Strategic outcome
“To promote healthy lifestyles, improve access and encourage participation in healthy activities”
Strategic goals
Goal 1
Develop and deliver health services to meet identified and emerging health needs
- Quality service delivery provided
- Robust client feedback methods
- Develop workforce development plans
- Identify new business opportunities
- Improve current contracts
- Build Te Awamutu and Matamata service delivery areas
Goal 2
Integrate service delivery involving the Board and external stakeholders
- Active participation with key strategic health providers
- Identification of common health issues
- Integrated management plans
- Integrated service delivery plans
- Across sector business planning
- Linking key strategic plans
- Partnership agreements formulated
Goal 3
Analyse health trends for Raukawa
- Complete a needs analysis of Raukawa health trends
- Comprehensive database of health needs
- Robust reporting methods
Goal 4
Participate in research to improve health outcomes
- Complete a needs analysis of Raukawa health trends
- Comprehensive database of health needs
- Robust reporting methods
Purpose:
The Board provides comprehensive health services to ngā uri o Raukawa, which encompass child, tamariki, rangatahi, pakeke, and Kaumatua services. These services promote healthy lifestyles through a range of activities and encourage active participation in ones own health. Improved access and the potential to build complementary services will be a critical pathway to improving the health status of Raukawa.
Activities:
Health services
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Well Child
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Provides education on child development, support to families/whanau/caregivers, and health checks to 0-5year olds by a Registered Nurse with the assistance of kaiậwhina.
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School Based Service
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Working with schools, families and GP‘s developing health plans for children, and improving access to quality health services.
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Rangatahi
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Providing health education and promotion activities to rangatahi, around improving and maintaining healthy lifestyles.
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Sexual Health
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Provision of education and support to Education providers and other services in relation to sexual health issues. To coordinate Free contraceptives and checks to under 25 via GP and Pharmacies.
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Rangatahi Mental Health
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Community based support service for tamariki, rangatahi and whanau rehabilitation and employment. that promotes a strength based approach to well being through education and support under a kaupapa Maori framework.
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Child & Adolescent Mental Health
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Community based support service for tamariki, rangatahi and whanau that promotes a strength based approach to well being through education and support under a kaupapa Maori framework
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Drug & Alcohol
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Provision of Drug & Alcohol assessments, education programs, Violence prevention programs, counselling and 30A assessments
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Residential Drug & Alcohol
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Provides a community based alcohol and drug assessment, treatment and consultation service based on a kaupapa Maori framework. Waka Taua Wellness Program “Te Timatatanga” An eight-weekend program that is based on the holistic philosophy of wairua, tinana, hinengaro and whanau.
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Outreach Nurse
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South Waikato Service that provides health care to clients in remote areas through early identification, and intervention of health needs.
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Kaumatua Kuia Service
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Providing health education and promotion activities to Kaumatua Kuia, around improving and maintaining healthy lifestyles.
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Maori Disability
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Improving access to disability support services through the provision of information, support, advice and guidance to families/whānau with disabilities.
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Homebase Support Service
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Professional care givers who provide personal care and general home duties to the elderly.
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Kia piki te ora – All aged suicide prevention
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Prevents risks associated with suicide related harm through population-based initiatives.
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Oral Health
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A health prevention strategy that aims to prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes by delivering a “healthy lifestyles package”
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Maori Mobile Nurse
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A family/whānau centred health promotion, education, assessment, early detection and health care planning for those with diabetes, heart disease and respiratory problems.
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Mirimiri Service 40+
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Utilises Mirimiri and rongoa to improve the health of Koroua and Kuia.
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Public Health
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Provision of services that promote the health and well being of the population through the implementation of projects that support the well being of a community.
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Chronic Care Management
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Self management programme for clients with Diabetes
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