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Equity in the circumstances! Equity in the circumstances!

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Oranga Mokopuna Programme (OMP)

Support ECE’s, Kohanga Reo and Home Based educators to advance the health and wellbeing of tamariki / whanau who are involved in early childhood education.

Original OMP team: Tui Ora Heart Foundation COGO Sport Taranaki Taranaki District Health Board -PHU

Nutrition (healthy kai) key messages*Choose a variety of foods from the four main food groups *Recommended serving sizes -limit fats, sugar and salt

Active Movement (under 5’s)*Active Movement is active play everyday *Limit screen time

Physical Activity (focus)*Move more

Breastfeeding and the health benefits*Babies exclusively breastfeed till around 6 months *Maintain breastfeeding alongside solid foods for at least 12 months *Benefits of breastfeeding into the second year and beyond

Ngaa kaupapa

Participating ECE’s / Kohanga Reo

Kindergarten 9 ECE 3 Pre-school 2 Kohanga Reo 6 Home provider 1 Other 1 Total 22

Maori 40% NZ Pakeha 51% Pasifika, Asian, other 9% boys 53% girls 47%

Priority population: 18 out of the 22 centres

Rohe: Te Atiawa 8 Taranaki 1 Nga Ruahine 1 Ngati Ruanui 10 Nga Rauru Ngati Maru 2

Programme delivery:

Taumata 1 *Oranga Mokopuna Overview & Centre Audit *Policies-nutrition, physical activity or active movement, breastfeeding or a Houora policy *Breastfeeding Welcome Here (BFWH) *Initiative grant & evaluation/s (COGO)

Taumata 2 *OMP Train the Trainer Active Movement wo *Follow up Active Movement sessions *Active Movement kit & activity cards *Evaluation/s (COGO)

Programme delivery:

Taumata 3 *One of Healthy Heart Award level (HHA) *Initiative grant & evaluation/s (COGO)

Taumata 4 *Develop Long term initiative *Initiative long term & evaluation/s

Taumata 5 *Comprehensive L1, L3, L4 initiative evaluation *Links to Pou Hakinakina *Communication engagement & ongoing involvement as required *Gift package

Co-ordinate:*Reality versus theory – Relationships & trust*Funding support limited – Creativity & Overload*Staff prior knowledge –experiences / values & support*Time – release & completion expectation*Staff ‘turn over’

What do we do:*Keep it real – reflection – for them approach*Work to their strengths & advance other areas *Work after hours & start again with new staff

Currently development of: (building equity)

*Kohanga Reo disseminating information to whanau through their own networks (for Kohanga by Kohanga) *Pathway for whanau to services (Pou Hakinakina)

Our point of difference:*Relationships with participating ECE / Kohanga Reo *Something different each year*At their pace with their needs the priority (day, evening sessions, one on one, groups)*Sessions are activity based*HEPA & other services

Ngaa mihi nui ki a koutou katoa

Equity in the circumstances!