Hāpai Te Hauora

Who is Hāpai?

Māori Public Health Unit established through a tripartite agreement in 1996 between Mana Whenua and Maataa Waka in Tamaki Makaurau, which aims to support Māori Public Health Leadership locally, regionally and nationally.

Regional services: Maori Public Health Leadership and Health Promotion - localised public health policy development, health policy submissions and campaigns to create healthy communities; Prevention of Gambling Harm Public Health Service

National services: Advocacy Service for Tobacco Control, National Coordination Service for Gambling Harm Minimisation and Sudden Unexplained Death in Infancy (SUDI) Prevention, National Workforce Development Service for Public Health Gambling Harm Minimisation.

Kaimahi

Oranga Tāngata, Oranga WhenuaHealthy lives, healthy environments

• Increase opportunities for good health and sustained healthy environments

• Creating equal health outcomes for all populations

• We provide a strategic focus underpinned by evidence based research for the long term health outcomes and well-being

Our vision

• Goal: Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025

• Reduce the social, economic and health harm of tobacco

1. To decrease smoking initiation

2. To increase quitting & opportunities for stop smoking support

3. To reduce the social, economic and health harms of tobacco

4. To reduce inequities

• Cross-sector approaches with a network of stakeholders

• Facilitate engagement with policy makers, decision makers/influencers

• Increase public and media understanding

Tobacco Control Advocacy

• COT DEATH

• Māori SIDS

• Whakawhetu

• NSPCS – Hāpai Te Hauora

National SUDI Prevention

Goal: Reduce incidence of Sudden Unexplained Death in Infancy (SUDI) to 0.1 in 1000 liveborn infants by 2025.

• Hāpai will deliver the national SUDI prevention service.

• Role is to provide leadership, oversight, monitoring, guidance and resources to Regional Coordinators and DHBs

• National level: establish a SUDI prevention network, Expert Advisory Panel, Information Hub, Risk assessment and care planning

framework

• Workforce development: build various workforces’ SUDI prevention capabilities

• Support to explore future improvement options: support Ministry to develop future options

• Strategic planning, performance evaluation and monitoring: 5 year strategic plan

National SUDI Prevention

Our SUDI team

• The National SUDI prevention coordination service (SPCS) will support the establishment, development, implementation and monitoring of SUDI prevention programmes delivered through four regional coordination services and all 20 DHBs. Some responsibilities include providing them with tools to:

• assess whether SUDI prevention services need enhancing or expanding; introduce risk assessments and care planning for pregnant women and postnatally

• ensure stop smoking support service referral pathways are available

• provide safe sleep devices and follow-up support for high-risk families

• develop workforce development plans to build SUDI prevention capabilities across maternal and child health, education, social and community services.

National SUDI Prevention coordination service

Working with Regional Coordinators to connect to local communities

• SUDI Prevention Network: open group ensuring SUDI communication continues at all

levels

• Expert Advisory Panel: specialist group providing Hāpai with advice and support

• Information Hub: fortnightly newsletter and research keeping information flowing

• Workforce Development: updating and refreshing online training modules,

supporting local/regional hui & trainings

• Messaging and Resources: consistent, best practice messaging via online resources

e.g. PEPE Cards

Communication and Information

Modifiable Risks and protective factors

• Smoking

• Safe sleep devices

• Sleep position and place

• Breastfeeding

• Immunisation

• Antenatal care & education

Stop smoking supportSafe sleep devices

• Smokefree for pregnancy

• Smokefree whare

• Smokefree waka

• Pepi Pods

• Wahakura – Waikawa

• Baby boxes