Mana Kidz Service
Mana Kidz is an intensive nurse-led health service delivered in low decile schools with the allocation of both a registered nurse (RN) and a health worker providing a daily service in the school.
The Mana Kidz service operates under a model of care that is underpinned by a vision that all children will have the best start to life and is based on the following principles.
Tamariki‐focused and whānau centred
Strengths‐based approach
Culturally appropriate and competent
Whānau‐centred
Evidence‐informed clinical framework underpins service delivery
Systemic support for safety, continuous learning and efficiency
Measurable outcomes and performance indicators to demonstrate results and impact
Service excellence
Proactive approach to primary healthcare barriers—intensive, relational, free, community based, mobile
Catalyst for delivering better services. Challenge and disrupt traditional ways of delivering health and social services
Transformative
Collaboration for collective impact; shared goals, decision‐making and resourcing
Coordination/Integration with a range of health and social service providers
Collaboration and integration
For many children, starting school is the first major transition in life from the family home and into other environments, like full time schooling. This brings about challenges and risks.
Children’s behaviour and the physical and social environment increase the risk of adverse events such as injuries, the development of chronic conditions, mental and behavioural problems, and risk factors that persist into adolescence and adulthood. This is a crucial time for learning, social and emotional development and social participation, and the acquisition of literacy and numeracy skills. It is also a critical time for establishing good health and social behaviours.
Our vision is that all children have the best start to life. We will measure the impact of the services provided through Mana Kidz using the following outcomes, indicators and measures.
