Carmen Timu-Parata
| Position | Research Fellow |
|---|---|
| Department | Department of Public Health (Wellington) |
| Iwi affiliation | Ngāti Kahungunu |
| Research summary | Māori health, breasfeeding support |
| Memberships | Māori Advisor, New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance |
Research
Carmen Timu-Parata (Ngāti Kahungunu) is a Research Fellow and a registered nurse with a masters in nursing.
She has in interest in Māori health with a focus on breastfeeding support. Along with her research work Carmen also is Māori advisor for New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance.
Her present HRC-funded co-design project is exploring Māori aspirations around breastfeeding in Te Tai Tokerau.
Carmen is also part of the SYMBIOTIC research programme (HRC funded) which addresses the need for a more effective response to the clustering of health problems in our populations.
Publications
Kvalsvig, A., Tuari-Toma, B., Timu-Parata, C., Bennett, J., Sinnema, C., Summers, J., Davies, C., Jackson, C., … Telfar Barnard, L., & Baker, M. G. (2023). Protecting school communities from COVID-19 and other infectious disease outbreaks: The urgent need for healthy schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1571), 7-19. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Davies, C., Timu-Parata, C., Stairmand, J., Robson, B., Kvalsvig, A., Lum, D., & Signal, V. (2022). A kia ora, a wave and a smile: An urban marae-led response to COVID-19, a case study in manaakitanga. International Journal for Equity in Health, 21, 70. doi: 10.1186/s12939-022-01667-8
