Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 9, 2022 5:33:25 GMT 12
CULTURE LESSONS IN WAY OF MĀORI HEALTH CHANGE
Former New Zealand First MP Shane Jones says the new Māori Health Authority needs to drop political rhetoric and focus of finding ways to improve Māori health outcomes if it is to survive past the election.
But it needs to step away from the identity politics and ideology that have marked its launch.
“We want to know how will this authority in our regions or indeed in any hospital lead to better outcomes. I don’t want anyone in public telling me what its Māori name is. I don’t want anyone telling me about Tane, about Mareikura, about whatukura. Often when ideology and Māori political speak loom large, it’s designed to disguise an absence of content,” Mr Jones says.....
waateanews.com/2022/07/07/culture-lessons-in-way-of-maori-health-change/
Former New Zealand First MP Shane Jones says the new Māori Health Authority needs to drop political rhetoric and focus of finding ways to improve Māori health outcomes if it is to survive past the election.
But it needs to step away from the identity politics and ideology that have marked its launch.
“We want to know how will this authority in our regions or indeed in any hospital lead to better outcomes. I don’t want anyone in public telling me what its Māori name is. I don’t want anyone telling me about Tane, about Mareikura, about whatukura. Often when ideology and Māori political speak loom large, it’s designed to disguise an absence of content,” Mr Jones says.....
waateanews.com/2022/07/07/culture-lessons-in-way-of-maori-health-change/