Current Projects
Early melanoma detection guidance in New Zealand primary care : a phased implementation project
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Bowel Screening Education Module
This is an interim education module for kaimahi hauora/health workers who have the opportunity to encourage people to participate in the National Bowel Screening Programme.
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Best Start Māmā and Pēpī 6 Week Check
This project explores the issues relating to the care of māmā and pēpī in the first 6 weeks after childbirth in the general practice setting.
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National Bowel Screening Programme - Primary Care Campaign May 2023/2024
GP and Practice Nurse conversations to prompt Bowel Screening in Priority Populations
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Whanganui Stop Smoking Service
The Stop Smoking Service is a free service that is available to the community to help smokers become smokefree.
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He Waka Eke Noa - Co-creating primary care that works for whānau Māori
HARC is collaborating on the He Waka Eke Noa project which is part of Whakauae Research programme Kia Puawai Ake Ngā Uri Whakatupu: Inspiring Future Generations research programme. Funded by the Health Research Council.
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HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer Prevention
A six-month pilot of a multi-centre implementation study for women in five Whanganui regional general practices.
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Transgender Clinical Pathway Study
This study looked at issues for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adults, youth, & their whānau/family around health and wellbeing in the Whanganui region. We wanted to know what is currently working well and how the system can be improved for TGD people accessing healthcare.
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Emotional Distress in Pregnancy and Post Birth
This study was undertaken to propose clinicians re-frame perinatal depression as emotional distress during pregnancy and postbirth. Antenatal and postnatal (perinatal) depression carries negative implications and is both under and over-diagnosed. Indeed, a review of commonly used screening tools for perinatal depression found most have not been validated for perinatal women. A diagnosis of depression consists of several domains: sleeping and eating disturbances, anxiety and insecurity, emotional lability, loss of self, mental confusion, guilt and shame, and suicidal ideation. It is quite common for perinatal women to experience any of these domains for valid reasons.
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Analysis of Cancer Screening Programmes Within Primary Care: A Sector Engagement Report Commissioned by the National Screening Unit 2021
This project sought and understanding of current problems and concerns within the primary care sector around the NSU cancer screening programmes through detailed analysis of interviews with primary care participants.
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Whanganui Regional Primary Healthcare Equity Snapshot 2021
This report includes a number of examples of health outcomes for people in the Whanganui region. These inform us on how the organisation of health care affects different groups within the population. In particular, it shows us that people have differences in health.
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The development and implementation of an enhanced digital alcohol screening algorithm and training package for primary health care settings.
This project developed an enhanced screening algorithm for the assessment of alcohol-related risk in older adults in primary health care contexts. The algorithm included chronic medical conditions and prescription medications known to increase the potential alcohol-related risk for older adult drinkers. The ABC Alcohol screening tool was updated to include the new algorithm and tested in Whanganui general practices.
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Cancer Screening Education Primary Care
The recent primary care sector interviews support the development of a series of educational modules hosted on Learn on Line, addressing the various roles, systems and content related to cancer screening, supplemented by other occasional aligned educational resources. A series of sector interviews is reported which expands on understanding what primary care want for cancer screening education.
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Best Start Early Pregnancy Assessment
The Best Start Whanganui project involves co-design research into the best model for ensuring access for hapū māmā to early pregnancy care including smoking status and support to quit.
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Evaluation of the South Taranaki Rural General Practice STRGP
The Health and Research Collaborative (HARC) is evaluating STRGP using an asset model (strengths-based) approach to evaluation, identifying assets and strengths of the practice and related services. A primary focus is the evaluation evaluate how the practice can promotes positive health outcomes among Māori patients.
View ProjectDevelopment of the Whanganui Regional Health Research Collaborative
This project reports the development of equity collaborative research in Whanganui regional primary health care.
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Evaluation of the Whanganui Gout Stop Programme
In 2020 Whanganui Regional Health Network implemented the Gout Stop Programme within primary care. This 12-week gout management programme aimed to increase access to medication and to improve patient gout health literacy. A particular focus was to reduce barriers for Māori to good gout management.
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Smokefree Futures: Using TikTok to reach our priority smokers
The purpose of this project is to use TikTok as a medium to engage with wāhine Māori in Whanganui for a smokefree future.
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