Whanau Ora Conference

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Whanau Ora Conference 2002 Te Papa-i-0-Uru Marae,
Rotorua
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Background Whanau Ora Conference 2002

• Legacy of Responsibility
• Review current situation
• Critically Assess
• Invisibility
• Unification
• Tangata whenua plan
• Create a vision

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Recommendations

• To establish a working party to progress the
  recommendations made at the
• Whanau Ora Conference 2002
• To consider strategies that will improve the
  health of Iwi through the pivotal role of the
  MCHWs
• To accurately and appropriately define the
• Maori Community Health Workforce

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Recommendations (continued)

• Establish a national body for Maori community
  health workers to
• Challenge past and current status quo
• Develop effective strategies for Maori
• Advocate strongly for necessary change

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Potential Outcomes of Recommendations

• Understanding the role of Maori CHWs
• Repositioning in the health sector
• 44 of the Maori health workforce
• Improved health for whanau

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Consider Possible Implications

• National Organization
• Define Maori Community Health Worker
• Competency Development