Supporting Community Leadership and Action - Maaori Whakakorengia te mate huka i waenganui whanau na te mohio me te marama.
To prevent diabetes through knowledge and understanding.
Extensive consultations with Maaori to ascertain their needs, aspirations, priorities and appropriate approaches to meeting these, were undertaken via marae-based hui, working groups and community consultations. Community representatives and providers consistently supported Maaori cultural and leadership institutions as being the starting point for Let's Beat Diabetes (LBD). To this end, the initial focus for LBD in 2005/06 will be on supporting: - Marae, Kohanga Reo and Kura Kaupapa to develop and implement initiatives that support improved nutrition and physical activity within their communities.
- Kaumatua and Kuia as the champions for promoting healthy lifestyles within their communities.
Underlying all of these initiatives is a process of increasing the knowledge of Maaori leaders about obesity and diabetes, and supporting Maaori cultural institutions to become leadership hubs for change. Current Initiatives Locality Specific Community Action
Work is currently underway creating hubs through existing and established Maaori community networks. Each hub is working on an Action Plan around tackling obesity for their specific community.
The current community hubs are:
Otara/Papatoetoe Otara Maori Board Forum
Papakura Whaitiaki Roopu
Franklin Pou Manawa
Manurewa in development
Marae Initiatives
Let’s Beat Diabetes is involved in supporting Kaiwhakahaere training servicing ten Marae in the Franklin district. The LBD Maaori Community Advisor, Dietitian and Self-Management Educator conduct monthly Diabetes Awareness & Nutrition sessions at the Huakina Development Trust for the various Marae coordinators. Marae coordinators are able to take their new knowledge to share with their own community.
Kohanga Reo
Let’s Beat Diabetes have worked in partnership with Dream Academy Resource Centre Ltd to develop Mokopuna Ora for use in Kohanga Reo.
This is resource comprises a story book, activities, songs and DVD and follows the interactions of Nanny Rangi and her mokopuna who learn about nutrition through Nanny’s wisdom and the wisdom of the Atua, Tangaroa, Papatuanuku, Rogomatane and Haumietiketike.
Kura Kaupapa
School Nurses are working in Counties Manukau Kura to conduct an environmental scan of Diabetes Awareness and Education.
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