Whanganui DHB — Thriving Communities Strategy — 2020-2023

The vision for the Whanganui District Health Board is He Hāpori Ora Thriving Communities. It outlines our commitment to achieving equity, particularly for Māori, in working with our partners in care in a social governance model and enables individuals, whānau and communities to be healthy at home. Collectively, we will work together to build resilient communities, empowering whānau and individuals to determine their own wellbeing.

With the strong indications from the government through the Wellbeing Budgets 2019 and 2020 and the New Zealand Health and Disability Systems reform, it is important that we, as a DHB, continue to strive towards improving living standards, reducing inequities and working with our communities to deliver health and wellbeing services to everyone in our rohe.

The position outlined in 'He Hāpori Ora Thriving Communities Strategic Direction 2020-2023' reaffirms the position taken by government through the Health and Disability Systems reform. Since our strategic direction’s initial soft launch in August 2020, the Whanganui District Health Board has made significant advancements in the key focus areas: Pro equity, social governance and ensuring people are healthy at home.

We will continue to deliver the strategic focus and priority areas outlined in our strategy to ensure that the people of the Whanganui District Health Board rohe are enabled to live in Thriving Communities.

We are pleased to officially release our He Hāpori Ora Thriving Communities Strategic Direction 2020-2023 document to ensure our communities can join us on the journey towards living in Thriving Communities.