Mission: To provide leadership, support, education and advocacy to empower Māori communities to improved health through good nutrition and participation in regular physical activity.

Objectives:

• Strengthen knowledge and health promotion skills of Māori community workers with a Train-the-trainer course.
• Produce effective health education resources for Māori communities.
• Facilitate networking opportunities and disseminate key information to Māori Community Workers.
• Advocate and provide advice on nutrition and physical activity issues affecting Māori

 

Training Courses

We offer premium training coursea number of times throughout the year at various locations around Aotearoa. Our courses are for people dedicated to improving Māori health through Nutrition and Physical Activity. Click here to find out more information about training courses and dates.



Develop and disseminate Health Education Resources

A range of nutrition and physical activity resources have been developed specifically for Māori, including posters, pamphlets, booklets and other resources. Please order online or request an order form from the Auckland office. Public Health Units throughout the country also stock most of our resources so that they are easily accessed at a local level. New resources are continually being developed by the Nutrition and Physical Activity Team...so watch this space! 




Facilitate networking opportunities and disseminate information

Facilitate networking opportunities through our website as well as through organising hui. Disseminate information through our website and Te Hotu Manawa Māori regarding key information about successful health promotion programmes, research findings, resources and upcoming events. Also respond to requests via phone, email and face to face. 


Advisory and Advocacy role

Provide advice, where possible on research projects, resource development and proposals on issues affecting Māori. Also advocate for Māori nutrition and physical activity issues at a national level.