Gen2040 is a national health equity programme that provides digital decision support tools, referral pathways, and evidence-based guidance to help healthcare professionals deliver consistent, whānau-centred care.
Supporting equitable care from pregnancy through childhood
What is Gen2040?
Building strong foundations for future generations
Gen2040 is a long-term initiative that supports whānau, communities, and healthcare providers to help tamariki flourish.
Grounded in the belief that all whānau have strengths, aspirations, and potential, Gen2040 brings together digital tools, clinical guidance, and referral pathways that support connected, whānau-centred care.
Beginning in pregnancy and continuing across the life course, Gen2040 aims to strengthen opportunities for wellbeing via clinical decision support tools, so that future generations can thrive.
The Digital Tools
The Best Start and Best Care Kōwae are electronic assessment and decision support tools used by healthcare providers at key points across a person's life journey.
They help clinicians to:
Deliver consistent, evidence-based care
Identify unmet needs
Access referral pathways & connect whānau with local services
Support equitable health outcomes
Used across Aotearoa New Zealand, the tools are available via Practice Management Systems and via a secure website, they bring together clinical guidance, education resources, and referral options in one place
How do the tools work?
These tools put whānau at the centre of care- they’ve been designed to support timely, equitable care and referrals at key milestones for māmā, pēpi and tamariki.
Support Conversations
Clinical prompts help identify health, wellbeing and social support needs.
Identify Strengths & Opportunities
Guided questions help ensure important areas of wellbeing are explored consistently
Connect Whānau to Support
Referral pathways and resources help connect whānau with services that can support their goals and aspirations.
Support Information Sharing
The cloud based platform supports multiple members of the health care team to view assessments.
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A holistic early pregnancy assessment tool in early pregnancy and again during the second trimester.
All you need in one place. Be guided through a consult – automatically generated estimated due date, a review of obstetric and medical history, medication recommendations, guidance for ordering laboratory and screening tests, opportunities for flu and pertussis immunisation re-calls and links to support finding a midwife.
Accessible for all involved in the antenatal journey. Available on Medtech 32, Medtech Evolution, My Practice, Indici, and via a secure web browser - Best Start Online.
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An opportunity to check in with the pregnant person to ensure flu and pertussis immunisations have been given, there has been a connection with a lead maternity carer, and any follow-up from the early pregnancy assessment has been completed.Safe Sleep recommendations for both māmā and pēpi.
Accessible for all involved in the antenatal journey. Available on Medtech 32, Medtech Evolution, My Practice, Indici, and via a secure web browser.
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An enhanced check at the transition of care from LMC to primary care and Well Child Tamariki Ora.
Guiding you through a holistic check that assesses feeding, crying, and safe sleep as well as a top to toe examination and a review of both special immunisations and those on the schedule. Taking the opportunity to support a smoke-free and healthy home, this check ensures pēpi are off to the best start.
Accessible from birth to one year old and for all involved in the postnatal journey including, LMCs, primary care and Well Child Tamariki Ora providers. Available on Medtech 32, Medtech Evolution, My Practice, Indici, and via a secure web browser.
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A supportive postnatal check for māmā, nurturing the transition into parenthood with a focus on perinatal wellbeing.Features a comprehensive assessment, prompting the consideration of medications and follow-up. An emphasis on mental wellbeing and support in the hapūtanga journey.
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Making it easy to give the right immunisations at the right time.When you’re planning catch up immunisations it can be complicated and stressful. The catch-up tool does the work for you. Developed using national guidelines and local subject matter experts, it is regularly updated and expanded as the schedule changes.
Who Are The Tools For?
Midwives
Nurses
General Practice Teams
Smoke Free Teams
Well Child Tamariki Ora Providers
Immunisation Teams
