Transforming social inequalities through community inspired health services

Health Care Aotearoa (HCA) is a Treaty of Waitangi based national network of community-driven and governed primary health care services. We promote accessible primary health care for all people.  We offer our members advocacy, education, management and peer support programmes. HCA’s commitment to achieving health for all in Aotearoa is shown in our Whakakotahi Declaration.

HCA members are committed to addressing inequalities in health status that exist within Aotearoa. They provide comprehensive quality primary health care and innovative programmes for vulnerable populations.

Our membership is spread from Te Tai Tokerau (Northland) to Otautahi (Christchurch). Collectively, they provide quality primary health care services for over 170,000 people – most of whom are Maori and Pacific peoples, refugees and low-income families, many with high health needs.

Our members see health in its broadest sense. This means taking a holistic approach to primary health care. We view housing, income and employment as integral parts of a person’s overall well-being.

We support the Declaration of Alma Ata in its call for ‘Health for all’ and the World Health Organistion Commission’s report on the social determinants of health, Closing the gap in a Generation.