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First New Zealand Health Promotion book
First New Zealand Health Promotion book

“…The process by which the book was produced, both in contents and presentation, reflects a successful partnership that resonates with the letter and spirit of our nation’s founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi; an example worth emulating. It also places Matauranga Maori (Maori knowledge) prominently, while it weaves together the knowledge of the West, the knowledge of the East, and Indigenous knowledge systems as a set of effective solutions for addressing our health challenges. Although the primary focus is on Aotearoa, the book brings in the experience and knowledge of Moana Nui a Kiwa and other regions, thus making the book a very valuable contribution to our collective effort at the global level to address planetary health. The recent launching of Promoting Health in Aoteroa New Zealand is very timely because: – there is an increasing awareness in all sectors, government, community, and the corporate sectors, that to be effective in addressing our socio-economic, cultural, physical, ecological and spiritual wellbeing, we have to be health promotional and preventative in our integrated approaches – there is also a marked increase in the number of courses and qualifications on health promotion and public health in universities, polytechs and wananga. This book is a ‘must have’ reading and resources for all learners and practioners – additionally, there is an increasing awareness in other sectors, such as social development and education, of the connectedness of the set of challenges that we all try to address, and therefore, the increasing need to learn from other sectors such as health and some of their comprehensive and effective tools and approaches such as health promotion I would like to congratulate the hard-working editors, Associate Professor Louise Signal, and Dr Mihi Ratima. Your perseverance, dedication, endless patience, and professionalism, have paid off. Well done!”Jo Lawrence-King 7 October 2015