TE PAPA HAUORA HEALTH PRECINCT
Origins
Te Papa Hauora was founded in Canterbury in 2014 on the principle that community health and well-being can be improved through collaboration, innovation and new ways of working. At the heart of Te Papa Hauora are its founding partners – Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury, the Universities of Canterbury and Otago, and Ara Institute of Canterbury. Te Papa Hauora is governed and led by an Advisory Council, consisting of representatives from these parties and mana whenua Ngāi Tūāhuriri.
The Advisory Council recognized that to make a real difference to community health and well-being requires improvement across research, education and innovation. These became the main strategic areas of Te Papa Hauora activity, along with playing an advocacy and leadership role as a neutral, trusted entity within the Canterbury health system.
Te Papa Hauora Today
The physical area of Te Papa Hauora is a thriving campus environment where those involved in health at its many levels can easily converge, chat, and collaborate. Te Papa Hauora, the collaborative entity, supports a number of organisations and initiatives; delivering or hosting a wide range of activities and events that bring people together to share, learn, educate, inform and collaborate.
Such as :
- Establishment of the Manawa Health, Research and Education Facility; home to thousands of health staff and students, and a high-technology Simulation Centre
- Regular free educational public health seminars
- Establishment of two collaborative research groups –Research for Children Aotearoa and Cancer Prehabilitation & Rehabilitation Aotearoa Collective
- Programmes to support future health leaders as well as a range of events that bring professionals from across the spectrum of health care together to learn about each other and work as teams
- Support for community groups and professionals to produce free educational videos on common health issues such as endometriosis and mental health
- Establishment of the Canterbury Simulation Advisory Committee to facilitate sharing of best practices, guidelines, educational support and resource information for providers of simulation education.
- Events to showcase Medtech and health innovation excellence in Canterbury and connect innovators with health sector agencies
Te Papa Hauora is unique in Aotearoa New Zealand as it connects and enhances the mahi of a wide range of organizations and communities involved in health research, education and innovation.
