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• Your Emotional Wellbeing and Beyond

   

  

   

  Waitematā DHB Asian Health Services (AHS) is introducing a pilot project ‘Healthy Mother Healthy Future (HMHF) - Asian Perinatal Wellbeing Project 2022’. This project is supported by the Ministry of Health (MoH) with the goal of supporting the emotional wellbeing of pregnant Asian women, and mothers with infants by improving their accessibility to relevant services and information.

  Your Emotional Wellbeing and Beyond” booklet was developed by the maternity service (WDHB) to support pregnant women and mothers and it was translated with clinical & cultural reviews by Asian Mental Health Service, Asian Patient Support Service and  WATIS (Waitemata Translation & Interpreting service) as well as Asian/ethnic consumer reviews.

  The wonderful booklet is now available in multiple languages - English, Simplified 中文, Traditional 中文, 한국어 , Hindi, Tagalog, Pashtu, Urdu, Japanese, Thai, Arabic, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Burmese

   

• Flu Vaccination 2023 – Mobile Vaccination Service for Ethnic Groups

   

  

   

  This winter, the healthcare sector is expected to face significant pressure as it manages hospitalizations from COVID-19. Additionally, the influenza illness may further strain the health system (Pharmac, 2023).

  • 5th May, 4th May
  • 29th April, 27th April, 26th April, 24th April, 12th April, 06th April

  Asian Health Services (AHS), Te Whatu Ora, has facilitated several Flu Vaccination events to promote and provide easy access to influenza vaccination in culturally and linguistically diverse Asian and Ethnic communities. Event information flyers have been translated into multiple languages.

  • 中文 4th May, 29th April, 27th April, 24th April, 12th April, 06th April
  • 한국어 26th April
  • Hindi 5th May

   

  For more info, please contact the Asian Health Line at 0800 88 88 30 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm).

   

• 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

   

  More details will be updated periodically:

  Session	Date	Topic	Speaker	Facilitator
  1	19 March 2025, 12pm to 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, 12pm to 1pm	Dietetics and Nutrition through A Cultural Lens	Dr Zhuoshi Zhang	Dr Maggie Ma
  3	22 May 2025, 12pm to 1pm	Mental Health and Well-being from a Chinese Perspective (by a Malaysian Chinese & Psychiatrist in New Zealand)	Dr King Yee Yong	Kitty Ko
  4	June 2025, 12pm to 1pm	Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Korean Perspective	Dr Aram Kim	Dr Hiran Thabrew
  5	July 2025, 12pm to 1pm	Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Filipino Perspective	Dr Cheryl Buhay
  6	August 2025, 12pm to 1pm	What we know about the health of South Asian populations in Aotearoa New Zealand	Dr Suneela Mehta
  7	September 2025, 12pm to 1pm	Mental Health and Wellbeing: An Indian/South Asian Perspective (TBC)	Dr Sachin Jauhari
  8	October 2025, 12pm to 1pm	Mental Health and Wellbeing of Former Refugees (TBC)	Lynda Crisford       & Aklilu Hibtit	Jannine Nock
  9	November 2025, 12pm to 1pm	Mental Health and Wellbeing in Muslim Communities (TBC)	Janifa Bhamji
  10	4 December 2025, 12pm to 1pm	Mental Health and Wellbeing: An African Perspective	Genevieve Kayembe N.	Ayan Said

   

• Protect Against Measles

   

  

  Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora presents a series of videos for culturally and linguistically diverse communities (including ethnic, migrants and refugee communities) about the importance of immunising against measles to protect yourself, your family and community.  

  Measles is a disease that is very contagious and spreads easily among people who are not immunised. 

  The online videos are available in a number of languages, including Hindi, Simplified Chinese, Korean and English.

   

  Hindi  MMR - Hindi (vimeo.com)

  Simplified Chinese  MMR - Simplified Chinese (vimeo.com)

  Korean  MMR - Korean (vimeo.com)

  English  MMR – English (vimeo.com) or watch on YouTube here.

   

  Please share these videos with your community as relevant. 

  

• 2024 Flu vaccination events for the Asian and ethnic community

  

   

  Asian Health Services (AHS) is organising group vaccination events in April 2024, with a particular emphasis on catering to the needs of Asian and other ethnic migrants who have long-term medical conditions, mental health conditions, older people, pregnant women, and former refugees. These populations may face challenges in accessing vaccination services, and AHS aims to address these specific needs through these events.

   

  Additional vaccinations, including COVID-19, MMR, whooping cough, and shingles, will be available with pre-booking.

   

  We would greatly appreciate your assistance in spreading the word about these events within your network and newsletter, if applicable.

   

  Together, we can ensure that this vital information reaches those who need it, ahead of the winter season.

  The event flyer is available in English, Simplified 中文, Traditional 中文, Hindi, 한국어 , Tagalog, Thai, Punjabi, Indonesian, Arabic and Japanese.

   

  For more info, please contact the Asian Health Line at 0800 88 88 30 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm)

• 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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