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Whanau Ora – Cardiac Nursing:
Manaaki Manawa Kaupapa Maori Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention Nursing
Our Aim Our aim is to improve health and wellbeing for Maori patients with coronary disease. This is a 12-week programme provided in the clients home, marae, and community centers addressing:
- Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors;
- Nutrition (meal planning, shopping, budgeting);
- Physical activity;
- Stress management;
- Psychological aspects (depression);
- Whanau support;
- Return to work;
- Resumption of intimate and sexual activity;
- Medication;
- Coronary heart disease management;
- CPR - individual whanau.
Objectives
- To provide an accessible and acceptable community-based Cardiac Rehabilitation service through a 12 week Kaupapa Maori programme for turoro with cardiac conditions;
- To demonstrate effective service co-ordination supporting turoro with cardiac conditions;
- To raise awareness of cardiovascular disease toward self-management of cardiac conditions;
- To screen for cardiovascular disease for all persons at risk of a cardiovascular event in a 5 year period.
Eligible Clients
- Those who have had a hospital admission for acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina or MI - myocardial infarction) coronary surgery, coronary by-graft, angioplasty or angiograms;
- Those who are being treated for coronary heart disease in primary health care;
- Initial cardiac screening assessments for specifically Maori male >35yrs, Maori female >45yrs (but not exclusive to this particular group).
How do I access this service? - Self referral:
- Whanau, hapu iwi members:
- Hospital discharges:
- Other allied Maori health providers:
- Other allied providers - e.g. community groups and primary/secondary care.
Contact Information 
Angee Rakena – Cardiac Nurse Specialist
Advanced Cardiac Nursing Certificate. RCpN, BHSc, PGDip HSc
Ph: (09) 408-4024 ext 709
Email: angelar@hauora.net.nz
 Ani Wiki – Cardiac Resource Kaimahi
Ph: (09) 408-4024 ext 709
Email: aniw@hauora.net.nz
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