Introduction

This webishop is about building the structures to support health promotion as a relevant field in Aotearoa for the benefit of the public health sector, the health promotion workforce, and the wellbeing of our nation.

Amid the pandemic and other related global crises that we are facing, health promotion has shown its efficacy. It can ensure the wellbeing of all peoples and communities, enabling and empowering them to take greater control of their wellbeing and the wellbeing of their environment that sustains them.

But health promotion needs greater recognition for its efficacy. The health promotion workforce needs stability for its future, especially as we are going through a significant reform at the national level, and in a globalised society that is in an unprecedented position of uncertainty and instability due to wars, economic, and environmental crises.

To this end, and to ensure the need and aspirations of the members of HPF and the health promotion workforce is realised, HPF is establishing a national accreditation organisation (NAO), aligned with the global accreditation framework of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE). IUHPE is the largest international organisation and network that leads the on-going advancement of health promotion across the world. HPF is a member of IUHPE.

In this webishop we will discuss the collaborative effort in Aotearoa, led by HPF, to ensure the greater recognition of our profession, and its stability, as envisaged in the Te Uru Kahikatea, the Public Health Workforce Development Strategy of the Ministry of Health

Learning Outcomes

• Understand how Te Tiriti strengthens health promotion competencies

• Learn how Te Tiriti contributes to world health promotion

• Share ideas to enhance health promotion practice in Aotearoa

Speakers

Our health promotion team and friends

• Executive Director Sione Tu’itahi

• Deputy Executive Director Dr Viliami Puloka

• Māori Health Promotion Strategist Ms Mereana Te Pere

General Information

HPF webishops have three phases of learning activities:

1. Participants are encouraged to participate in the pre-event resources, exercises and material that will be disseminated before the webishop to study in preparation of the event.

2. Participation during the webishop with questions and answers as well as discussion.

3. After the webishop, participants receive a copy of the powerpoint presentation and other resources used, as well as exclusive viewing of the webishop (with your co-workers) for one week in our private YouTube channel, before the video is put into our public HPF channel. You can also ask follow-up questions to the presenter and/or facilitator during the week after the webishop.

A Certificate of Attendance is available on request.

Contact Emma Frost for further information on emma@hauora.co.nz or 09 300 3734 or visit our website www.hauora.co.nz.