May 2017 – August 2024
Dr David Schaaf is Principal Advisor Pacific/Te Aho O Te Kahu Cancer Control Agency.
David has previously worked as a Public Health Advisor with Pacific Health Development at Counties Manukau Health District Health Board and as a Senior Advisor at the Ministry of Health where he helped implement Ala Mo’ui: Pathways to Pacific Health and Wellbeing 2014-2018, the Ministry’s strategic document for monitoring the Health Sector’s performance on improving the health of Pacific people in New Zealand. Other roles have included Principal Research Analyst at the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs and senior research fellow at the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland. His research interest has focussed on chronic disease prevention. David is also a member of the Ageing Well National Science Challenge Governance Group.