Restoring the Balance: Heart health of Wahine, Fafine, Va’ine, Fifine & Women of Aotearoa

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In Collaboration with: Professor Johanna Montgomery


With support from The University of Auckland, Pūtahi Manawa Healthy Hearts for Aotearoa NZ and the Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE)


Duration: 2023 - 2025


Purpose:

To deliver a programme of heart health research that is built within an inclusive mana wāhine worldview and privileges the roles of women in society. This Integrated Research Module will focus on complementary and interwoven research that acknowledges the life-course of women, the hormonal and cardiovascular changes throughout that life-course, and women as integral to family, whānau, aiga and kāinga.