He Korowai Oranga: Maori Health Strategy

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Aim and rationale of the health strategy..........................................................................................2
Ways in which strategy aligns with the New Zealand Health Strategy...........................................3
Health initiative implemented..........................................................................................................4
Initiative taken supports the health outcome of Maori people........................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
Reference.........................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
The following report outlines the He korowai Oranga: Maori Health Strategy and
analysed the way of the improving the health condition of the Maori community. The report state
the difference and similarities of the Maori health strategy and New Zealand strategy. The major
target group of the study is Maori community of New Zealand. The report has examined the
reason for poor health condition in the community and dealt with the strategies that align with
the major aim and objective of the New Zealand Health Strategy, 2016. The report has talked
about the community health condition and how Maori Health strategy has played role in
improving the health outcome. Further, report highlights the ways by which the stated He
korowai Oranga: Maori health strategy links with the New Zealand Health Strategy, 2016.
Health initiative that has been implemented has been reflected in the report by analysing the
reduction of health disparity.
Aim and rationale of the health strategy
New Zealand health strategy involves the action plan of government in health sector. The
major principle of the strategy is to enhance the good health and quality life of the people of New
Zealand. Health Strategy of New Zealand has five major theme, the include to give education to
the people, providing closer care to people, to give high quality health outcome, to work as team
in health sector, to develop new innovations regarding health care ((Ministry of Health, 2016).
The strategy is divided in two phase, First it outlines the challenges that the country is facing and
prepare the future plan for it. Second, it identifies the major areas of action that needs to be
executed in the next five year.

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The major aim of the report is to focus on Maori people Health Strategy to reduce the
health inequalities in New Zealand and support them to acquire a healthy living. The strategy
highlighted in the report take into account the goal and objective of the New Zealand Health
Strategy, 2016 and reflects the details on health of Maori people and the way by which their
health are supported by government in order to improve the health outcome (Came et al., 2016).
The target group chosen for the report is people of Maori community. The rationale for
choosing it that they show the most poor health status in whole group of community of New
Zealand. Hence, there is inequality in health prevalence (Thayer & Kuzawa, 2015). Government
and ministry of health has set pace with the health sector with high priority to reduce the health
inequalities (Blakely et al., 2015).
Ways in which strategy aligns with the New Zealand Health Strategy
It is noted that in New Zealand, people who have lower incomes tend to suffer from
lethal disease, however, Maori people though being educated and employed, have high
prevalence of poor health than the non-Maori peoples (Jackson, 2015). Therefore the major
challenges for the government is to address those key challenges that is known to cause
inequalities (Theodore et al., 2016). The ways by which strategy can be used to solve the
problems and co-align with the Health Strategy of New Zealand majorly give aspiration to the
Maori people for better outcome. The basic difference and similarities between the Maori Health
strategy and New Zealand Health Strategy, 2016 are as follows:
First way- He korowai Oranga is known to support the Maori community by encouraging their
own interest, wish and priorities thereby involving them in decision making and in delivering of
the health service (Cram et al., 2015).The plan aligns with the New Zealand Health Strategy,