Leading healthcare provider, ProCare, is delighted to announce a partnership with Le Va to improve health equity and Pacific healthcare in Tāmaki Makaurau.
This formal partnership is the result of several years of working together and alongside each other to support Pacific families. Some of the activities this partnership will support include workforce development, co-designing Pacific models of care, and collaborating to address health and wellbeing.
Bindi Norwell, ProCare Group CEO, says: “This partnership is a natural progression of how closely ProCare and Le Va have been working together over the last few years, so we are delighted to recognise this with a formal agreement.”
Le Va is part of the Wise Group, one of the largest providers of mental health, addiction and wellbeing services in Aotearoa New Zealand, which has many social support services that will benefit ProCare families. “We both share very similar goals and aspirations for uplifting the health and wellbeing of our Pacific kāinga (family), so we hope that working together will help us get there faster,” concludes Norwell.
Viv Pole, Head of Pacific Health at ProCare, says: “Le Va has built strong connections with Pacific people over many years, so are a trusted leader in this space. They have a wealth of knowledge and resources we can tap into to support both our communities, and our GP practices.
“One of ProCare’s areas of focus is workforce development. We have been supporting our practice staff, particularly in areas with high Pacific and Māori populations, to increase their confidence and competency in engaging with these communities. We are excited to work with Le Va to offer a fantastic online cultural training programme tailored for our healthcare practices across the network through this partnership,” says Pole.
Le Va Chief Executive, Denise Kingi-‘Ulu’ave, says: “At Le Va we work alongside the services and in our communities to deliver mental health, addiction, public health, suicide prevention, disability, youth wellbeing and violence prevention social sectors. to develop flourishing Pasifika communities who are reaching their full potential.
“The support, resources and knowledge that ProCare and Le Va can share through this partnership will help us collectively impact more of our Pacific kāinga. We are excited to formalise this valued partnership.” concludes Kingi-‘Ulu’ave.
A signing ceremony was held at the ProCare offices yesterday, signifying the official start of the partnership agreement. ProCare and Le Va look forward to sharing more about the partnership activities in due course.
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About ProCare
ProCare is a leading healthcare provider that aims to deliver the most progressive, pro-active and equitable health and wellbeing services in Aotearoa. We do this through our clinical support services, mental health and wellness services, virtual/tele health, mobile health, smoking cessation and by taking a population health and equity approach to our mahi. As New Zealand’s largest Primary Health Organisation, we represent a network of general practice teams and healthcare professionals who provide care to more than 830,000 people across Auckland and Northland. These practices serve the largest Pacific and South Asian populations enrolled in general practice and the largest Māori population in Tāmaki Makaurau. For more information go to www.procare.co.nz
About Le Va
Le Va is a Pasifika-led mental health and wellbeing organisation dedicated to supporting young people, families and communities to unleash their full potential. We provide clinically safe, evidence-informed and co-designed resources, tools, information, training, workshops and support services. Le Va takes a holistic view of wellbeing, encompassing physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, cultural and environmental components. This is reflected in our portfolio of work spanning the mental health, addiction, public health, suicide prevention, disability, youth wellbeing and violence prevention social sectors. Le Va’s evidence-based work is co-created with people who have lived experience, Pasifika cultural knowledge holders and expert thought leaders nationally and internationally. We do this all while recalling our traditional values and applying them safely in a contemporary way. Discover more about Le Va at www.leva.co.nz
