Lesson: Whānau Ora Health Policy
The pursuit and realisation of self-determination for Māori communities has been intimately bound up with – among other things – the revitalisation of Māori philosophies. The capabilities of Māori communities to be able to define who they are, and to pursue and realise lives they value is bound up with the extent to which Māori are able to articulate and appropriately apply and reapply their concepts and values to their lives and futures. One of the ways that Māori have set out to articulate, pursue, and realise their self-determination in the area of health is through the Whānau Ora policy. This lesson explores whānau ora and can be used in a range of ways for a range of philosophy courses.