Abstract
He Pikinga Waiora aimed to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity by finding an effective way of creating, implementing and evaluating health interventions for Indigenous communities.
The project team developed the He Pikinga Waiora Implementation Framework as a tool for planning, implementing and assessing health interventions. The Framework is centred on Kaupapa Māori (Indigenous knowledge, methods and philosophy) and emphasises community engagement through participatory co-design approaches.