ASIAN CAUCUS
The purpose of the Public Health Association of New Zealand (PHANZ) Asian Caucus is to provide a forum for networking, discussion and knowledge sharing on public health issues concerning Asian peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand, and support advocacy and action to improve the health status of Asian peoples.
Composition
The Asian Caucus is made up of all interested members of the PHANZ.
Non-members are welcome to attend meetings and events, however you will be unable to vote on important decisions that impact the public health issues facing Asian peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand.
If you’d like to become a PHANZ member, click HERE
Caucus Officers
The Asian Caucus has the following Officer roles available:
Chair: Nivedita Sharma Vij
Vice-Chair: [vacant]
Treasurer: [vacant]
Secretary: Tian Min (Maggie) Ma
The length of term for Caucus Officer roles is two years, with a provision for re-election for a further two years.
People are elected to officer roles at Caucus Annual General Meetings (AGMs), generally held in September each calendar year.
If you’re interested in putting yourself forward for one of the two vacant roles, please contact the Caucus Chair by completing the contact form at the bottom of this page.
Key Documents
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Activities and Events
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CAHRE National Symposium 2022
The Centre for Asian and Ethnic Minority Health Research and Evaluation (CAHRE) at the University of Auckland hosted the National Symposium 2022 on the 2nd of September 2022.
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Asian and Ethnic Peoples Public Health Award
Te Whatu Ora Waitemata’s Health Service Model for Asian/ethnic Communities received the inaugural ‘Asian and Ethnic Peoples Public Health Award’.
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Meetings with Ministry of Ethnic Communities
A Zoom meeting engaging with Mr Chai Chuah took place in August 2022. Mr Chuah is well known in the health sector.
The Asian caucus shared his insights and advice about how to move forward for betterment of Asian/ethnic health and well-being leveraging the rare opportunity of the health system reform.
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Health Promotion, the Media and Advice to the Ehical Framework for Resource Allocation in Times of Scarcity
There have been lots of health promotion activities including on the media, and ethnic community leader gatherings.
Some Asian caucus members joined an online workshop with the National Ethics Advisory Committee (NEAC) on “Ethical Guidance for a Pandemic” to provide our feedbacks.
Contact us.
If you want to join the Asian Caucus, become a Caucus Officer, or you want more information on how to get involved, please contact us.