Health care that better meets the needs of Maori patients is the focus of Dr. Jacquie Kidd’s work.
One of Dr. Kidd’s early projects explored the whanau ora health experiences of over 50 Maori men who had a chronic disease or cancer and led to the development of a unique evaluation framework – Te Korowai – now used to analyse outcomes of other whanau ora focused research. She has also examined the degree to which Maori in palliative care and their whanau are able to access information needed to make informed and appropriate decisions and has been/is involved in several projects utilising a kaupapa Maori approach to improve diagnosis and outcomes for Maori with prostate, colorectal and lung cancer. Mental health is another research thread and Dr. Kidd is currently being funded by charitable and non-government organisations to investigate supported housing in the mental health sector, and social inclusion/exclusion for people with a mental health diagnosis.
Dr. Jacquie Kidd
University of Auckland, Waikato Clinical Campus
2017 Waikato District Health Board Medical Science Award Finalist
Health care that better meets the needs of Maori patients is the focus of Dr. Jacquie Kidd’s work.
One of Dr. Kidd’s early projects explored the whanau ora health experiences of over 50 Maori men who had a chronic disease or cancer and led to the development of a unique evaluation framework – Te Korowai – now used to analyse outcomes of other whanau ora focused research. She has also examined the degree to which Maori in palliative care and their whanau are able to access information needed to make informed and appropriate decisions and has been/is involved in several projects utilising a kaupapa Maori approach to improve diagnosis and outcomes for Maori with prostate, colorectal and lung cancer. Mental health is another research thread and Dr. Kidd is currently being funded by charitable and non-government organisations to investigate supported housing in the mental health sector, and social inclusion/exclusion for people with a mental health diagnosis.