Opinion: Tackling the social stigma behind period poverty
Source: Massey University
Providing free menstrual products in schools is the first step towards addressing period poverty (photo/Priscilla Dr Preez:Unsplash)
Providing free menstrual products to young...
Older people living alone at high risk of malnutrition
Source: Massey University
Older adults who are socially isolated, live alone, or are unpartnered have been shown to have poorer food intake, and may be...
Dehydration in older people – a fluids situation
Source: Massey University
Dehydration can hinder older people’s recovery following hospital treatment (photo/UNSPLASH-21-swan)
Professor Carol Wham, from the School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition in Massey’s...
Vegetables come first for PhD student
Source: Massey University
The findings of Jeanette Rapson’s study have been submitted for publication, and will be presented at a number of conferences, including the...
Surveys explore COVID-19 impact on older NZers
Source: Massey University
Health psychologists want to find out more about how older New Zealanders coped during the pandemic lockdown and if they experienced ongoing...
Youth focus for first Pacific Doctor of Social Work candidate
Source: Massey University
Jack Scanlan (centre, blue hibiscus shirt) with family and staff from Massey’s School of Social Work at his powhiri earlier this year.
Gaining...
Security guard turned Massey Scholar – James Cherrington’s journey to Social Work
Source: Massey University
Massey University Provost Professor Giselle Brynes, James Cherrington and Dean Pacific Professor Palatasa Havea.
“I am not part anything. There are many worlds...
HRC funds study of mātauranga Māori (traditional knowledge) of nutrition-related wellbeing
Source: Massey University
The Mātauranga Kai research project aims to gather pūrākau (stories) about kai from knowledge holders who grew up in provincial towns in...
