2012 National Indigenous Health Conference: Many Pathways, One Outcome Gold Coast on December 5-7, 2012
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MEDIA RELEASE:
2012 National Indigenous Health Conference: Many Pathways, One Outcome
at Watermark Hotel & Spa, Gold Coast on December 5-7, 2012
Seats are now getting very limited for the 2012 National Indigenous
Health Conference scheduled on the 5th - 7th of December 2012 at the
Watermark Hotel & Spa in the Gold Coast. The event committee has
invited several international guest speakers to present Indigenous
health programs being implemented in Indigenous communities of Canada
and New Zealand whom will be sharing various pathways, insights,
results of research studies and different models of practice in the
field of Indigenous Health.
Among the prominent international speakers are the representatives of
The Kotahitanga Whanau Ora Collective - a network of four Maori Health,
Social Services and Education providers based in South Auckland, New
Zealand/Aotearoa which provides services to more than 20,000 people and
has embarked on a challenging journey to design and transform the way
it delivers services to whanau/families through a new family-centred
model of care called "Mana Tiaki". This model is premised on Maori
values and kaupapa (philosophy and platform) and serves to improve the
outcomes of families who have significant and multi-faceted needs. The
Kotahitanga Collective will be sharing their insights and are keen to
support the overall intent of the conference in promoting indigenous
models and approaches to reduce the gap in Indigenous health.
Te Puea Winiata of Ngati Rangi Ranginui tribe from Tauranga is the CEO
of Turuki Health Care, a Maori provider of health, social and wellbeing
services in South Auckland and Chair of the CEO Steering Group of the
Kotahitanga Whanau Ora Collective. She also currently holds several
national positions as Chair of Te Rau Matatini Trust, a member of the
Henry Rongomau Bennett Foundation and a member of the Matua Raki
Alcohol and Other Drug Workforce Development Advisory Group. Te Puea
previously worked as the Service Manager, Maori Mental Health Services,
Auckland District Health Board; a Senior Analyst for the Ministry of
Health; a Maori Health Advisor, He Kamaka Oranga, Auckland District
Health Board. She is also an experienced social worker, social work
senior practitioner, and a manager and counselor in the alcohol and
drug field.
Natasha Kauika-Stevens of Nga Rauru, Ngati Tuwharetoa me Ngati
Kahungungu is the CEO of Te Kaha O Te Rangatahi Trust, a Maori Youth
Health and Wellbeing Provider in South Auckland and is also the Change
Manager for the Kotahitanga Whanau Ora Collective. Natasha has worked
in the New Zealand health sector for the last 12 years and is
experienced in Community Development, Maori Health Funding and Planning
roles. In her current CEO role, Natasha manages an innovative
youth-focused organisation that specialises in Sexual Health Education
in Maori and non-Maori Schools (e.g. Secondary, Kura Kaupapa Maori and
Alternative Education Centres). Te Kaha also provides a Teenage
Parenting Service for Youth aged 12- 19 years of age and a Mama & Pepi
(Mother & Baby) Support Service.
Sharon Shea of Ngati Ranginui, Ngati Hine, Ngati Haua and Ngati Hako is
the Principal Consultant for Shea Pita and Associates and is a
Specialist Advisor to the Kotahitanga Whanau Ora Collective. Sharon
graduated from both Oxford & Auckland University with an MSc in
Comparative Social Policy (Distinction) and Bachelor of Laws and Arts
and began her career in 1993 as a lawyer at Kensington Swan then moved
into the health sector where she held a range of senior management
roles in government and non-government organisations focused on Maori
health improvement. In 2000, Sharon worked in England with the NHS and
after she completed her postgraduate studies, returned to New Zealand
and run a successful consulting business. She is widely recognised as a
leader in the field of strategy, outcomes framework development,
project and change management and systems design. Sharon is
particularly interested in Maori Development and reducing health,
social, education and economic inequalities across all populations.
