Whanau Ora : Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives
Whanau Ora : Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives
Whanau Ora : Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives
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Measuring Outcomes at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Provider Level<br />
3.3.10 A results-based accountability framework could be used to capture<br />
outcomes at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> provider level. Broadly speaking, such a framework<br />
would set out who services would be delivered to, what services would be<br />
delivered, and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> expected changes in whānau wellbeing. There would be a<br />
requirement for regular and timely reporting which was proporti<strong>on</strong>ate to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
need for informati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
3.3.11 The funding agency would require informati<strong>on</strong> from providers as to:<br />
• <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> objectives agreed with whānau and how <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se will be measured<br />
• <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> services that will c<strong>on</strong>tribute to achieving <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se objectives<br />
• <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> cost <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se services<br />
• <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> expected timeframe for delivery/completi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> service provisi<strong>on</strong><br />
• progress towards achieving stated objectives via regular updates<br />
• possible risk and success factors in terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> whānau outcomes.<br />
3.3.12 Possible measurement questi<strong>on</strong>s at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> provider level include:<br />
• to what extent are whānau-centred providers effecting positive outcomes<br />
for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y work with (as individual providers and collectively)<br />
• what is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> cost <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> providing whānau-centred services<br />
• what are <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> characteristics <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> effective whānau-centred providers<br />
Measuring Outcomes at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Populati<strong>on</strong> Level<br />
3.3.13 Over <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> l<strong>on</strong>ger term, Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g> could be expected to result in positive<br />
changes in data across social domains (eg, health, educati<strong>on</strong>, culture,<br />
safety, ec<strong>on</strong>omic wellbeing and employment) at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> populati<strong>on</strong> level.<br />
Realistically however, impacts <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> whānau-centred services would take time<br />
(several years and, in some cases, generati<strong>on</strong>s) to feed through into <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se<br />
types <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> populati<strong>on</strong>-level indicators.<br />
3.3.14 Of course, o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r influences (including government policy, legislati<strong>on</strong> and<br />
regulati<strong>on</strong>, and internati<strong>on</strong>al ec<strong>on</strong>omic c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s) will also impact <strong>on</strong><br />
outcomes at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> nati<strong>on</strong>al level and it may not be possible to attribute positive<br />
change at this level directly to Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g>. Never<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>less, we ultimately<br />
aspire to seeing improvements in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> wellbeing <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Māori as a result <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />
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