Waka ama: An exemplar of indigenous health promotion in Aotearoa New Zealand

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dc.citation.issueSuppl 1
dc.citation.volume33 Suppl 1
dc.contributor.authorReweti A
dc.contributor.authorSeverinsen C
dc.contributor.editorSmith J
dc.coverage.spatialAustralia
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-08T21:35:45Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T01:40:58Z
dc.date.available2022-06-28
dc.date.available2023-08-08T21:35:45Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T01:40:58Z
dc.date.issued2022-10
dc.date.updated2023-08-08T03:02:17Z
dc.description© 2022 The Authorsen_US
dc.description.abstractISSUE ADDRESSED: The use of old-style, top-down health education and awareness programmes in Aotearoa New Zealand, which adopt a single issue-based approach to health promotion, primarily ignores a broad approach to social determinants of health, as well as indigenous Māori understandings of wellbeing. METHODS: This paper draws on the indigenous framework Te Pae Māhutonga as a guide for presenting narratives collated from members of a waka ama rōpū (group) who were interviewed about the social, cultural and health benefits of waka ama. RESULTS: This waka ama case study is an exemplar of community-led health promotion within an indigenous context, where Māori values and practices, such as whanaungatanga (the process of forming and maintaining relationships), manaakitanga (generosity and caring for others) and kaitiakitanga (guardianship), are foundational. The findings highlight the multiple benefits of engagement in waka ama and illustrate effective techniques for enhancing wellbeing within local communities. CONCLUSION: At a time when Aotearoa New Zealand is seeing a decreasing trend in physical activity levels and an increase in mental health challenges, waka ama provides us with an exemplar of ways to increase health and wellbeing within our communities. SO WHAT?: The findings of this research contribute to the evidence base of effective indigenous health promotion, bridging the gap between academia and local community action. To better recognise, comprehend and improve indigenous health and wellbeing, we argue that active participation of people in the community is required to achieve long-term and revolutionary change.
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dc.edition.editionOctober 2022
dc.format.extent246-254
dc.identifierhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35714045
dc.identifier.citationReweti A, Severinsen C. (2022). Waka ama: An exemplar of indigenous health promotion in Aotearoa New Zealand.. Health Promot J Austr. 33 Suppl 1. Suppl 1. (pp. 246-254).
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/hpja.632
dc.identifier.eissn2201-1617
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1036-1073
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/19903
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherJohn Wiley and Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of the Australian Health Promotion Association
dc.publisher.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hpja.632
dc.relation.isPartOfHealth Promot J Austr
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectMāori
dc.subjectcommunity development
dc.subjecthealth promotion
dc.subjecthealth/wellbeing
dc.subjectindigenous
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectHealth Promotion
dc.subjectNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectNarration
dc.titleWaka ama: An exemplar of indigenous health promotion in Aotearoa New Zealand
dc.typeJournal article
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