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ACC Kaiawhina>>> |
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Kaiâwhina are community workers who:
- advise you and your whanau about ACC
- encourage people to seek help for their injuries
- provide practical and cultural support if you are applying for help from ACC
- give feedback to ACC about any questions and concerns raised by the community.
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Background
On the 2nd May 2007 ACC and Te Matarau signed a relationship agreement The agreement is part of ACC's ongoing aim to ensure that Maori communities are taking full advantage of the ACC scheme.
ACC research shows that Maori don't use the support that's available from ACC nearly enough. By working with Iwi organisations with an existing role in the community ACC is trying to ensure that Maori know what they are able to get when they're hurt and therefore be able to recover quickly and effectively
Poutiri Trust is proud to be providing this service in Tauranga on behalf of Te Matarau.
Current geographical area is Maketu to Katikati out to lower Kaimai.
What we are able to provide?
- Cultural support to clients
- Help explain/interpret discussions/decisions – assisting the completion of forms
- Can attend medical and vocational assessments, mediations/review hearings asclients support
- Our aim is to help ACC help Maori and vice versa have the best journey possible together to achievea durable and acceptable outcome and hope those experiences will be shared with their whanau as encouragement to seek assistance from ACC with modified behaviour.
Community relations
- Promotion of ACC in the community by attending outreach clinics, tacking on the back of both Community and ACC organised events
- Feeding back issues of concerns to ACC
- Capitalising on our ability to access unique maori environments and tikangato get information across about ACC
For contact details of Kaiawhina in other areas please visit http://www.acc.co.nz/
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