A 30 year vision has been developed for the district. This long-term vision will make sure that actions developed today will have a positive impact throughout the lives of children born this year.
Looking for a specific health service? Please see the list of Maori Health Providers below.
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Maori Health and Wellness Strategic Framework
“Kia Korowaitia aku mokopuna ki te korowaitanga hauora”
“Healthy As!”
“Healthy whanau are wealthy whanau – achieving our full potential and determining our future”
You can download a copy of the Maori Health and Wellness Strategic Framework and the NMDHB Maori Health Profile from this website.
The Nelson Marlborough District health Board funds a number of Maori health services across the district.
This covers everything from nutrition initiatives, drug and alcohol, pregnancy, diabetes, child and youth community support, to life span services and much more.
For a list of health providers and their contact details, please click on the heading Maori Health Providers below.
Health services are generally purchased under the following categories:
• Maori Workforce Development
• Whanau Ora Services
- Facilitating support to access health services
- Life span
• Population focus
- Oranga Kai, Oranga Pumau
• Personal health
- Diabetes
- Disease State Management
- Palliative Care
- Hau ora Tane
- and other services delivering through Maori health providers under a
Maori kaupapa.
• Disability support services - Kaumatua
• Mental health services
In addition to these agreements the Board plans to increase the level of spending on ‘By Maori for Maori services.’ Funding is being directed toward physical activity and nutrition initiatives with a view to reducing obesity and long term chronic conditions which impact on Maori (e.g. Smoking, heart disease, diabetes in Maori and respiratory illness).
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