Asian Health in Aotearoa: What can health promotion and public health do?
The Asian Health in Aotearoa Report 2024 was launched in August 2024 and highlighted a number of urgent health concerns among Asian communities in Aotearoa.
Join Vishal Rishi (Director of The Asian Network Inc.) and Dr Zhenqiang Wu at this Health Promotion Forum webishop as they discuss the findings and explore with participants what health promoters and other health professionals can contribute to address the health and wellbeing of the Asian communities in Aotearoa.
Date: Wednesday 16th October 2024.
Time: 11am to 12.30pm.
Location: Online.
Cost: $29 for HPF members and $49 for non-members.
Find out more about this Asian Health in Aotearoa webishop, including how to register (Humanitix).
The report confirms the need to avoid complacency or assumptions about the health of Asian peoples in Aotearoa. Many of the trends predicted during earlier work on the health of Asian peoples in Aotearoa in the 2000s have come to pass. Some worrying trends include:
- higher obesity rates;
- inadequate nutrition;
- lower levels of physical activity;
- poor access to primary health care; and
- higher rates of ethnic discrimination.
Despite some progress, there is still insufficient policy and programming for the specific health challenges of Asian peoples. The report also emphasises the need for a high-level national strategy for Asian Health in Aotearoa.