Abstract
Inequity continues to be a problem in today’s health system. Some communities – notably Māori and Pacific peoples – have less access to health care and worse health outcomes than others in Aotearoa.
He Pikinga Waiora aimed to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetesheart 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.