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• Health and Wellbeing Workshop for Seniors

  

  1. 1. Chinese Senior Health and Wellbeing Workshop

   

  This workshop designed to empower the local Chinese community with practical knowledge and useful tips to support better health and wellbeing. Take a positive step toward a healthier life through self-care and increased awareness of palliative care services available in the community.

   

  Date : 8th October 2025 (Wednesday)

   

  Time : 10am - 11:30am

   

  Venue : Long Bay Chinese Association Level 2, 89 Te Oneroa Way, Long Bay, Auckland

   

  For further information or to RSVP, please contact Asian Health Line at 0800 88 88 30. Email: asianhealthline@tewhatuora.govt.nz

   

  This flyer is available in English and Chinese.

   

  

  2. Korean Senior Health and Wellbeing Workshop

   

  This workshop offers a valuable opportunity for elderly Koreans and their families in New Zealand to gain practical knowledge. It aims to promote awareness of available social welfare support services in the community and raise awareness about elder abuse.

   

  Date: Tuesday, 9 September 2025

   

  Time: 10:45am - 11:35am

   

  Venue: 59 View Road, Glenfield, Auckland

   

  For further information or to RSVP, please contact Asian Health Line at 0800 88 88 30. Email: asianhealthline@tewhatuora.govt.nz

   

  This flyer is available in English and Korean

• 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.

• Asian Health Services’ COVID-19 Support

  

  Asian Health Services (AHS)’s iCare Health Information Line (0800 88 88 30) can support people who face barriers accessing NZ health services including getting the COVID-19 vaccination.

   

  Attached are 中文 & 한국어 posters for your info (and English version).

   

• 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.

  

• 25 years of Asian Health Services

  

   

  We would like to invite all our values stakeholders and partners to celebrate 25 years of Asian Health Services providing high-quality, culturally appropriate health services in Waitematā district. Together, we have achieved outstanding success with many positive outcomes for Ethnic whānau and communities. We are setting up the foundations for the future nationalisation of service provision across the whole of Aotearoa New Zealand.

   

  Our vision is to achieve equity of access to health services to enhance health outcomes and experiences for Asian and Ethnic peoples across the motu.

   

  This is an event for Health New Zealand staff, and we would also love to have our valued stakeholders join virtually on Friday, 20th September 2024, from 11 am to 1 pm, via Teams.

   

  Prof. Lester Levy is a keynote speaker and Hon. Melissa Lee will be providing the opening address. Please find the attached flyer for further event details and click here to RSVP by 13 September 2024. We look forward to seeing you on the day!

   

• Japanese Health Workshop

   

  

   

  This workshop aims to promote and raise awareness about women's health in Japanese community. Through this workshop, we aim to equip all attendees with essential knowledge about women's health and introduce them to the cervical screening in Aotearoa New Zealand.

  This flyer is available in two languages - English, Japanese.