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• Lunchtime Webinar Series - Learning Together / Te Ako Tahi

  Asian and Ethnic Health Services (AEHS) are launching a new Lunchtime Learning Series initiative for 2025 - Learning Together / Te Ako Tahi. These monthly webinar-style sessions will begin in March and be available for all Health NZ staff and healthcare professionals. They are designed to provide valuable insights from cultural perspectives on key topics in healthcare, including:

  • Population health - Asian and ethnic communities
  • Mental health and wellbeing in Asian and ethnic communities
  • Migrant and former refugee health

   

  We invite you to join us for this valuable series and look forward to your participation! For your convenience, we use the same MS Teams' link (with the same ID and Passcode) for the whole series of webinar as follows: 

  Microsoft Teams : Join the meeting now

  Meeting ID: 411 134 447 620

  Passcode: TD6iw7tJ

   

  Please feel free to share this invitation with your colleagues and networks as this series presents a great opportunity to open dialogue and raise awareness about diverse cultural perspectives in healthcare practice.

   

  Click here to express your interest.
  For more information, please refer to the attached flyer or contact our team on 0800 88 88 30.

  To view the speakers' profiles, please click Speakers' Profiles.docx

   

  More details will be updated periodically:

   

  Session	Date	Topic	Speaker	Facilitator
  1	19 March 2025, 12~1pm	Preliminary look at Census 2023 data and health & wellbeing for Asian (and MELAA) communities in Aotearoa	Dr Lifeng Zhou	Grace Ryu
  2	14 April 2025, 12~1pm	Dietetics and Nutrition through Cultural Lens	Dr Zhuoshi Zhang	Dr Maggie Ma
  3	May 2025, 12~1pm	Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Chinese Perspective	Dr King Yee Yong
  4	June 2025, 12~1pm	Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Korean Perspective	Dr Aram Kim	Dr Hiran Thabrew
  5	July 2025, 12~1pm	Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Filipino Perspective	Dr Cheryl Buhay
  6	August 2025, 12~1pm	What we know about the health of South Asian populations in Aotearoa New Zealand	Dr Suneela Mehta
  7	September 2025, 12~1pm	Mental Health and Wellbeing: An Indian/South Asian Perspective (TBC)	Dr Sachin Jauhari
  8	October 2025, 12~1pm	Mental Health and Wellbeing of Former Refugees (TBC)	Lynda Crisford       & Aklilu Hibtit	Jannine Nock
  9	November 2025, 12~1pm	Mental Health and Wellbeing in Muslim Communities (TBC)	Janifa Bhamji
  10	4 December 2025, 12~1pm	Mental Health and Wellbeing: An African Perspective	Genevieve Kayembe N.	Ayan Said

• Asian Health Week: Overview and Evaluation Report

  Asian Health Week Seminar: Overview of Presentations and Evaluation Report

  The Waitemata DHB Asian Health Week held from 17^th to 21^st August 2015 showcased the latest research and information on the health status of Asian populations in New Zealand; as well as advances in preparing a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) culturally competent workforce nation-wide.

  Topics covered during the seminar included the latest research and service development models in the areas of:

  • Asian Health Research - trends over the last decade

  • CVD/Diabetes in Asian populations

  • Lifestyles and Asian populations - smokefree; nutrition and physical activity

  • Asian mental health

  • Health of older Asian people

  • Disability in Asian populations

  • Asian refugee population health

  • Workforce development

  
  

  Overall we had 123 attendees provide feedback and results showed a mean of 95% either agreed or strongly agreed that the seminar met their expectations with helpful content, enhanced and improved their knowledge. Attendees also reported that they had gained a good understanding of the subjects presented. In addition to written feedback, the seminar organisers received considerable verbal feedback from participants that the seminar was highly informative; stimulating and presented innovative models of care.

  • View the "Asian Health Week: Overview and Evaluation Report"

  • View Presentations from the Asian Health Week

  • View Photo Galleries from the Asian Health Week

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• Healthy Mother Healthy Future (HMHF) – Asian Perinatal Wellbeing Project 2022

  

   

  Waitematā DHB would like to introduce a new project 'Healthy Mother Healthy Future (HMHF) - Asian Perinatal Wellbeing Project' which is supported by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to provide very comprehensive info & support to Asian pregnant women and mothers with infants by improving their accessibility to relevant services for their emotional wellbeing.

   

  This project aims to improve Asian perinatal psychological wellbeing outcomes through collaborative efforts on strengthening the referral pathways, improving health literacy and emotional wellbeing awareness during the COVID19 pandemic period, and promoting early help-seeking and intervention by providing relevant workshops, counselling and practical social support.

   

  It would be appreciated if you can share this flyer via your network (incl. GPs, Maternity/Women's health service providers & community services etc.)

   

  Please see attachments - HMHF Flyer (in English, 中文, Hindi & 한국어) for the community.

• Asian Health Week Seminar (17th - 21st August 2015)

  Our Asian Health Week Seminar from 17th - 21st August 2015 focuses on "The Health of Asian Populations in New Zealand"

  The seminar provides an overview of the research that has been conducted in the area of Asian Health in New Zealand by leading academics and clinical leaders. Speakers will be presenting evidence-based models of care for working with Asian health consumers and their families in a range of settings including inpatient, mental health, child health, disability and health of older people services.

  Asian workforce development is also a key focus over the week including supporting managers, teams and practitioners who work in culturally diverse teams and with culturally diverse populations. The seminars will include panel discussions in a conference style setting.

  View programme and to book for a seminar...

  
  

  Opening Ceremony
  The opening ceremony will be held at 10am on Monday 17th August and will include the official launch of the national roll-out of the eCALD^TM cultural competency courses going national on 28th August 2015. We are also officially launching the new eCALD^TM website www.eCALD.com.

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• Waitematā DHB’s Asian Health Week 2019 (Theme: Diversity & Inclusion)

  Asian Health Week gives Waitematā DHB the opportunity to promote and celebrate the health & wellbeing of our Asian community.

  

  Various activities and health workshops will be hosted by Asian Health Services at the North Shore and Waitakere hospitals from Monday, 9 September to Friday, 13 September and we extend a warm invitation to everyone to join in.

  Attached is a calendar of events – as well as some additional information about the workshops and the various presenters who have kindly agreed to lead them. There is something here for everyone and it would be appreciated if you could please share the information within your network of contacts.

   

  Click here for a calendar of events and here to find out more about the facilitator and presenters who will lead them.

  
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• Asian Health Services’ COVID-19 Support

  

  Asian Health Services (AHS)’s iCare Health Information Line (0800 88 88 30) can support people who face barriers accessing NZ health services including getting the COVID-19 vaccination.

   

  Attached are 中文 & 한국어 posters for your info (and English version).