Source: Health Coalition Aotearoa
Health Coalition Aotearoa congratulates its co-chair, Professor Lisa Te Morenga (Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Te Uri o Hua, Ngāpuhi and Te Rarawa), on her newly announced Green Party candidacy for Te Tai Tonga.
Te Morenga, a professor of Māori health and nutrition at Massey University, joined Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) as co-chair Māori in 2021 with a key role on its unhealthy food harm-reduction projects.
“Lisa has made an invaluable contribution to strengthening HCA’s commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and embedding Te Tiriti principles into HCA’s policy, governance, and everyday practice,” says co-chair Professor Boyd Swinburn from the School of Population Health at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
“Over the past five years, Lisa has had a critical role in elevating Māori voices and perspectives within Health Coalition Aotearoa.”
Te Morenga will resign from the board as co-chair with the board set to announce a replacement very soon.
“We wish Lisa the very best for her next step as a leader,” Swinburn says.
“HCA remains non-partisan and does not endorse any political party or candidate,” he says.
“Health Coalition Aotearoa will continue its independent advocacy and evidence-based work regardless of political cycles.”
Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA)
HCA is a coalition of health NGOs, professionals and academics with an unwavering commitment to reduce harm from tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy food and advance public health equity.
Together with its four expert panels – alcohol, tobacco, unhealthy food and public health infrastructure – HCA is a powerful collective voice for preventative health in Aotearoa. Find out about HCA.