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About the literature reviews
The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora commissioned 3 literature reviews during Phase One of Ao Mai te Rā: The Anti-Racism Kaupapa. The literature reviews help us understand what racism is and what effective anti-racism action looks like in a health system.
The literature reviews focused on Māori and Pacific peoples’ experiences and perspectives of racism and anti-racism.
Racism is not unique to Māori and Pacific peoples. However, these are the groups most historically affected by racial health inequity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Getting it right for Māori and Pacific peoples will ultimately ensure other ethnic groups also benefit.
Evolution of Racism and Anti-Racism (Stage One Literature Review)
This literature review explores how understandings of racism and anti-racism have shifted over time, including definitions and terminology.
It concludes with a set of working definitions for racism and anti-racism for the Aotearoa New Zealand health system.
Stage 1 Literature Review: Evolution of Racism and Anti-Racism
Best Practice Approaches to Addressing Racism (Stage Two Literature Review)
This literature review draws on the working definition of anti-racism and examines the levers that are needed to put aspects of the definition into practice.
Stage 2 Literature Review: Best Practice Approaches to Addressing Racism
Anti-Racism Maturity Models (Stage Three Literature Review)
This literature review examines the key features of an anti-racism maturity model approach.
It proposes a model that is centred on systems change approach. This includes:
- individual behaviour change
- a critical theory lens (to critically examine and shift the conditions that hold health inequity in place)
- maturity model thinking (to highlight a pragmatic pathway for anti-racism progression).
Stage 3 Literature Review: Anti-Racism Maturity Models
Literature review summary paper
This accessible and engaging resource is a a summary of insights from all 3 literature reviews for health care workers and the wider public. It aims to help build a shared understanding of racism and effective anti-racism action in health settings.
Ao Mai te Rā Literature Review Summary Paper
Ao Mai te Rā publications are published by the Ministry of Health to make the ideas and analyses they contain available to a wider health sector audience, and to inform and encourage constructive dialogue and public debate.
Publications include work undertaken for us by external researchers and consultants. They do not themselves represent policy advice.
The views, opinions, findings, conclusions and recommendations expressed in these publications are strictly those of the author(s). They do not necessarily reflect Ministry of Health views.
The Ministry of Health and the New Zealand Government take no responsibility for any errors or omissions in, or for the correctness of, information in these publications.
