September 12, 2018
Matauranga Māori part of health awards
Changes in the Māori health workforce wrought by whanau ora, the revitalisation of rongoā Māori practices, and iwi and kaupapa Māori services are being reflected in new awards sponsored by PHARMAC and Ngā Pou Mana Māori Allied Health Professionals.
Nga Pou Mana deputy chair Teah Carlson says the annual awards will provide much needed tautoko and manaaki for Māori kaimahi to continue their development.
The awards will be run annually.
She say the awards will acknowledge kaupapa Māori approaches as well as biomedical models of health.
They include a $2000 award for undergraduate study, $2500 for postgraduate study and $3000 for study that helps increase knowledge of things Māori.
Allied health professionals make up about a third of the health workforce, including such professions as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, speech and language therapists, dietitians, podiatrists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, psychologists, counsellors, osteopaths, nutritionists and massage therapists.
Nominations for the awards open on Wednesday the 12th of September and people can find the applications and criteria on the Ngā Pou Mana website www.ngapoumana.org.nz and the PHARMAC website https://www.pharmac.govt.nz/maori/scholarships/
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