Coloniality and racism impacts the health of young people

Toitū Te Tiriti

“…[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Māori also have a youthful population structure (median age 25.4 years) relative to European/Pākehā populations (median age 41.4), and are disproportionately affected by changes in policies that restrict income, education, healthcare, justice and employment. [28][29][30][31] A nuanced critique has materialised concerning the deleterious impact of processes within the healthcare system that uphold racism on Māori health outcomes. This encompasses policies, algorithms informing clinical practices, resource allocation priorities, healthcare access to quality care and clinical bias perpetuated by systemic inequities.…”