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Moves to show our water supply complies with rules
Posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, safety, management, disease
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 10th October 2023 Christchurch City Council is underway with an extensive testing programme to demonstrate most of the city’s water supply can comply with drinking water rules and standards without a protozoa barrier
End of COVID restrictions doesn’t end disabled people’s right to health
Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: human rights, health, disabilities, disease, services
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata | Human Rights Commission media release: 16th August 2023 The last of the COVID protections may have lifted, but disabled people still have the right to health and the right to support, says Kaihautū Tika Hauātanga Disability Rights
New website from Long COVID Support Aotearoa
Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: disease, support, information
Patient rōpū Long Covid Support Aotearoa (LCSA) has recently published a new website to "bring forward the lived experience of patients to help others and the wider community connect with information that is relatable and useful
Recreational water quality results from Whakaraupō Lyttelton and Akaroa released
Posted: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, safety, disease, pollution, swimming
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 20th June 2023 Environment Canterbury undertook faecal source testing earlier this year in many of the bays and waterways in Lyttelton Bays/Whakaraupō and Akaroa/Whakaroa to help determine what type of faecal pollution
Pacific community connections key to wellbeing during COVID-19
Posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: pacific, wellbeing, disease, resilience, community connection, Report
Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission media release: 8th June 2023 Pacific peoples’ connection – to family, community, culture and faith – has been a key source of strength and resilience in the pandemic
Cure Kids’ third State of Child Health Report spotlights urgent health priorities
Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: Report, child health, families, disease, care, health, inequality, equity
Cure Kids media release: 16th May 2023 Cure Kids’ "State of Child Health in Aotearoa New Zealand" report reveals the inequitable and worsening burden of diseases, including respiratory conditions, and rheumatic fever and heart disease for our tamariki
Long COVID Online Support Tool now available
Posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: support, technology, disease, recovery
This support tool is a series of videos with downloadable information for everyone who has, or thinks they might have Long COVID. People who have other post viral illnesses like ME/CFS might also find the toolkit useful
Hapu mama and young children encouraged to get their pertussis vaccinations
Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: children, women, prevention, disease, immunisation, vaccination
Pertussis vaccinations are free and so important for hapū mama and young children, says Nikki Turner - Medical Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre
Rural communities respond well to pandemic despite challenges
Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: disease, recovery, rural, health, Community
Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission: Tuesday 14th February 2023 The COVID-19 pandemic has added additional stress to the rural community, which itself faces different wellbeing challenges to those of urban Aotearoa
Have a safe as summer
Posted: Thursday, December 8, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: health, disease, advice, summer
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) recently released the weather predictions for summer and it’s looking pretty good. Most of the motu will experience average or above average temperatures, without excessive rainfall
Access to COVID-19 antiviral medication
Posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease, support
There were 34,528 new COVID-19 cases reported in New Zealand in the week to 4th December 2022. Of these cases, 9099 or 26 percent were reinfections, or people contracting COVID-19 for the second, third (or more) time
Protect yourself against Legionnaires’ Disease this spring
Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: public health, gardens, safety, disease
Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health media release: 27th September 2022 Spring is the perfect time to be out in the garden
Kiwis urged to ‘Stick it to hep C'
Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: prevention, disease, campaign, intervention
Beehive media release: 28th July 2022 Today Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall is launching a national hepatitis C awareness campaign to mark World Hepatitis Day
Outpatient appointments postponed to free up staff for acute care
Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: health, services, disease, care, immunisation, vaccination
Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury media release: 14th July 2022 New measures to alleviate the pressure on health services in Waitaha are being put in place, says Interim District Director - Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury Dr Peter Bramley
Multiple winter illnesses placing pressure on health system
Posted: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease, vaccination, immunisation, health, services, care
Canterbury District Health Board media release: 7th June 2022 Canterbury has now recorded more than 155,000 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began - with almost 1000 new cases recorded today
New mask exemption card to remove uncertainty
Posted: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: identity, disease, prevention
Beehive media release: 27th April 2022 People who have genuine reasons for not being able to wear a face mask can access a new personalised exemption card from the end of May, Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins and Minister for Disability Issues
More COVID medicines for most at-risk New Zealanders
Posted: Thursday, March 31, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease, medical
Beehive media release: 31st March 2022 New Zealand is boosting its comprehensive suite of medicines to treat COVID-19 with the arrival in the country of one medication, Paxlovid, and the securing of access to the country’s first pre-exposure prophylactic
New COVID-19 testing centre to open in Rangiora
Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease
Canterbury DHB media release: 1st March 2022 An additional drive-through COVID-19 testing site will be set up at Waimakariri Hockey Turf (291 Coldstream Road) in Rangiora
Cantabrians urged to make bookings to get their boosters
Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease, vaccination, immunisation
Canterbury DHB media release: 21st February 2022 Cantabrians are being urged to make bookings to get their boosters as soon as they become eligible, says Tracey Maisey, Incident Controller, Canterbury DHB Emergency Coordination Centre
New COVID-19 testing centre opens in Wigram
Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease
Canterbury DHB media release: 21st February 2022 An additional drive-through COVID-19 testing site has been set up in Wigram to help meet high public demand for testing

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