The 2023 Census was (mostly) run on March 7 2023. While the final version of the 2018 Census file did meet critical information needs, the difficulties with the response rates were a media issue and the operational and governance problems where subject to substantial review.
Vince Galvin, the Chief methodologist at Stats NZ, will run through the changes that Stats NZ made for the 2023 Census. He will go on to talk about the impact the Cyclone has had on operations and discuss what is known about the achieved response rate. He will finish by talking about the use of administrative data in the 2023 Census and outline some thinking about future Censuses.
Dr. Sala Senkayi is the recipient of the US-Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), awarded by Former President Barak Obama. She’s used these and Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) funds to develop Environmental Health Data visualization tools or apps for the Agency.
These apps help users note data relationships over time, and she’ll focus on two apps during her presentation. These include the Regional Environmental Health Data Visualization app (developed under a President’s award) in addition to an app developed to note bacterial zones of concern during extreme flooding events like hurricanes (developed under ORD funds about five years ago). Both of these apps have been awarded FY23 ORD funding to enhance the tools - so what does the future hold? Join in to find out!
Whilst there are growing pressures on analysts and researchers to create intelligence from existing data streams and on decision-makers to act on insights created, this is in practice not easily achieved and commonly requires considerable effort and change. For starters, it can be a difficult transition to move from manual processes (such as spreadsheet-based data management) to automated analytics. Similarly, it can be challenging to translate complex outputs into easy-to-navigate and digestible data visualisations that don’t create cognitive overload and are fit for purpose. Given these complexities it is often difficult to identify priority starting points and to choose the most suitable tools to work with.
This talk will showcase several intelligence tools we had the opportunity to contribute to, including e.g. WHO’s Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) data visualisations and dashboard, MPI’s Climate Matching Tool and the disease modelling applicaton Epidemix. Uli will showcase challenges and how they were overcome and share success stories to inspire others to give it a go.
While nearly 30% of the Northern Region population identify with an Asian ethnic group, the composition of the aggregated ‘Asian’ category differs substantially across the rohe. Overlooking the complexity within this substantial portion of our population risks leaving these groups largely invisible in regional and national health system planning.
Drawing on the 2018 Census and Health Service Utilisation population, this report aimed to describe the demography of Asian communities living in the rohe of the Northern Region District Health Boards to inform the planning, funding, and implementation of health services in these rohe. This report provides insights into availability and application of currently available ethnicity data, the geographic/age/gender distribution of Asian communities, and access to the social determinants of health. The examined information points to the need for attention to more nuanced understanding of the health needs of Asian communities locally, regionally, and nationally.
About the speakers:
Maya Patel
Health analyst, Population Health Team, Service Improvement and Innovation, Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau
Dr Rebekah Jaung
Public Health Registrar, Health Gain Team, Service Improvement and Innovation, Te Whatu Ora Waitematā / Senior Research Fellow, Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau
Dr. Rawiri Mckree Jansen presents a talk on Te Aka Whai Ora (the Māori Health Authority), its structure, goals and role within the wider health system. Dr McKree Jansen (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Hinerangi) is the interim Chief Medical Officer for Te Aka Whai Ora.
Alongside this role, he works as a GP and is a named claimant in Wai2499 (Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa) in the Waitangi Tribunal Maori Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry. For many years he has provided clinical teaching, Te Reo and Tikanga Māori programmes for Māori health professionals throughout the country. He has held the chair of the Te Ataarangi Trust (a national Maori language organisation), and of Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa (Maori Medical Practitioners Association).
Generation 2040 (Gen2040), led by the National Hauora Coalition (NHC), aims to achieve improvements across health providers. The project’s vision is that in the year 2040, the bicentennial of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the hallmarks and determinants of inequities will be significantly reduced or eliminated for whānau Māori.
Presented by Briar Irving & Kellie Rogers, this webinar gives an overview of the Gen2040 dashboard, created in collaboration between NHC and the Health Quality & Safety Commission, which contributes to data management, analysis and reporting for a pro-equity project designed to give pēpi Māori (Māori babies) the best start in life.
The Gen2040 dashboard presents data gathered through the Best Start Kōwae, a suite of smart assessment tools for use at significant points across the pregnancy and post-partum journey. The tools are designed for nurses, midwives, and general practitioners, to improve the quality of and access to health care entitlements for pregnant mothers and babies. Best Start Pregnancy and Best Start Pēpi have been rolled out nationally and are in over 380 practices.
Over the past fifteen years, a huge shift has occurred in the age mix of the Māori prison population. This presentation discusses how events of 70 years ago have influenced current trends, and the prospects for the generation now in its infancy.
Len Cook is a former NZ Government Statistician and UK National Statistician. He is currently engaged as a research associate at Victoria University, Wellington.
Understanding how much air pollution people are exposed to is critical to understanding potential health impacts. Despite the relatively low levels of pollution in New Zealand, the health burden associated with air pollution is still substantial. The Health and Air Pollution in NZ (HAPINZ 3.0) study assessed the air pollution health effects experienced by New Zealanders for 2016. It updated the findings about health effects of air pollution in New Zealand from the first two HAPINZ studies (for base years of 2001 and 2006).
Presented by Dr Gerda Kuschel and Kylie Mason, this webinar reviews the study methodology and key findings, and also highlights the tools now available for better understanding public health impacts from air pollution in New Zealand.