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Last week I joined my Le Va colleagues Esther Faitala and Ben Tameifuna in the Hutt Valley to deliver back-to-back Engaging Pasifika programmes. 

Rowena Singh from the Faleola Pacific Mental Health Service shares her story about working with the Heart Foundation’s Pacific Heartbeat Team to improve the health literacy and physical health of Tagata Ola. 

Online applications for fees grants/travel subsidies supporting the 2016 Massey University Certificate in Public Health are NOW OPEN. 

Effective treatment for addiction works when we have a capable and competent workforce, with the right tools and resources that can meet the needs of Pasifika families. Le Va’s work contributes to addiction workforce development in a number of ways. Here’s our key results for July 2014 – June 2015.

Le Va has been charged with implementing actions in Taeao o Tautai: the Pacific Public Health Workforce Development Plan 2012-2017, contributing to Te Uru Kahikatea: The Public Health Workforce Development Plan 2007-2016. Here’s the results for this work from July 2014 – June 2015.

Le Va’s chief executive Dr Monique Faleafa and I were honoured to present to the NASCA conference last month; NASCA is the National Association for NASC (Needs Assessment Service Coordination) managers and senior staff within the disability and health sectors.