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National Hauora
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National Hauora Coalition is a Māori-led charity and primary health organisation. In collaboration with our partners, we deliver a wide range of innovative health and social programmes that improve outcomes for whānau and benefit Aotearoa. Our history covers over two decades, driven by the hopes, dreams and aspirations for whānau Māori to achieve self-determined success.
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The bus with 11 steering wheels and 11 brakes: Celebrating National Hauora Coalition
The bus with 11 steering wheels and 11 brakes: Celebrating National Hauora Coalition An organisation that began as a bus with 11 steering wheels and 11 brakes today celebrated multiple anniversaries and a new home. In the spirit of Matariki, today marked the beginning...
Celebrating in a time of pandemic
Even locked down and in masks, National Hauora Coalition was going to fill their annual awards ceremony last week with song. Note: Rawiri Jansen was an onstage presenter and so is unmasked In a “yellowish alert level,” keep your greetings to air kisses and elbow...
Coalition’s innovative Best Start prompt tools aim for equity, one baby at a time
Alan Perrott delves into a kaupapa Māori approach to maternity care in general practice One of the images used in the Best Start programme, part of the Generation 2040 project launched by the National Hauora Coalition in July (Image: Gabrielle Baker) Key points Best...
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National Hauora partnering with Te Aka Whai Ora and Māori PHOs to increase immunisation rates for whānau Māori
Last week was World Immunisation Week and today we are facing the outbreak of measles with the closure of an Auckland school. This highlights the vulnerability of our unvaccinated communities and exposure to such diseases as measles. The gap between Māori tamariki and...
National Hauora Coalition Receives Australasian Award For Primary Mental Healthcare in Tāmaki Makaurau
Tū Whakaruruhau (IPMHAS)- The Auckland Wellbeing Collaborative receives international recognition for successfully guiding the implementation of a new model of primary mental healthcare in Tāmaki Makaurau.
New dashboard aims to give pēpi Māori the best start in life
The National Hauora Coalition (NHC) has released a dashboard to support qualityimprovement among primary and maternity care providers. Produced in partnership with the Health Quality & Safety Commission, the Generation 2040(Gen2040) dashboard will join Best Start...