Lavinia Ngatoko
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OPINION: Poor health outcomes for children preventable – Chief Children’s Commissioner
A Cure Kids’ 2023 State of Child Health Report lays bare the social determinants of health in which children in our country are born into, which they grow up in, and the wider set of forces and syste…
Webishop to discuss health concerns among Asians in NZ
Register now and join us on October 16 for an engaging and interactive webishop to discuss the recently released ‘Asian Health in Aotearoa Report 2024’. The report, which has revealed some worrying …Read more about 'Webishop to discuss health concerns among Asians in NZ'...
Celebrating the resilience of te reo Māori
‘Ake ake ake – A Forever Language’ is the theme for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori this week! The theme reflects the resilience, adaptability and endurance of te reo Māori, as well as our commitment to embra…Read more about 'Celebrating the resilience of te reo Māori'...
INTERVIEW: Report reflects longstanding issues in Asian communities, says TANI director
The key findings in the ‘Asian Health in Aotearoa 2024’ Report launched last month reflect what we see with our people in our communities and the issues that our partners and stakeholders across the …
New report puts spotlight on Asian health in Aotearoa
A landmark report presented to Parliament on Tues this week has highlighted a number of urgent health concerns among Asian communities in Aotearoa NZ. The report ‘Asian Health in Aotearoa 2024’ was c…Read more about 'New report puts spotlight on Asian health in Aotearoa'...
Symposium to discuss critical role of health promotion
A symposium to discuss and develop solutions to current and future challenges and opportunities faced by health promotion will be held on Ngunnawal Country, Australia from Oct 9 - 10. Organised by th…Read more about 'Symposium to discuss critical role of health promotion'...
Registrations open for health promotion short course
Registrations are now open for this year's Intake 3 of the online Certificate of Achievement in Health Promotion (CoA) jointly offered by HPF and Manukau Institute of Technology. Do you want to enh…Read more about 'Registrations open for health promotion short course'...
World must act now to combat rising temperatures, urges UN Chief
As the world becomes hotter and more dangerous for everyone, the world must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures urges the UN Secretary General António Guterres. Guterres’ appeal comes again…Read more about 'World must act now to combat rising temperatures, urges UN Chief'...
Pacific community leaders unite to support WHO Regional Director
Pacific Community leaders, including HPF’s Executive Director Sione Tu’itahi, showed their support for the World Health Sione Tu'itahi, Dr Saia Piukala and Dr Audrey Aumua CEO of The Fred Hollows Fou…Read more about 'Pacific community leaders unite to support WHO Regional Director'...
Physical inactivity among adults worrying, says report
An increasing number of adults worldwide are not doing enough physical activity, which in turn will increase the number of people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), according to a new repo…Read more about 'Physical inactivity among adults worrying, says report'...