She holds a variety of Board memberships for both private and
public/not-for-profit organisations and, as requested, fulfils
Ministerial appointed roles within New Zealand.
Furthermore representatives from the northern hemisphere will also be
sharing different Indigenous health pathways implemented in various
Indigenous communities in Canada. Dr. Matthew `Matt' Gustafson from the
University of British Columbia, Canada will be presenting the results
of their multi-disciplinary research study showing positive correlation
between oral health and overall physical health; recommending oral
health providers should consider physical fitness and systemic health
in order to achieve improvement in oral health in First Nations
communities. Matt attended the University of Victoria where he majored
in Chemistry then entered the DDS program at the University of Alberta.
Following graduation from dental school, he spent a year as a resident
in the UBC general practice residency program and is currently working
as the senior resident in this program. In 2011 and 2012, he worked at
Haida Gwaii aboriginal communities where he conducted research on the
relationship between overall fitness and oral health. Matt was also
previously published in Canadians for Health Research about alcoholism.
Doris Peltier is a publicly disclosed Aboriginal HIV-positive from
Wikwemikong First Nations on Manitoulin Island. Since being diagnosed
with AIDS in 2001, she has been involved in HIV/AIDS activism within
the Aboriginal community at the regional and national level. She has
served two terms on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Aboriginal
AIDS Network (CAAN). Her current role as Aboriginal Women and
Leadership Project Coordinator involves coordinating a consultation
process with 300+ Aboriginal women in 11 cities across Canada which
resulted in the development of a national strategy to address
Aboriginal women's HIV and AIDS issues. She also played a pivotal role
in the establishment of CAAN VOW (Voices of Women), a standing
committee of 14 strong Aboriginal women who will monitor the strategic
action for five years and is currently serving as Vice-Chair of the
Canadian Treatment Action Council (CTAC) - a national NGO run by and
for people living with HIV/AIDS, including those who are co-infected
which promotes informed public policy and builds awareness on issues
that impede access to treatment and health care for people living with
HIV/AIDS. Doris also heads CTAC's Aboriginal Working Group (AWG) to
address treatment and access issues for Aboriginal people living with
HIV. She will be presenting a keynote session entitled `Creating Safe
Spaces for Women Living with HIV: Utilizing an Indigenous Sharing
Circle Model to Engage and Build Capacity for Women' with her
co-speaker, Carrie Martin.
Carrie Martin is a Mi'gmaq woman from Listuguj, Canada completed her
B.A. in Applied Human Sciences at Concordia University and a B.S.W. at
McGill University. She spent the past 12 years working in the field of
Aboriginal women's health and is the current Holistic Health
Coordinator at the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal (NWSM) where she
facilitates HIV and Hepatitis prevention activities in prisons. Carrie
is a member of the Montreal Collective for Girls and Women in Conflict
with the Law and at a national level, she's a member of the Reference
Group for the International Centre for Infectious Diseases, the
National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases and participated
in the Health Council of Canada's project "Understanding and Improving
First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health in Canada" to discuss cultural
competency and safety in urban health care. Recently, she became a
member of the Community Advisory Board of the Canadian HIV Women's
Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS). Her work in the
area of Reproductive Justice has also resulted in her recruitment to La
Fédération du Québec pour le planning des naissances' Roundtable
Consultation Group. She also serves as a Research Coordinator in the
needs assessment in Aboriginal health, the first steps in a long-term
initiative to establish the first-ever Aboriginal holistic he
MEDIA RELEASE:
2012 National Indigenous Health Conference: Many Pathways, One Outcome
at Watermark Hotel & Spa, Gold Coast on December 5-7, 2012
Seats are now getting very limited for the 2012 National Indigenous
Health Conference scheduled on the 5th - 7th of December 2012 at the
Watermark Hotel & Spa in the Gold Coast. The event committee has
invited several international guest speakers to present Indigenous
health programs being implemented in Indigenous communities of Canada
and New Zealand whom will be sharing various pathways, insights,
results of research studies and different models of practice in the
field of Indigenous Health.
