Healthy Christchurch

Keeping warm and well this winter is the current focus for many organisations and individuals. Healthy Christchurch wants to support this by acting as a portal to share information and planning activities.  We aim to support those organisations working with and alongside individuals in the community.

When thinking about warmth and wellness during winter, it is about more than just warm homes.  Other things to consider and plan for include:

• fuel security
• social isolation
• mental well-being
• immunisations, and
• transport.

This section of the Healthy Christchurch website aims to provide accessible and relevant information so that agencies and individuals have a way of knowing what winter-related services are available within the community.  It is also a place to share existing or upcoming winter-focussed programmes you are involved with, to assist individuals and communities to manage during the coming cold months.

Healthy Christchurch would love to know about your winter-specific activities to help more people know what is available to help them during what can be a difficult time.

Resources to help keep you warm and well this winter

Download one of the Stay Warm and Well this Winter leaflets - updated April 2013:

• Are You Prepared?
• Keeping Yourself and Your Family / Whānau Well This Winter
• Making Your Home Warm and Dry

Download the Winter Warmth and Wellbeing Referrals Directory - updated May 2013.

Watch a panel of experts discuss how to make your home and family warm this winter and ward off winter illness (CERA).

Discover the Canterbury District Health Board's position on home heating and air quality [PDF].

Download the free Winter Home Survival Guide from Consumer Magazine.

Get some helpful hints on choosing and using heat pumps this winter (Energy Wise NZ).

Warmer Canterbury Working Group

The Warmer Canterbury Working Group has been established to identify and either address or escalate issues facing Canterbury residents through the cooler months. The working group is made up of government agencies and community groups that have a responsibility for sectors of the population; major winter warmth projects or initiatives, and/or have key links into communities of most need.

Download the Vision of Warmer Canterbury [354KB PDF].

Download the Terms of Reference for the Warmer Canterbury Working Group [171KB PDF].