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For ten years I worked as a passport and citizenship officer.
When my workplace went through restructuring, I thought it was
the perfect opportunity to change jobs.
I became a community health worker at Otara Health to help
people improve their health and well being.
When I applied for the role, I had no qualifications in
community health work.
Because of family commitments, I couldn’t study full time. I
couldn’t afford the fees either. With support and financial help
from Otara Health and CMDHB, I completed the Certificate in
Community Health Work at Manukau Institute of Technology. Now
I’m using what I learnt from the course to serve the Otara
community.
A lot of the people who live in Otara are Pacific like me. This
gives me a good understanding of Pacific peoples’ health issues
and things that affect their health. I think a good
understanding of the situations in which people live, goes a
long way in this job. So does listening and communicating well.
The heart of what I do is educating and motivating people to
lead more healthy and independent lives. This may involve
helping them access community services they need. Our community
needs more people to support them in this way. You can be one of
them.
Elisapeta
For more information contact:
Gay Chapman
Certificate in Community Health Work
Manukau Institute of Technology
Phone: 09 968 8765 ext 8319
Lau Lemalu Auala
Certificate in Pacific Community Health Work
Manukau Institute of Technology
Phone: 09 968 8765 ext 8316 |
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