Ao Mai te Rā:

Ao Mai Te Rā

The Ao Mai te Rā kaupapa is developed in partnership with the University of Canterbury, and Tokona te Raki to look at delivering 4-5 case studies on best/good practice regarding anti-racism solutions through an established case study method that ensures data is collected from multiple sources. The purpose of this survey, which will be seconded by interviews, is to provide information on current definitions of racism, examples of anti-racist practices or initiatives in the health sector and to ascertain what you believe are the most important changes to support the health sector to become more anti-racist. This information will be used to craft interview questions and will provide a baseline of evidence for the project team.

You will be asked a series of survey questions regarding your perceptions and experiences in relation to the above.

The survey will take approximately 10 minutes.

Participation in this study is completely voluntary. If you decide to participate in this survey, you are free to withdraw at any time.

We do not anticipate any risks, though participants may experience some light stress while responding to questions.

The responses to the survey will be kept strictly confidential. No IP addresses are collected and invitations are anonymous. However, because the survey is conducted over the Internet, there is no absolute guarantee that some other party will collect information.

The results from the survey will be stored on a password-protected server that is accessible only by members of the Tokona te Raki research team. Any use of the collected data in reports or other publication will contain no identifying information.

If you have questions or concerns regarding this survey and your rights as a participant, please contact aomaitera@health.govt.nz

Statement of Consent:
By taking part in this survey I am agreeing to take part in this survey. I understand the information that I provide is confidential. I understand that my participation is voluntary and that I may withdraw at any time without penalty.

If you do not agree to take the survey, please exit the survey by closing the browser page on your computer or mobile device.

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* 1. What type of organisation are you with?

DHB

Hauora Māori

Primary practice

University or research institute

Health policy entity

Public Health organisation

Other

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* 2. Does your organisation have a definition of racism? If yes, could you please copy and paste it into the comment box below (We are asking this question as one element of this project is to explore whether one of the barriers to addressing racism is different understandings/definitions of racism across the sector).

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* 3. If your organisation does have a definition of racism, how appropriate do you think the definition is?

Very appropriate

Somewhat appropriate

Not appropriate

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 4. If your organisation does have a definition of racism can you elaborate on your response above?

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* 5. Recognising that there is disagreement on how to define racism, how do you think racism should be defined for the health sector? How would you define racism?

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* 6. There are a number of initiatives within the sector that aim to directly or indirectly address racism, such as policies, strategies, advisory bodies, training on cultural competence and implicit bias, amongst other initiatives. Recognising that there are varying views on the efficacy of different anti-racism initiatives:

(A) what do you believe are the most effective approaches to addressing racism and why?

(B) what do you believe are the least effective approaches to addressing racism and why?

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* 7. Recognising that the current initiatives to address racism are a product of context and have inherent strengths and weaknesses, what do you think the most important areas of focus are for addressing racism at this time?

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* 8. Are you aware of any great examples of anti-racist practice or initiatives within the health sector? If yes, please specify them below because we would like to profile successful initiatives in a series of case studies

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* 9. What do you think will be the hardest changes for the health sector to make to become more anti-racist?

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* 10. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey - your responses are anonymous and will inform the next steps in this research kaupapa - please feel free to add any other feedback - Ngā manaakitanga