Health Navigator Charitable Trust

We are seeking expressions of interest for 3-5 Consumer Advisors to join our WOVEN (Whānau Ora Voices of Experience Network) team. This role involves adding a consumer/whānau perspective to service planning and design for clients with long-term conditions (LTCs). Our ideal candidate will: - Have a "go getter" attitude and an ability to think outside the square - Have lived experience with long-term health conditions and come from diverse backgrounds - Be passionate about improving health services for whānau and communities, especially rangatahi, men, rural, Māori or Pacific People - Possess strong communication and collaboration skills - Be able to contribute to service design and improvement efforts Key responsibilities: - Engage whānau in designing effective health services and support systems - Contribute knowledge and experience to shape care processes - Participate in service planning and design projects - This is not a direct support role for individuals with LTCs, but rather focuses on higher-level service improvement. You can learn more about WOVEN here: https://lnkd.in/eJp3stpa Closing date: Friday, 22nd November 2024 For enquiries or to submit your expression of interest, please contact: frances@hnct.nz Join us in creating more effective, whānau-centred health services for those affected by long-term conditions.

Join Collaborative Aotearoa for a webinar on AI usage in healthcare, with insights, global perspectives and practical tips for integrating AI tools into your practice. Key topics include patient consent and equity in AI adoption. Don’t miss out, discover more and register today: https://lnkd.in/g5GQwzQD

Thank you to Wellington-based GP Lucy O’Hagan for sharing her thoughts on Healthify. Explore our resources for all of your simplified health information needs at https://healthify.nz/

Exciting partnership announcement! We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership with Mercy Radiology Auckland! Together we will bring high-quality topic reviews, videos and radiology images on key health topics on our website, enhancing our resources and providing even better information for you and your whānau. From 1 August you’ll see Mercy Radiology images and support messages on our site. Follow this link for more information: https://lnkd.in/g6Nb4Bbb

Finally, after COVID interruptions and budget uncertainties, we can report the official launch of the stunning new WOVEN brand! WOVEN (Whānau Ora Voices of Experience Network) was established by the Ministry of Health and the Health Navigator Charitable Trust to increase the inclusion of tangata whaiora (consumers) in the design, planning and development of health services in Aotearoa New Zealand. Unveiling its vibrant awhi rito brand to the team at the annual WOVEN hui was a sign of our renewed commitment to supporting Kiwis living with long-term health conditions and disabilities. Visit our website to find out more about the WOVEN initiative: https://lnkd.in/gtBfrEw2

Today is #worldsmokefreeday !! ❌🚬 Our Healthify team was represented by Sandra and Fa'aulu at the World Smokefree Day Health Expo in Mangere. Thank you to everyone who came along, said hello and joined in with the Zumba class. We’re backing you to live free from the harms of tobacco. Our website has got you covered: https://lnkd.in/gbQMCdfi A big shout out to Pacific Homecare ! Thank you for organising such an important and fun event with Hato Hone St John Heart Foundation NZ Cancer Society of New Zealand Diabetes NZ Auckland Branch and more!

We're grateful to have an incredible team of subject matter experts who take the time to review our website content. Get to know one of our experienced pharmacists; Angela Lambie, who has been reviewing medicine pages on Healthify (formerly Health Navigator NZ) for 8 years: https://lnkd.in/g9kNnkKB Thank you Angela Lambie!

Our Healthify team had a wonderful morning at Pa Metua Day Out (Cook Islands Elderly Day) with Taime Pasifika Cancer Support, Moana Connect Breast Cancer Foundation, Heart Foundation, Prostate Cancer Foundation, Vaka Tuatua and more! It was great to meet so many new people and share our resources with them. Healthify has a whole page of health information translated into Cook Islands Māori: https://lnkd.in/gMSMczGz We also loved busting some moves during the Zumba session! Can't wait for the next event! #PaMetuaDayOut #CookIslandsElderlyDay

Not sure where to go for health information? Visit our site Healthify He Puna Waiora: https://healthify.nz/ We're honoured to have our website endorsed by the The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP), the largest medical college in Aotearoa New Zealand. RNZCGP assessed the Healthify website and was pleased to endorse it as an online healthcare information resource that aims to provide accurate, up-to-date, and patient-friendly information to the general public. The college notes that Healthify is broad, accessible, well informed and well researched. RNZCGP membership of 6,236 specialist general practitioners comprises almost 40 percent of Aotearoa New Zealand’s specialist medical workforce. The college’s kaupapa is to set and maintain education and quality standards for general practice, and to support members to provide competent and equitable patient care. Endorsement of Healthify He Puna Waiora is valid for three years until 31 March 2027. #RNZCGP #Healthify #healthinformation #healthinfo #healthinfonz

Calling all social development, education, disability and justice agencies and organisations: you need our digital health information! Read the digital copy of our HNCT Blueprint for an impactful way to increase health and wellness in your important domains: https://lnkd.in/gCrkdCwG Health is not just for the health sector, it’s for everybody and everyone one in Aotearoa New Zealand, from kids to kaumatua. Our people need in-home health information now more than ever. If you’re keen to find out more about how our services can help your mahi, drop us a line here or on: hello@healthify.nz Let’s work together to keep people physically and mentally well and out of hospital.