Discussion on how racism leads to inequitable outcomes and whnau-centred care can improve outcomes for young people in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Discussion on how racism leads to inequitable outcomes and whnau-centred care can improve outcomes for young people in Aotearoa New Zealand.

With the development of the world, it is disheartening to witness the presence of racism through countries where people are being discriminated and condemned due to classism through all age groups. People are being judged for the color and language they speak and are pushed back and marginalized. Focusing on Aotearoa, Mori are considered to not have real sovereignty since the people are not a pretty tribe. Furthermore, the capacity of the indigenous people are not considered Racism builds up an image of neglection and despair (Jackson, 2018). In Aotearoa, the Mori population depicts experiences with racism as a source that associates with negative measures of healthcare with reduced access to proper services that subsequently reduces the life satisfaction. Thus, the individuals would always be last in line to receive the services, and they would also be hindered of proper checkups due to the unavailability of experienced healthcare workers in the areas. (Sheridan et al., 2024). Thereby, the inequity has brought up into heights and hence is a ongoing topic of the Mori Population.

At present, initiatives to prioritize the indigenous population whilst giving them the needed knowledge and benefits of healthcare. with the development of the Whanau-centered care the inequities of racism as mentioned above have been surpassed and transformative approaches have been introduced. Whanau-centered care highlights the importance of family and uplifts the cultural aspects of the people while promoting holistic well-being. According to studies the promotion of proper well-being is stabilized through the views and values of the Mori population as well. Thereby, rangatahi well-being has been highlighted as one of the major foundations to think beyond the horizon to uplift the well-being of Whanau. In fact, this combination is being metaphorically conceptualized as the Whanau Chocolate box. Through this the valuable resources available to the Mori are showed. With the voices mentioned in the study, many are young adults and all of them have particularly highlighted the new concepts of Rangatahi, Whanaungatanga and Aroha. They have mentioned that this has allowed them to be voiced up and the resilience and strength in the population has increased (Te Maringi Mai o Hawaiiki et al., 2024).

Moreover, Clinical practice guidelines such as the Caring for Australians and New Zealanders with Kidney Impairment (CARI) provides healthcare services with proper standards to the Mori population. These guidelines are funded by the ministry of Health and is compiled by clinicians from both Mori and non-Mori population. The guidelines provide details with regard to equity, governance and cultural safety which is appropriate for the Mori Population. With the above guidelines, the ultimate aim is to provide the treatments without any delay to the Mori population as well to prevent from end -stage kidney diseases, parallely increasing their quality of life. (Walker et al., 2024). The awareness of health has increased with time such that it has become advantageous for the Mori population.

Thereby, although racism has brought up differences to the indigenous population, new concepts of Whanau-Centered care have uplifted the spirits of the population to talk for themselves and stand up in strength.

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