The Life Pattern Of Maori And Developed Many Health...

Lange (1999) explains that before colonisation Maori has a short life span, but within that period they lived a healthy life. Maori lived in a thatch-style house and they gave more importance to maintain hygiene and ensured clean drinking water. They kept the human waste separated from the cooking areas, and buried their dead bodies in distant places. During that period they only had few health problems. Maori themselves maintained their health through daily activity consisting of hunting, carving, fishing, cultivating the soil, military tactics and war-dance. The arrival of Europeans made many differences in the life pattern of Maori and developed many health problems. Until the 1930s, the Maori lived in the rural area, but after that they moved to urban areas because of loss of land and consequently job opportunity (Ellison-Loschmann Pearce, 2006). Brooking (2004) identified that geographical changes also leads to develop many diseases like smallpox, cold, flu and so on. Maori spent their life on eating, smoking and sleeping which made them physically unfit. In the late nineteenth century, the habit of tobacco smoking was increased among Maori, and it leads to develop many disease conditions like lung cancer, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, coronary artery disease, hypertensive heart disease (Lange (1999). Evidence shows that Maori received a lower levels of treatment and health service comparing to non-Maori. This affected the health status of the Maori andShow MoreRelatedHealth Issues Of The New Zealand Essay1726 Words   |  7 PagesMaori’s are facing many health related issues. This essay is about a health issue relevant to Maori population. Cardiovascular disease as the most common health issue among Maori. The essay explores the details of CVD and its relevant demographics. The importance of the Treaty of Waitangi in this context and explained the historical factors relevant to CVD. 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