pacific paradigms of health; (iii) be adaptive to the context and environment; and (iv) be committed to long‐term partnership and work.

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Investigating the health status of primary school children in Tonga: Lessons learnt and reflections on field work in the Pacific Islands

Langridge

Ofanoa

Hamm

et al. 2023

J Paediatrics Child Health

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Children’s Environmental Health Indicators for Pacific Island Countries

Brereton

Turagabeci

Wilson

et al. 2018

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Healthy environments support the wellbeing of children and the environment thus play a cardinal role in the future of Pacific Island Countries (PICs). Children are more vulnerable and at risk to environmental hazards than adults because they breathe, drink, and eat much more relative to body weight, resulting in greater exposures in the different environments in which children find themselves every day. We examine the role that children’s environmental health indicators (CEHI) can play for PICs to highlight priorities and we prioritise actions to improve children’s environmental health and thus achieve their ‘Healthy Islands’ vision. We conducted a systematic search of relevant documented and publicly available Pacific Island Country information on children’s environmental health indicators using the general Internet, as well as databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, relevant UN agencies, as well as regional databases. Information on CEHI was available—mainly in grey literature—but not specifically aimed at PICs. Likewise, similar observations were made for peer-reviewed literature. From this review, we compiled summaries and a framework to propose the requirements as well as provide a foundation for the development of CEHI for PICs. CEHI development for PICs should ideally be a multi-sectoral endeavour within each PIC as well as for the region. This can be achieved through public, private, and academic sector initiatives to draw in all sectors of government as well as the relevant UN agencies and regional PIC-representative organisations.

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Vaikoloa: Keeping promises, measuring results: the Pacific Maternal and Child Health Indicators Project

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Investigating the health status of primary school children in Tonga: Lessons learnt and reflections on field work in the Pacific Islands

Investigating the health status of primary school children in Tonga: Lessons learnt and reflections on field work in the Pacific Islands

Children’s Environmental Health Indicators for Pacific Island Countries

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