Health Promotion Forum

Collaborating with Indigenous Peoples to address planetary health, human well-being and inequities

Moderator: Dr Viliami Puloka, University of Otago, New Zealand and senior health promotion consultant, Tonga

Speakers

• Mr Sione Tu’itahi, Executive Director, Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand, and Pacific community leader
• Mr Grant Berghan, Chief Executive, Public Health Association of New Zealand, and Indigenous health leader
• Ms Leanne Eruera, Indigenous health promoter, Indigenous community well-being and development consultant

Organized by Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand, Public Health Association of New Zealand and the Health Promotion and Public Policy and Research Unit (HePPRU), Otago University

The global health promotion community is becoming more aware of Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge, which hold some of the solutions to our global environmental crisis and human well-being.  This session will share lessons learned from engaging with Indigenous Peoples in the Moana/Pacific region on addressing planetary health, human well-being and inequities. The session will also encourage participants to share similar experience in other parts of the world, and discuss challenges, opportunities and issues on engaging with Indigenous Peoples. All speakers are Indigenous from the Pacific region.