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• 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

• Reconnect this Mental Health Awareness Week

  Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: mental wellbeing, awareness
  Mental Health Foundation media release: 29th August 2022 There’s only one month until Mental Health Awareness Week (26th September to 2nd October 2022). This MHAW, we’re asking New Zealanders to ‘Reconnect – with the people and places that lift you up’

• 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