Gaming for health
Researchers at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington are developing a video game aimed at helping young people boost their mental health.
The Wellington Faculty of Health—Te Wāhanga Tātai Hauora is the newest faculty at Victoria University of Wellington, established in January 2017 to deliver innovation in health teaching and research.
It brings together researchers and teachers from across the University to help prepare the next generation of health sector professionals to make a difference to New Zealanders’ health and wellbeing.
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Make a difference to the health of our communities and become a part of New Zealand's rapidly growing and diverse health sector.
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- Population Health, Policy and Service Delivery
- Health Promotion
- Health Psychology
- Health Informatics
- Health Software Development
- Health Leadership and Management
- Health Policy, Planning and Service Delivery
- Midwifery
- Nursing
- Professional Practice
- Workplace Health and Safety
Postgraduate qualifications
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Support women, babies, and their families through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
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Latest news
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Champion for women’s health research up for 2020 Women of Influence Award
Professor Beverley Lawton, Director of the University’s Te Tātai Hauora o Hine—The Centre for Women’s Health Research, is a finalist in the Innovation, Science & Health category of the awards.
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Research to inform national cervical screening programme
Researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have been awarded more than $1 million from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) to develop the evidence-base for an effective national HPV screening programme for detecting changes that may lead to cervical cancer.