Help us shape a healthier tomorrow: Your voice matters
Māori men fare poorly compared to other New Zealanders across all health measures.
Hope is a hugely powerful resource once we know how to harness it.
You have helped us shape a healthier tomorrow: Your Voice Matters
On the 15th of March 2024, we held a facilitated co-design at our Fifth Ave site where 44* Tāne (aged between 25-45) attended for some korero and kai. Amongst those attendees were also men from the Pasifika community.
We wanted to provide a safe and collaborative space where our Tāne felt comfortable sharing their thoughts with the rōpū. We asked for some insight into how we could better engage with our tāne māori patients from their perspective. We had a robust and informative discussion that has created a better understanding of the needs in the community.
During the hui, Dr Joseph Scarrow presented a document he had created called a
‘Mens Health WOF’ which received a lot of positive feedback. Dr Scarrow has an interest in men’s health and created the document to empower men to take responsibility for their health. Encouraging men to talk to their whānau about their health and any relevant family history, prompting questions for themselves about their own health giving them a guideline of questions they can be asking their doctors when having general checkups.
We are in the process of contacting our Tāne Māori patients aged between 30-45 in the month of their birthday to help book a general checkup appointment with a GP. It is good to have a general check annually/bi annually to create a health baseline, so even if your health is optimal now the baseline will assist in tracking any changes in the future.