Hauora hub will integrate breast screening, dentistry with Māori health provider
WAIKATO DHB
The launch of Pito Hauora – Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki, Thames, was celebrated on Monday, with representatives from numerous organisations.
Dentistry and breast display providers will probably be introduced right into a Māori well being supplier by a brand new hauora hub within the Hauraki rohe.
The Thames hub is named Pito Hauora and was launched by Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki and the Waikato District Well being Board on Monday.
It marks a milestone, Māori Well being Authority chief govt Riana Manuel mentioned.
“That is the primary mammography service in New Zealand to be integrated right into a Māori well being supplier and it’s also the primary mixture of a dental well being facility and a mammography service in a Māori well being supplier.”
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WAIKATO DHB
“That is the primary mammography service in New Zealand to be integrated right into a Māori well being supplier,” mentioned Māori Well being Authority chief govt Riana Manuel.
The mammography service has already carried out about 400 scans in 4 weeks, an announcement mentioned.
Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki is the one iwi well being supplier inside Pare Hauraki and offers hauora providers in a uniquely Māori manner that’s nonetheless inclusive of all, a joint assertion with Waikato DHB mentioned.
Others noticed transfer as a step in direction of transformation within the well being sector, an vital partnership, and a option to realise the wawata (aspirations) of individuals within the Hauraki locality.
“Our moemoeā (imaginative and prescient) of ‘Mō Tātou o Hauraki – Hauraki as a Wholesome nation’ and our kaupapa to repeatedly try for excellence in the best way we offer our providers to and with our folks is underpinned by our mātāpono (values),” manukura hauora o Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki Tammy Dehar mentioned.
WAIKATO DHB
The launch was attended by representatives from Waikato DHB, Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki, Te Puna Hauora Matua o Hauraki (HPHO), Breast Display Aotearoa, the Māori Well being Authority, and Hauraki Māori Belief Board.
And Waikato DHB is dedicated to the work and excited at what the “locality prototype” can obtain, mentioned Waikato DHB chief govt Kevin Snee.
“Screening providers save lives by early detection and remedy.”
The identify Pito Hauora was gifted to the service by Dr Korohere Ngapo and symbolises the potential of progress and, on this context, the promise of a more healthy pathway.
Pito Hauora will probably be staffed with a mixture of Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki and DHB employees, with the main focus being on native faces working with native folks to help them to get the healthcare they want.
It can open Monday to Friday from 8.30am – 5pm, although working hours for every service might range.
Companies obtainable embrace: breast screening for wāhine aged 45-69, cervical screening for wāhine 25 and over, vaccinations for flu, MMR and Covid, and a dental service.
To e book a dental appointment in your tamariki, name 0800 825 583. For different appointments or info, free telephone 0508 835676.
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A dental unit will probably be a part of Pito Hauora.
