Thursday, 26 July 2012, 9:33 am Press Release: Whaiora Maori health initiative shows early success Initial results of a pilot health programme that puts Māori in charge of their own futures has found new ways to measure both social and clinical results. The results of the programme’s first 12 months were presented by participants at a function at Parliament yesterday. The programme, Kia Rite Kia Ora, is being developed by Wairarapa health trust, Whaiora, in response to the Ministry of Health’s call in 2010 for new ways to improve overall Māori health and in particular, to stem the growing epidemic of diabetes and heart disease. It was one of 32 selected to receive...
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