Health Services
Get ideas and support for your new pēpi, your tamariki or your whānau's health.
Find out how our health services can help you.
Kā Ratoka Haumanu | Nurse-led Clinic
Nurse clinics deliver high-quality nurse care. Our nurses are healthcare professionals who have advanced education and deliver a range of health services. Our nurses work with other healthcare professionals to ensure whānau receive the best care for their individual needs.
Nurse-led clinics are regularly held in Invercargill, Mataura, Gore, Milton, Balclutha, Kaitangata, Alexandra and Te Wharekura o Arowhenua.
• Health screening, education and management
• Co-ordinating care with other professionals
• Chronic disease support
• Assisting whānau to meet their health needs
• All Clinic services are FREE and advertised on our website and Facebook.
Our Kaimahi.
Kahu Taurima
Supporting whānau through haputanga and into the first 5 years to navigate parenthood:
Our services include:
• 1:1 home support and education for pepi and whānau
• SPACE group | Sleep, attachment, brain development, nutrition and parenting
• Ngā Purapura Pounamu | A playgroup with a focus on ages and stages PLAY
• He Wai Ū | Breastfeeding support group
• He Taonga te Mokopuna | A Kaupapa Māori playgroup / support service for whānau with tamariki aged 0-3 years old (Invercargill based)
• Building Awesome Whānau | The programme was developed for those raising tamariki aged 2-13. Building Awesome Whānau is full of practical ideas and encouraging stories to equip and empower you to see your dream for your whānau become a reality.
Packed into the Building Awesome Whānau kaupapa are principles and values drawn from mātauranga Māori, including tikanga and te reo Māori. Delivered through a wellbeing lens, key concepts in the course include the mana and tapu of
tamariki, with significant emphasis placed on aroha, manaakitanga and whanaungatanga. We offer a safe and non-judgmental
environment so you can reflect on your past, explore opportunities for change and gain hope for thr future.
CONTACT US ABOUT KAHU TAURIMA
Cara Morton | Cmorton@awarua.nz
Our Kaimahi.
Māmā and Pēpi | Mokopuna Ora
Māmā and Pēpi is a fun, free educational programme that provides skills and practical everyday support to assist you and your whānau prepare for the new arrival.
Educational areas include:
• Traditional Māori Birth and Delivery
• Attachment and bonding
• Breastfeeding
• Baby’s brain development
• Exercise and nutrition
• Safe sleeping
• Baby’s basic needs
Check out how we support māmā on their breastfeeding journey
CONTACT US ABOUT MĀMĀ AND PĒPI/MOKOPUNA ORA
Deli Diack | Ddiack@awarua.nz
Our Kaimahi.
Mauri Ora | Nutrition & Physical Health Support
A team of community health kaimahi offering support, education and advice in all areas of hauora including:
• 1:1 consultation and support tailored to your nutritional needs and goals
• Improving strength and balance through group programmes
• Community health promotion, events and education sessions
• Referrals to other supporting agencies as required
CONTACT US ABOUT MAURI ORA
Jess Flett | Jflett@awarua.nz
Our Kaimahi.
Outreach Screening & Health Promotion
This service supports eligible whānau to access and enrol in national screening programmes, including bowel, breast, and cervical screening.
Care is provided in a flexible and whānau-centred manner, with options for home-based support and transportation assistance to reduce barriers to access and improve screening uptake.
Improving screening rates in Southland by working with the community to provide face to face engagement with whānau who may face barriers to screening.
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Help with enrolment to screening services including breast screen, bowel screening, and cervical screening
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Provide transport to your appointments
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Provide culturally responsive support and awhi
Moe Parata | Mparata@awarua.nz
Our Kaimahi.
Tamariki Ora | Well Child
The Tamariki Ora/Well Child service is a screening, education and support service offered to all New Zealand Tamariki and their
whānau/family from birth to 3 years. It assists whānau to improve and protect their Tamariki health. The aim is to maximise Tamariki development and health status between 0 - 3 years, establishing a strong foundation for ongoing wellbeing.
Midwives are responsible for engaging whānau with a Tamariki Ora provider.
CONTACT US ABOUT TAMARIKI ORA/WELL CHILD
Admin | Admin@awarua.nz
Tamariki Ora
Our Kaimahi.
Cara Morton
Tamariki Ora Nurse
Mel Hapuku
Tamariki Ora Nurse
Kara Mcmillan
Tamariki Ora Nurse
Larissa Cross
Tamariki Ora Nurse
Toni Keating
Tamariki Ora Nurse
Jo Harrison-Smith
Tamariki Ora Nurse
Immunisation Service
Providing home-based immunisations for tamariki and their whānau:
• Childhood immunisation schedule
• Hapū mama vaccinations
• Seasonal influenza vaccinations
Our Kaimahi.
WaeWae - MiriMiri Clinic
Is a free Service that provides foot care and Mirimiri/massage for our 60+ age group Kaumatua/ Kuia/elderly.
Waewae service is offered in the Bluff area only.
CONTACT US ABOUT WAEWAE - MIRIMIRI CLINIC
WaeWae - MiriMiri Clinic staff
Amy Strongman