He Korowai Oranga Māori Health Strategy

He Korowai Oranga - Māori Health Strategy
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Date of Publication: November 2002

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Appendix Two

Māori Provisions in Act and strategies

NZ Public Health and Disability Act 2000

Under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act the DHBs will have a population health focus with an overall objective of improving the health of the population in their areas, including reducing health inequalities for Māori and other population groups.

The overall aims of the Māori provisions within the Act are to:

recognise and respect the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi

ensure Māori are represented on DHB boards and committees

establish relationships between Māori and DHBs to ensure they participate in and contribute to strategies for Māori health improvement

protect gains already made and move forward to strengthen Māori provider and workforce development, to improve mainstream service responsiveness to Māori, and to reduce inequalities between the health of Māori and other populations.

The New Zealand Health Strategy

The New Zealand Health Strategy released in December 2000 sets priorities, provides a focus for existing strategies, and creates a framework for future strategy development. The need to improve Māori health is reflected throughout the principles, goals and objectives of the New Zealand Health Strategy. There are, however, two specific goals for Māori health development in the New Zealand Health Strategy:

Goal	Objective
Reducing inequalities in health status	Ensure accessible and appropriate services for Māori.
Māori develpoment in health	Build the capacity for Māori participation in the health sector at all levels. Enable iwi/Māori communities to identify and provide for their own health needs. Recognise the importance of relationships between Māori and the Crown in health services, both mainstream and those provided by Māori. Collect high-quality health and information to better inform Māori policy and research, and focus on health outcomes. Foster and support Māori health workforce development.

The New Zealand Disability Strategy

The New Zealand Disability Strategy discussion document released in September 2000 also outlines two critical actions relevant to He Korowai Oranga. They are:

to promote participation of disabled Māori

to value family, whanau and people providing ongoing support.

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