Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann MNZM JP is a Samoan-born, New Zealand-based academic, nurse and fa'afafine and is called by Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand "one of New Zealand's best-known and most honoured fa'afafine".[1]
Karl Pulotu-Endemann | |
|---|---|
| Born | Apia, Western Samoa |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Nurse |
| Field | Mental health |
| Institutions | Universal College of Learning |
Pulotu-Endemann moved to New Zealand as a child in 1959.
After training initially as a psychiatric nurse, Pulotu-Endemann became a health consultant on the Pacific Health issue, and created the Fonofale Model of Pacific Health[2][3] has been accepted by the Mental Health Commission of New Zealand.[1]
As an educator, Pulotu-Endemann rose to be associate-head of Manawatu Polytechnic's Nursing and Health Studies (now UCOL).[4]
In 1990, Pulotu-Endemann became one of only two Pacifica Justice of the Peace in New Zealand.[2][5][failed verification][6][failed verification]
Selected works
edit- Pulotu-Endemann, Fuimaono Karl, and Sione Tuʼitahi. Fonofale: Model of health. Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann, 2009.
- Agnew, Francis, Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann, Gail Robinson, Tamasailau Suaalii-Sauni, Helen Warren, Amanda Wheeler, Maliaga Erick, Tevita Hingano, and Helen Schmidt-Sopoaga. "Pacific models of mental health service delivery in New Zealand (“PMMHSD”) project." Auckland: Health Research Council of New Zealand (2004).
- Crawley, Louisa, Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann, and Rosaline Tofilau Utumapu Stanley-Findlay. Strategic directions for the mental health services for Pacific Islands people. Ministry of Health, 1995.
- Pulotu-Endemann, Karl, and Paul Spoonley. "Being Samoan: Samoan ethnicity in New Zealand." New Zealand and International Migration: A digest and bibliography 2 (1992).
- Pulotu-Endemann, F. Karl, and Carmel L. Peteru. "Beyond the Paradise myth: Sexuality and identity." Tangata o te moana nui: The evolving identities of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa/New Zealand (2001): 122-136.
Honours
editIn the 2001 New Year Honours, Pulotu-Endemann was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to public health.[7] He is also a sitting member of the CreativeNZ Pacific Arts Committee[8] In 2022, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Health degree by Massey University.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann – Gender diversity Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand; accessed 24 June 2014.
- ^ a b Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences Archived 2014-03-01 at archive.today; accessed 24 June 2014.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Profile Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, moh.govt.nz; accessed 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann transcript » PrideNZ.com". www.pridenz.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Pasifika's widening mental health mis-match". Newsroom. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2001". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2000. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ Pacific Arts Committee Archived 2014-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, creativenz.govt.nz; accessed 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Honorary doctorate citation, Karl Pulotu-Endemann, 2022". Massey University. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.