Māori women have organised to improve their health and also to redefine what is meant by health.
The Māori Womens' Welfare League was set up in 1951 and had health as a major focus.
Women worked on improved immunization, family planning, tuberculosis and other issues.
The League also became involved in the provision of health services in the 1990s.
The Kohanga Reo movement began in 1982 with the creation of the first 'language nest.'
Kohnaga Reo serve to strengthen hapū and whānau bonds which help to maintain emotional and physical health.
Tipu Ora is a health organisation established in 1989 with a strong focus on whānau addressing family issues such as midwifery, teenage parents and new mothers.
In the 1990s and 2000s Māori have begun to establish their own health-provider organisations because current provision of health services were seen as ineffective.
This post is based on this article.
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