News
This section includes news and opinion pieces from Le Va and Te Pou staff. You can click on an author's name in the right hand column to read all posts by that person, or use the archive and tags to find news by date or topic. Why not join the conversation and let us know what you think? Your comments are welcome on all news posts.
Enhancing cultural responsiveness
Published: 09 August 2012 by Monique Faleafa
At the same time that we grow the skills and knowledge of the Pacific workforce, a major focus for Le Va is to enhance the responsiveness of services so that Pacific families are accessing quality care.
GPS 2012 conference outcomes
Published: 20 July 2012 by Monique Faleafa
Thank you for supporting GPS:2012! Around 350 delegates attended the fono in April 2012 in Auckland. Celebrating ‘what works’ for Pacific families and providing the opportunity for new thinking and innovative partnerships across artificial boundaries has become a realistic goal after GPS 2012.
Working for you
Published: 14 June 2012 by Monique Faleafa
The last three months have been a period of action and outcomes as we work alongside our Pacific communities.
Forging collaborative partnerships across sectors
Published: 24 April 2012 by Monique Faleafa
Earlier this month the GPS 2012: Growing Pacific Solutions for our families national fono brought our Pacific communities and mental health, addictions, disabilities and other social sectors together, to work across boundaries on common issues and share innovation.
Culture the key to growing Pacific solutions
Published: 22 April 2012 by Le Va
The GPS 2012 - Growing Pacific Solutions for our families fono held in Auckland earlier this month brought together over 300 delegates from the health, social services and disability sector for the first inter-sectoral Pacific gathering this year.
Launch of the Le Va Pacific disability cultural competency training programme
Published: 22 April 2012 by Le Va
The launch of Le Va’s Pacific Disability Cultural Competency Training Programme at the GPS 2012 fono marks an important milestone in the development of Pacific cultural competency training as an effective tool in supporting non-Pacific people to better engage and respond to the needs of Pacific peoples.
Successful first day at GPS conference
Published: 04 April 2012 by Le Va
Yesterday morning saw a ‘full house’ at Waipuna Conference Centre, with more than 300 people coming together for the GPS Growing Pacific Solutions for our families conference, organised by Le Va.
Pacific scholarships and awards address health workforce shortages
Published: 03 April 2012 by Monique Faleafa
Nearly $1.7 million will be awarded to more than 220 Pacific people who have chosen to study a health related qualification in 2012.
Training aims to improve Pacific health
Published: 30 March 2012 by Monique Faleafa
Health and disability professionals will soon be able to gain a better cultural understanding of Pacific peoples via New Zealand’s first ever online cultural training programme.
Pacific health issues under spotlight
Published: 20 March 2012 by Monique Faleafa
Multiple agencies will meet in Auckland in early April for the first ever conference aimed specifically at addressing mental health, addiction and disability issues within New Zealand’s Pacific community.
Bridging gaps for the Pacific disability sector
Published: 22 February 2012 by Le Va
Pati Umaga, a poor humble Samoan boy from Wainuiomata is a man on a mission. "My vision for disabled Pacific people is that they build strong relationships with others and feel a part of the community. Our people are standoffish with service providers. It only takes one bad experience to turn them off. We want to access the world and contribute."
GPS 2012 - Growing Pacific Solutions for our families
Published: 22 February 2012 by Le Va
Sector expectation is growing with just over five weeks until Le Va’s inaugural GPS 2012 national fono with key partners.
Growing Pacific Solutions
Published: 19 January 2012 by Monique Faleafa
Over the last four years Le Va’s portfolio has expanded to include Pacific workforce development initiatives and national coordination services in Pacific mental health, disability support, general health and addictions.