Among the prominent international speakers are the representatives of
The Kotahitanga Whanau Ora Collective - a network of four Maori Health,
Social Services and Education providers based in South Auckland, New
Zealand/Aotearoa which provides services to more than 20,000 people and
has embarked on a challenging journey to design and transform the way
it delivers services to whanau/families through a new family-centred
model of care called "Mana Tiaki". This model is premised on Maori
values and kaupapa (philosophy and platform) and serves to improve the
outcomes of families who have significant and multi-faceted needs. The
Kotahitanga Collective will be sharing their insights and are keen to
support the overall intent of the conference in promoting indigenous
models and approaches to reduce the gap in Indigenous health.
Te Puea Winiata of Ngati Rangi Ranginui tribe from Tauranga is the CEO
of Turuki Health Care, a Maori provider of health, social and wellbeing
services in South Auckland and Chair of the CEO Steering Group of the
Kotahitanga Whanau Ora Collective. She also currently holds several
national positions as Chair of Te Rau Matatini Trust, a member of the
Henry Rongomau Bennett Foundation and a member of the Matua Raki
Alcohol and Other Drug Workforce Development Advisory Group. Te Puea
previously worked as the Service Manager, Maori Mental Health Services,
Auckland District Health Board; a Senior Analyst for the Ministry of
Health; a Maori Health Advisor, He Kamaka Oranga, Auckland District
Health Board. She is also an experienced social worker, social work
senior practitioner, and a manager and counselor in the alcohol and
drug field.
Natasha Kauika-Stevens of Nga Rauru, Ngati Tuwharetoa me Ngati
Kahungungu is the CEO of Te Kaha O Te Rangatahi Trust, a Maori Youth
Health and Wellbeing Provider in South Auckland and is also the Change
Manager for the Kotahitanga Whanau Ora Collective. Natasha has worked
in the New Zealand health sector for the last 12 years and is
experienced in Community Development, Maori Health Funding and Planning
roles. In her current CEO role, Natasha manages an innovative
youth-focused organisation that specialises in Sexual Health Education
in Maori and non-Maori Schools (e.g. Secondary, Kura Kaupapa Maori and
Alternative Education Centres). Te Kaha also provides a Teenage
Parenting Service for Youth aged 12- 19 years of age and a Mama & Pepi
(Mother & Baby) Support Service.
Sharon Shea of Ngati Ranginui, Ngati Hine, Ngati Haua and Ngati Hako is
the Principal Consultant for Shea Pita and Associates and is a
Specialist Advisor to the Kotahitanga Whanau Ora Collective. Sharon
graduated from both Oxford & Auckland University with an MSc in
Comparative Social Policy (Distinction) and Bachelor of Laws and Arts
and began her career in 1993 as a lawyer at Kensington Swan then moved
into the health sector where she held a range of senior management
roles in government and non-government organisations focused on Maori
health improvement. In 2000, Sharon worked in England with the NHS and
after she completed her postgraduate studies, returned to New Zealand
and run a successful consulting business. She is widely recognised as a
leader in the field of strategy, outcomes framework development,
project and change management and systems design. Sharon is
particularly interested in Maori Development and reducing health,
social, education and economic inequalities across all populations.
She holds a variety of Board memberships for both private and
public/not-for-profit organisations and, as requested, fulfils
Ministerial appointed roles within New Zealand.
Furthermore representatives from the northern hemisphere will also be
sharing different Indigenous health pathways implemented in various
Indigenous communities in Canada. Dr. Matthew `Matt' Gustafson from the
University of British Columbia, Canada will be presenting the results
of their multi-disciplinary research study showing positive correlation
between oral health and overall physical health; recommending oral
health providers should consider physical fitness and systemic health
in order to achieve improvement in oral health in First Nations
communities. Matt attended the University of Victoria where he majored
in Chemistry then entered the DDS program at the University of Alberta.
