Hauora Māori – towards tino rangatiratanga in Public Health

Update: This course is now full. If you would like to go on a waitlist, please email kerry.hurley@otago.ac.nz.

Thursday 20 Feb 2020

Would you like to hear about current topics in hauora Māori? Are you considering how to strengthen the focus on hauora Māori in your work or study?

This workshop is for those who have experience working in health and would like to hear about the latest thinking in the area of hauora Māori. Through a combination of presentations and facilitated discussion, this one-day course will explore pertinent topics in hauora Māori such as; Equity, rights, reo and tikanga, data sovereignty and operationalising the Treaty of Waitangi in health. Hear practical examples from those who are working towards tino rangatiratanga in our Public Health landscape, and consider what might be done in your own practice.

• Topics covered
• Style of course
• Who should attend?
• Draft timetable
• Speakers
• Course cost and registration

Topics covered

1. Equity and rights in health
2. Data sovereignty
3. The Treaty of Waitangi
4. Reo and tikanga in health

Style of course

Small group – teaching and discussions in a group of up to 30 people.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for those who have some background knowledge of the hauora Māori context, or experience in working in health, and will be of interest to those working in iwi development, Regional Public Health Services, DHBs, NGOs, health policy analysis and whanau, hapū, iwi and Māori communities and provider organisations, and those who are currently studying in this area

By the end of this course participants will be empowered to:

• Discuss current topics in hauora Māori such as equity and rights, data sovereignty , the Treaty of Waitangi, reo and tikanga.
• Reflect on their own practice and workplace and consider ways to strengthen the focus on hauora Māori

Draft timetable

Teaching staff

• Shirley Simmonds (convenor), (Raukawa, Ngā Puhi)
  Shirley is a Māori health researcher, an adult educator and a mother of two young sons. Her areas of work in Kaupapa Māori research have included the BreastScreen Aotearoa Māori monitoring, the Māori rural health reports, and the DHB Māori Health Profiles. She has also worked in the areas of Māori health workforce development, Māori health ethics, and has contributed to the development of Kaupapa Māori Epidemiology. Shirley has a teaching role at Otago University Wellington and is interested in contributing to a health system and research environment that meets the needs of whānau Māori.
• Donna Cormack
  Donna (Kāti Mamoe, Kai Tahu) has been involved in work on the collection and classification of ethnicity data in Aotearoa/New Zealand, particularly as it relates to measuring and monitoring inequities. Recently, Donna has been focused on work examining the impacts of racism on Māori health and health inequities. Donna holds joint positions with Te Kupenga Hauora Māori at the University of Auckland and Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare at the University of Otago, Wellington
• Cheryl Davies (Ko Ngati Raukawa, Ngati WehiWehi, Ngati Mutunga o Wharekauri oku iwi)
  Cheryl has managed the Tu Kotahi Māori Asthma Trust over the past 22 years. Tu Kotahi was formed as the first Māori Asthma Society in New Zealand in the early 1990′s. Tu Kotahi is also a member of the Takiri Mai Te Ata Whanau Ora Collective based in the Hutt Valley, comprising several Māori Health Providers, marae and GP Centers. Cheryl has worked alongside the University of Otago on a number of key research studies involving Māori communities over the past 18 years.

Course cost and registration

$300 early bird, $400 after 19 December 2019.

A 50% discount is available to full-time students, those unwaged and University of Otago staff.

Scholarships available for Māori and Pacific participants, please apply via the registration page.

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