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- public health
- public health workforce development - Te Uru Kahikatea: The Public Health Workforce Development Plan 2007-2016
- careers in public health
The left hand menu offers much information and many opportunties for your organisation's workforce development and your own professional development. For example, you can
- access the work plan to implement Te Uru Kahikatea
- find out about careers in public health and job vacancies
- increase your understanding of what is public health
- easily obtain relevant research, tools and reports.
Over time this site will become a useful repository of sector-wide workforce development information; a platform for information about issues, innovations and initiatives.
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Have your say on Tools to support workforce development
The Ministry of Health is asking for feedback from the sector on various tools that could be developed to enhance public health workforce development in organisations. Anyone can offer their response, although the Ministry would particularly welcome feedback from people who can speak for organisations. Click below for the background information and feedback documents.
Te Uru Kahikatea Workplan 2009
Annual Workplan, February 2009
Te Uru Kahikatea Newsletter
Issue 5, October 2008
Maori Public Health Leadership Programme - secure your place for June
The first of six Maori Public Health Leadership Programmes for Maori emerging leaders began in March 2009. The Ministry of Health is also to fund five more programmes with 15 – 20 places per programme over the next three years. The next programme starts in June 2009. This work progresses the Te Uru Kahikatea (Public Health Workforce Development Plan) priority to strengthen the Maori and non-Maori public health workforces’ to improve Maori health and reduce inequalities, and advance leadership opportunities for Maori working in public health. If you aspire to strengthen your leadership skills in the area of Maori public health, then contact Tania Hodges at Digital Indigenous.Com on (07) 858 4940.
Health Promotion in PHOs Hui,
July 2008, Wellington
Conference Proceedings & Presentations available here.
Final Report: Health Promotion in PHOs Hui
Summary of Hui issues and recommendations for the Ministry of Health.
Evaluation of Draft Workforce Development Guidelines for
Public Health Managers Pilot
This is the Evaluation Report for the WFD Guidelines for PH Managers (“Guidelines”). The Guidelines, which are a tool to assist managers to develop an organisational workforce development plan, were piloted in May – July 2008. An action plan to amend the Guidelines and make them available to the whole public health sector will be released shortly.
Draft Workforce Development Guidelines for PH Managers Report
Please note this is a draft version of the WFD Plan Guidelines that was used to the 2008 Pilot Study. The guidelines will be amended as per the Pilot recommendations.