Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 22, 2019 17:10:11 GMT 12
HUTT VALLEY DHB LAUNCHES AMBITIOUS GOAL FOR MĀORI HEALTH
Te Pae Amorangi, the DHB’s Māori Health Strategy 2018-2027 has set nine years to achieve health equity for Māori.
Launched at Hutt Hospital in Lower Hutt on July 17, the strategy was developed by the DHB’s Māori health director Kerry Dougall.
“To put the goal in context, the average life expectancy for Māori men and women in the wider Wellington region is about seven years less than non-Māori respectively,” said Kerry.
She wants to lift Māori health outcomes by working in close partnership with Māori communities and encouraging more Māori to take part in the health system.
“It’s also about protecting Māori cultural values. A key focus is on empowering Māori, and creating awareness of the challenges to health equity brought by institutional racism and the effects of colonisation…….
www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/undoctored/hutt-valley-dhb-launches-ambitious-goal-maori-health
Te Pae Amorangi, the DHB’s Māori Health Strategy 2018-2027 has set nine years to achieve health equity for Māori.
Launched at Hutt Hospital in Lower Hutt on July 17, the strategy was developed by the DHB’s Māori health director Kerry Dougall.
“To put the goal in context, the average life expectancy for Māori men and women in the wider Wellington region is about seven years less than non-Māori respectively,” said Kerry.
She wants to lift Māori health outcomes by working in close partnership with Māori communities and encouraging more Māori to take part in the health system.
“It’s also about protecting Māori cultural values. A key focus is on empowering Māori, and creating awareness of the challenges to health equity brought by institutional racism and the effects of colonisation…….
www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/undoctored/hutt-valley-dhb-launches-ambitious-goal-maori-health