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• Mental Health Workshop for Health professionals and Community service providers

  

  Mental Health Workshops for health professionals, stakeholders and interpreters      

  Date & time  30 March 2022, 10am to 11:30am & 2 June 2022, 12noon to 1:30pm

  Topic              Assessment & Management of Perinatal Depression in Asian Women

  Speaker         Dr Aram Kim (Consultant Psychiatrist)

  Zoom ID         https://waitematadhb.zoom.us/j/96692873002

  On-line Registration https://forms.gle/bhj15n21zw2umQLd8  or QR code in the flyer

   

  Please see the attached flyer for more details.

   

• Healthy Mother Healthy Future (HMHF) – Asian Perinatal Wellbeing Project 2022

  

   

  Waitematā DHB would like to introduce a new project 'Healthy Mother Healthy Future (HMHF) - Asian Perinatal Wellbeing Project' which is supported by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to provide very comprehensive info & support to Asian pregnant women and mothers with infants by improving their accessibility to relevant services for their emotional wellbeing.

   

  This project aims to improve Asian perinatal psychological wellbeing outcomes through collaborative efforts on strengthening the referral pathways, improving health literacy and emotional wellbeing awareness during the COVID19 pandemic period, and promoting early help-seeking and intervention by providing relevant workshops, counselling and practical social support.

   

  It would be appreciated if you can share this flyer via your network (incl. GPs, Maternity/Women's health service providers & community services etc.)

   

  Please see attachments - HMHF Flyer (in English, 中文, Hindi & 한국어) for the community.

• Healthy Mother Healthy Future Programme Receives Award

   

  

   

  Grace Ryu, Operations Manager – Asian Health Services and Gill Graham, Team Manager - Maternal Mental Health represented Waitematā at the Mental Health Service (TheMHS) Conference 2023 in Adelaide earlier this month. Grace and Gill presented an overview of the Healthy Mother Healthy Future Asian Perinatal Mental Health Wellbeing Programme developed at Waitematā to improve the maternal mental health outcomes of women. The programme received a ‘Highly Commended’ award at the conference, which is reflective of the considerable work and collaboration that has gone into its development.

  Well done to Grace, Gill and the many other people at Waitematā and in our community who contributed to this achievement.

  

• Asian Health Week: Overview and Evaluation Report

  Asian Health Week Seminar: Overview of Presentations and Evaluation Report

  The Waitemata DHB Asian Health Week held from 17^th to 21^st August 2015 showcased the latest research and information on the health status of Asian populations in New Zealand; as well as advances in preparing a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) culturally competent workforce nation-wide.

  Topics covered during the seminar included the latest research and service development models in the areas of:

  • Asian Health Research - trends over the last decade

  • CVD/Diabetes in Asian populations

  • Lifestyles and Asian populations - smokefree; nutrition and physical activity

  • Asian mental health

  • Health of older Asian people

  • Disability in Asian populations

  • Asian refugee population health

  • Workforce development

  
  

  Overall we had 123 attendees provide feedback and results showed a mean of 95% either agreed or strongly agreed that the seminar met their expectations with helpful content, enhanced and improved their knowledge. Attendees also reported that they had gained a good understanding of the subjects presented. In addition to written feedback, the seminar organisers received considerable verbal feedback from participants that the seminar was highly informative; stimulating and presented innovative models of care.

  • View the "Asian Health Week: Overview and Evaluation Report"

  • View Presentations from the Asian Health Week

  • View Photo Galleries from the Asian Health Week

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• Asian Perinatal Wellbeing Workshop

   

  Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Waitematā (previously Waitematā DHB) has been delivering a pilot project 'Healthy Mother Healthy Future (HMHF) - Asian Perinatal Wellbeing Project' which is supported by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to provide very comprehensive info & support to Asian pregnant women and mothers with infants by improving their accessibility to relevant services for their emotional wellbeing.

   

  As many as one-in-five women experience anxiety, depression or both at some stage during their pregnancy or after the baby is born. One-in-ten partners also experience similar emotional distress. Please join us in a workshop and learn some useful tips on self-care and stress-management during these challenging times.

  

  Workshop for Indian/South Asian women and their family

  • When : 15 Sep 2022  10am to 12noon
  • Where : Fickling Centre, 546 Three Kings, Auckland 
  • Speakers :  Dr Deepika Arora (Gynaecologist, Te Whatu Ora Waitematā)

                           Dr Boris Arora (Medical officer Psychiatry, Te Whatu Ora Waitematā)

  • Registration:  Info@asiannetwork.org.nz  Text 021 274 7448 or call (09) 815 2338 (TANI) 

   

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  Workshop for Filipino women and their family

  • When : 23 Sep 2022 12noon to 1pm
  • Speakers : Dr Cheryl Buhay (Filipino Psychiatrist, Te Whatu Ora Waitematā) )
  • Zoom ID : 732 679 9782 https://waitematadhb.zoom.us/j/7326799782
  • Registration : https://forms.gle/fPW1btEAuggb4W1r8   (QR code below)
    

   

• Waitematā DHB’s Asian Health Week 2019 (Theme: Diversity & Inclusion)

  Asian Health Week gives Waitematā DHB the opportunity to promote and celebrate the health & wellbeing of our Asian community.

  

  Various activities and health workshops will be hosted by Asian Health Services at the North Shore and Waitakere hospitals from Monday, 9 September to Friday, 13 September and we extend a warm invitation to everyone to join in.

  Attached is a calendar of events – as well as some additional information about the workshops and the various presenters who have kindly agreed to lead them. There is something here for everyone and it would be appreciated if you could please share the information within your network of contacts.

   

  Click here for a calendar of events and here to find out more about the facilitator and presenters who will lead them.

  
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