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• Update on Brain Health Month from Dementia Canterbury

  Posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in: Newsletters With tags: newsletter, dementia, Community Groups, funding, awareness
  Tēnā koe 2023 is off to a flying start and we are incredibly grateful to you - our community - for getting behind the various brain health events and fundraisers for our March Brain Health Month

• Quick and easy event ideas for Neighbours Aotearoa

  Posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: neighbours, awareness, community connection
  These ideas from the Neighbours Aotearoa Connectors are great ways to connect with your neighbourhood, relatively easy to organise and can be enjoyed by many! Neighbours Aotearoa runs until 31st March 2023

• Steps for Dementia: What step will you take for your brain health?

  Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: fundraising, charity, awareness, campaign
  March is Brain Health Awareness month, and Steps for Dementia is your opportunity to improve your own brain health

• Unleash the power of the mullet

  Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, fundraising, awareness
  The Mental Health Foundation is challenging you (and your mates) to grow a mullet this March to make a powerful statement for mental health in Aotearoa

• Introducing the Equally Well See Us campaign

  Posted: Thursday, December 8, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: awareness, mental health, discrimination, campaign, services
  People who experience mental health and addiction issues are two-to-three times more likely to die prematurely - because they have poorer access to health support and services, and consequently significantly poorer health outcomes

• Top spots for bird-watching in Otautahi Christchurch

  Posted: Thursday, September 8, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: wildlife, environment, awareness, conservation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 8th September 2022 To mark Conservation Week we asked our ecologist Andrew Crossland to share his favourite places for bird watching in and around Ōtautahi Christchurch

• Survey indicates concerning rise in iron deficiency symptoms

  Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 in: Resources and Information With tags: nutrition, survey, awareness
  Beef + Lamb New Zealand media release: 22nd August 2022 The results from an online iron quiz titled ‘Could you be low on iron?’ – which checks for common signs and symptoms of iron deficiency – point to some worrying trends

• World ME Day puts the spotlight on the latest guidance for ME/CFS

  Posted: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: awareness, Training, medical, health, Professional Development
  If you are a health professional, you very likely have patients in your practice who live with debilitating post-viral illness. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) most commonly occurs after an infection

• Govt launches road safety campaign with target of zero road deaths

  Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: transport, safety, awareness, campaign
  Beehive media release: 23rd February 2022 Transport Minister Michael Wood and Police Minister Poto Williams have today launched the Road to Zero public awareness campaign, which sets a target of zero road deaths and serious injuries by 2050, and a 40 per

• Quit smoking and vaping around your pets

  Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: pets, smokefree, vaping, awareness
  SPCA media release: 31st May 2021 SPCA is urging people not to smoke or vape near their pets, as research shows second-hand smoke and nicotine from e-cigarettes can have serious health effects on animals - just like humans

• Hearing Care For All! Screen, Rehabilitate, Communicate

  Posted: Thursday, March 4, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: prevention, hearing, awareness
  New Zealand Audiological Society media release: 3rd March 2021 The New Zealand Audiological Society (NZAS) welcomes the launch of the World Health Organisation’s World Report on Hearing

• Survey uncovers emotional and mental health issues faced by Kiwis with diabetes

  Posted: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: diabetes, awareness, survey, mental wellbeing, medical
  Diabetes New Zealand media release: 1st November 2020 As New Zealand begins Diabetes Action Month, Kiwis are being asked to Love Don’t Judge as Diabetes NZ sheds light on the emotional burden of a chronic condition that affects quarter of a million of us

• Hundreds helped to prevent family violence

  Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, violence, workshop, awareness
  Selwyn District Council media release: 27th August 2019 More than 150 teachers have taken part in workshops to help prevent family harm in Selwyn