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Pasifika Concepts in Health Promotion Workshop - Rotorua

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Pasifika Concepts in Health Promotion Workshop - Rotorua

by Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand

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Date and time

Fri., 3 April 2020

9:30 am – 3:30 pm NZDT

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Rotorua

New Zealand

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Register now for the Pasifika Health Promotion workshop being held in Rotorua. Details as follows:

Date:
Friday 3rd April, 2020

Venue
To be advised

Cost:
$125.00 Non Member. (Click here to view membership info)
$76.50 Members

(Terms and conditions apply for cancellations)

Introduction

This workshop is primarily designed for Pacific health workers, Pacific community workers, and Pacific community leaders. Non Pacific health workers that are working with Pacific communities are encouraged to join this workshop.

Workshop Objective

  • To outline some of the challenges in Pacific peoples health;
  • Understand both medical and social implication of Non-communicable diseases;
  • Examine the opportunities and challenges that the determinants of health approach brings to Pacific health promoters, as well as social service providers;
  • Provide opportunity for health promoters to assess their level of competency as a community health practitioner

Learning Outcomes

As a result of participating in this workshop, you will:

  • Gain an understanding of Pacific health promotion
  • Gain knowledge and understanding of the magnitude and impact of Non-communicable diseases
  • Gain an understanding of the determinants of health approach
  • Identify you level of competency as a Pacific health promoter as an important part of strategies to advance the health and wellbeing of Pacific peoples

About the Facilitator/s:

Dr Viliami Puloka

Viliami is HPF’s Senior Health Promotion Strategist specialising in Pacific Health Promotion. He joined us in June 2014. A Public health physician with a special interest in diabetes and obesity. Viliami brings with him a unique Pacific experience. He has gained a broad social and cultural appreciation from working with the diverse and unique isolated islands of the Pacific.

Most recently, Viliami has come from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community based in New Caledonia. Supporting and working with the 22 Pacific Island countries and Territories, he led the fight against non-communicable diseases.

Before that, Viliami worked as a clinician, as well as looking after the public health programs in the outer islands of Tonga. He was the first director of health promotion and non-communicable disease at Tonga Public Health – part of the Tonga Ministry of Health.

Viliami has an MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) from the University of Papua New Guinea and a MPH (Masters in Public Health) in Health Education/Health Promotion from the University of Hawaii.

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

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