Hua Oranga

Whāngaihia te hua o oranga ki ō tatou whānau whānui Ko te tikanga o te whakamahinga o Hua Oranga

The Hua Oranga is a brief, one-page Māori health outcome measure that takes less than five minutes to complete. Hua (to bear fruit or be abundant) and Oranga (wellbeing) reflects the focus on developing, working towards, and measuring wellbeing for tangata whaiora (person seeking wellbeing). Developed by Dr Te Kani Kingi and Tā Mason Durie and revised by Dr Andre McLachlan, the outcome measure tool is available and free to use.

Incorporating Te Whare Tapa Whā, the Hua Oranga ensures that practitioners, tangata whaiora and whānau reflect on their work together to adjust and improve the quality and effectiveness of their approaches to wellbeing. Taking a broad focus on wellbeing also ensures that we look beyond the symptoms of a problem to build on our collective strengths and notions of wellbeing.

Hua Oranga Workshop

As the Kaitiaki (gaurdian) of this tool, we have developed a range of training options to enhance practitioners understanding and use of the Hua Oranga.

Online Introductory Workshop

The interactive quizzes and accompanying online resources have been developed to provide a self-paced learning option to introduce practitioners to using the the Hua Oranga. The primary objectives of this workshop are:

• To orient practitioners to the Hua Oranga.
• To provide demonstrations of using, scoring and discussing teh Hua Oranga with tangata whaiora and their whanau
• Access: https://www.oradatabase.co.nz/

Advanced Practitioner Workshop

This training is for facilitators of the IPMHA training for Health Improvement Practitioners (HIP), Health Coach (HC) and Support Workers (SW); and is open to Practitioners and team leaders who have completed the Hua Oranga online training and would like to extend their skills and understanding of the Hua Oranga.

Learning outcomes:

1. Understand the differences between Western and Māori holistic health models, focusing on foundational concepts like whare and Te Whare Tapa Whā.
2. Explore advancements in holistic health assessment, including the integration of a fifth factor, Te Taha Taiao, within the Hua Oranga framework.
3. Learn to effectively use the Hua Oranga mobile app and the Pari Kawau – Live Skills Feedback App for holistic health assessment and real-time skills feedback.
4. Gain insight into essential clinical and cultural practices for administering and interpreting Hua Oranga results, emphasising cultural sensitivity.
5. Develop practical skills through collaborative practice sessions facilitated by Te Rau Ora, using the Pari Kawau app, ensuring readiness with necessary equipment and app installation.

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