Porirua City Health and Disability Report and PlanDate of publication: August 2000
The Porirua City Health and Disability Report and Plan in presented to the Minister of Health, by the Management Committee of Porirua Kapiti Healthlinks Project on behalf of the people of Porirua City. Informed by the outcomes people experience improvements providers have considered, and what local people judge to be the highest priorities, it brings together plans and recommendations to improve the health and disability outcomes for the people of Porirua City.
Key issues identified align strongly with the principles and priorities in the draft New Zealand Health Strategy. Achieving very good health and wellbeing requires a greater improvement in the health status of those people currently disadvantaged. The principles of collaborative health promotion, ensuring timely and equitable access to services regardless if ability to pay, and acknowledging the special relationship between tangata whenua and the Crown, are all reflected in this plan.
Unlike many other health projects, a hallmark of this one has been it's collaborative approach: in the partnership between central government, local government, tangata whenua and other community members, as well as in recognising and addressing the intersectoral factors that affect health outcomes. By creating opportunities for different groups of providers, voluntary agencies, the community and the funder to work together, the project has already initiated new ways of operating.
The Management Committee asks the Minister to note the actions agreed with providers, the Health Funding Authority and other providers.
On behalf of the people of Porirua City, the Management Committee urges the Minister to consider and act on the recommendations to improve locally based health and disability services and to improve health and disability outcomes for people in Porirua City.
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