Whānau Ora Services
Whānau Ora is a government funded initiative that is a culturally specific philosophy and approach to strengthening the wellbeing and future of Pacific families.
The Tongan Health Society Inc in partnership with Pasifika Futures has developed a service for our pacific community over the next four years. Through this programme, Pacific families are supported to achieve their aspirations in education, training, economic development, health, participation in the community, developing cultural capital, strengthening identity and family development.
In partnership with Pasifika Futures
This family centred approach recognises that the best solutions to family challenges come from Pacific families themselves.
Through this programme, Pacific families are supported to achieve their aspirations in:
Education
Training
Economic Development
Health
Participation in the community
Developing cultural capital
Strengthening identity & family development
INTEGRATED OUTCOMES UNIT (IOU)
The Society has non-clinical navigators and social workers in its Integrated Outcomes Unit (IOU) available to work alongside families to achieve outcomes across the domains above.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ASSESSMENT
The Society has funding to assist families who want to develop further in the domains described above. The funding is capped for each individual/family. The funding can be allocated across the above domains for clients and families. There is an assessment process that each client/family must go through before funding is approved.
Click on the above image to download and view the Pacific Whānau Ora Outcomes Framework.
Case Studies
Contact
The following staff in the IOU Team can be contacted regarding accessing services and an assessment of need.
CHRISTINA FIFITA
Registered Social Worker
Phone
021 0286 3276
Email
christina.fifita@tonganhealth.com
JAYNA DIAZ
Social Worker Team Leader
Phone
021 0282 7321
Email
jayna.diaz@tonganhealth.com
LINDA SCHAAF
Pacific Elderly Homecare Navigator
Phone
021 043 9787
Email
lynda.schaaf@tonganhealth.com
SETAITA HA’UNGA
Registered Well Child Nurse
Phone
021 0232 6506
Email
setaita.haunga@tonganhealth.com
KATENI JONES
Youth Navigator
Phone
021 493 422
Email
katenij@tonganhealth.com
FRANCES TAHAPEHI
Registered Social Worker
Phone
021 197 7568
Email
frances.tahapehi@tonganhealth.com
MELE VAKA
Clinical Services Manager
Phone
021 0289 0284
Email
mele.vaka@tonganhealth.com
MOSOLESA PESALELI
Registered Well Child Nurse
Phone
021 0910 7036
Email
mosolesa.pesaleli@tonganhealth.com
RICHARD KEPU
Youth Navigator
Phone
021 0281 9913
Email
richard.kepu@tonganhealth.com
ALISA KAFOA
Pacific Non-Clinical Navigator
Phone
021 053 0177
Email
alisa.kafoa@tonganhealth.com
HARRY RISALE
Pacific Whanau Ora Navigator
Phone
021 553 286
Email
harry.risale@tonganhealth.com
Clinical Assessments
Should there be a need to have clinical assessments completed as part of this process then this can be achieved with referrals to the clinical team. The team has a special interest in work readiness and youth at risk underpinned by social services and navigation as fundamental to our approach. All staff are bilingual in the Tongan language and clinicians and social workers are registered within their professional scopes and professional bodies.
