Laura Aileone
About Laura
Laura Aileone is the National Chief Midwife and National Chief Rural Generalism for Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora. She has spent the last 24 years working within health, across clinical practice, senior leadership, and independent advisory roles at regional and national level. Laura has been leading the national implementation of Rural Generalism across all professions and was part of the design and implementation of the Rural Generalist Model across Te Tai o Poutini and Waitaha. She is passionate about a whole of system view and the ability to make meaningful impact on the significant equity imbalances that exist, and positivity shape not just current experience of our system but for generations to come. Laura is a registered midwife (BM, RM), has a Master’s in Public Health (MPH) and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA). She lives in rural Waitaha with her husband and 3 children.
Steering Group
The Carosika Collaborative Steering Group is a transdisciplinary group of individuals passionate about preterm birth and achieving equity. The Group was established in 2020 and membership is by invitation aiming for inclusion of whānau and all other key stakeholder groups. The Steering Group provides direction, oversight, coordination and support to Carosika Collaborative initiatives and has been responsible for developing the Carosika Collaborative five-year Strategic Kete. The majority of members contribute their time in-kind. The Carosika Collaborative Steering Group Terms of Reference can be accessed here.
