Visualising population health and closing equity gaps
“I want to ensure that we have a strong Pacific voice in the analytics that we do.”
Data played a critical role in informing the pandemic response in Aotearoa New Zealand. Data analytics was used to monitor the spread of the Covid-19 virus, identify hotspots, and make decisions about public health interventions. In the Northern region of the country, analytics was also used to target people most at-risk for complications from the virus. Māori and Pacific regional coordination hubs had direct access to a Covid-19 dashboard, displaying clinical risk scores for local people who had tested positive. Namoe Tuipulotu - Head of Pacific Intelligence & Insights, Te Whatu Ora, was working in the Pacific Hub at the time and says it is important to have Pacific people developing these types of dashboards if they are meant to reflect and show what’s happening for Pacific communities. “By doing that, you get a true understanding of what the system is delivering as a whole, but also get a
better understanding of where Pacific people fit in that space,” she says. Te Pae Tata Interim Health Plan 2022 says the interpretation and use of intelligence about communities will be led and interpreted by those communities,
Namoe Tuipulotu, Head of Pacific Intelligence & Insights, Te Whatu Ora
including Pacific people and Tāngata whaikaha - disabled people.
Tuipulotu says there is an intention to build an intelligence function within Te Whatu Ora Pacific Health Directorate. “I want to ensure that we have a strong Pacific voice in the analytics that we do,” she says. “It is about building relationships and partnerships across the system, but also making sure that we have key people in roles to provide the translation between what is happening in the business and how we present information to the communities that need it.”
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