Following graduation from dental school, he spent a year as a resident
in the UBC general practice residency program and is currently working
as the senior resident in this program. In 2011 and 2012, he worked at
Haida Gwaii aboriginal communities where he conducted research on the
relationship between overall fitness and oral health. Matt was also
previously published in Canadians for Health Research about alcoholism.
Doris Peltier is a publicly disclosed Aboriginal HIV-positive from
Wikwemikong First Nations on Manitoulin Island. Since being diagnosed
with AIDS in 2001, she has been involved in HIV/AIDS activism within
the Aboriginal community at the regional and national level. She has
served two terms on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Aboriginal
AIDS Network (CAAN). Her current role as Aboriginal Women and
Leadership Project Coordinator involves coordinating a consultation
process with 300+ Aboriginal women in 11 cities across Canada which
resulted in the development of a national strategy to address
Aboriginal women's HIV and AIDS issues. She also played a pivotal role
in the establishment of CAAN VOW (Voices of Women), a standing
committee of 14 strong Aboriginal women who will monitor the strategic
action for five years and is currently serving as Vice-Chair of the
Canadian Treatment Action Council (CTAC) - a national NGO run by and
for people living with HIV/AIDS, including those who are co-infected
which promotes informed public policy and builds awareness on issues
that impede access to treatment and health care for people living with
HIV/AIDS. Doris also heads CTAC's Aboriginal Working Group (AWG) to
address treatment and access issues for Aboriginal people living with
HIV. She will be presenting a keynote session entitled `Creating Safe
Spaces for Women Living with HIV: Utilizing an Indigenous Sharing
Circle Model to Engage and Build Capacity for Women' with her
co-speaker, Carrie Martin.
Carrie Martin is a Mi'gmaq woman from Listuguj, Canada completed her
B.A. in Applied Human Sciences at Concordia University and a B.S.W. at
McGill University. She spent the past 12 years working in the field of
Aboriginal women's health and is the current Holistic Health
Coordinator at the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal (NWSM) where she
facilitates HIV and Hepatitis prevention activities in prisons. Carrie
is a member of the Montreal Collective for Girls and Women in Conflict
with the Law and at a national level, she's a member of the Reference
Group for the International Centre for Infectious Diseases, the
National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases and participated
in the Health Council of Canada's project "Understanding and Improving
First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health in Canada" to discuss cultural
competency and safety in urban health care. Recently, she became a
member of the Community Advisory Board of the Canadian HIV Women's
Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS). Her work in the
area of Reproductive Justice has also resulted in her recruitment to La
Fédération du Québec pour le planning des naissances' Roundtable
Consultation Group. She also serves as a Research Coordinator in the
needs assessment in Aboriginal health, the first steps in a long-term
initiative to establish the first-ever Aboriginal holistic health
centre in Montreal. She remains passionate in developing policy and
practices to improve the overall conditions of Aboriginal health.
Indeed this 3-day event will offer a truly unique experience for all
delegates. Attending this event presents an opportunity for workers in
the field of Indigenous health to form new alliances and opportunities
at the same time gaining an intricate working knowledge of presented
successful community programs and efficient strategy implementation.
To register for the event, please contact us at
[1]admin at indigenoushealth.net or call 41252347.
alth centre in Montreal. She remains passionate in developing policy
and practices to improve the overall conditions of Aboriginal health.
Indeed this 3-day event will offer a truly unique experience for all
delegates. Attending this event presents an opportunity for workers in
the field of Indigenous health to form new alliances and opportunities
at the same time gaining an intricate working knowledge of presented
successful community programs and efficient strategy implementation.
To register for the event, please contact us at
[2]admin at indigenoushealth.net or call 41252347.
References
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2. mailto:sosmedical at ymail.com
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