Modern Concepts and issues

What is Hauora

It is a wholistic view of health and wellbeing that reflects the interconnectedness of a person’s life

What is Te Whare Tapa Wha

It is a model that depicts Maori health and wellbeing according to Hauora. The model is tied to the Marae in which there are four aspects of health and each one correlates with a wall of the marae. Was created by Maori health expert Mason Durie.

What are the Four (five?) aspects of health and wellbeing according to the Te Whare Tapa Wha model

Spiritual, Physical, Family & social, Mental & emotional, (also land but not listed in other versions of the model)

What is Te Pae Mahutonga

It is a Māori health model named after the Southern Cross Constellation with each star being associated with a core aspect of health. Was developed in 1999 by Mason Durie

What are the six core tenants of Te Pae Mahutonga

Cultural identity, participation in society, healthy lifestyle, physical environment, leadership, autonomy

Describe the modern Maori population

Make up 17% of total population of NZ, 30% of babies born

What percent of Māori deaths are potentially avoidable

53%

How does Māori life expectancy compare to average life expectancy

Māori live 7.4 years less on average than non-Māori (77.1 years vs 84.4 years)

What five conditions are Māori more likely to die from compared to non-Māori

Heart disease, throat and lung cancer, chronic lower respiratory illness, diabetes, cerebrovascular diseases

What is the Meihana model

It is a model that describes the central aspects of Māori health and wellbeing centered around the Waka (Māori double-hulled canoe)

What are the six core elements of the Meihana model

Whanau (family), Wairua (spirit), tiana (body), hinenfaro (mind), taiao (environment), and iwi katoa (community)

What is the Te Wheke model

It is a model that uses an octopus to represent the different central aspects of wellbeing

Who created the Meihana model and when was it made

Professor Suzanna Putama in 2007

Who created the Te Wheke model and when was it made

Dr. Rose Pere made it in 1997

What are the eight core tenants of the Te Wheke model

Wairuatanga (spirituality), hinengaro (the mind), Taha Tiana (physical health), Whanaungatanga (Extended Family), mauri (life force), mana ake (unique identity), Hā a koro mā, a kui mā (breath of life from ancestors), and whatumanawa (open expression of emotion)

What is the purpose of all of these Maori health models

To teach Pakeha (foreigners and non-Māori) about Māori health and wellbeing

Is haka an act of aggression

No