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News: tagged with "health"

• Stay cool and Go well this summer by planning ahead

  Posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: summer, health, campaign, support, heatwaves
  Summer has officially arrived and the countdown to Christmas has begun. So Te Whatu Ora is calling for people to stay cool and look out for whānau with the intense heat predicted these holidays

• Celebrating 10 years of community health partnership with local councils

  Posted: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: health in all policies, collaboration, Report
  Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury has marked a significant milestone in partnership with local councils, celebrating 10 years of Joint Work Plans with Environment Canterbury and Christchurch City Council

• Asian alcohol and drug survey shows more use than previously thought

  Posted: Tuesday, November 21, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: alcohol and drugs, research, asian health, Report
  Asian Family Services and the New Zealand Drug Foundation Te Puna Whakaiti Pāmamae Kai Whakapiri are calling for more services that cater to Asian New Zealanders, following the release of a new report showing higher levels of drug use and harm than previo

• New animated video promotes rights when using health and disability services

  Posted: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: health, services, Advocacy, education, human rights
  The Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) has launched an animated video titled "Respecting your Rights" which aims to empower people to understand and exercise their rights when using health and disability services in Aotearoa New Zealand

• Canterbury charity appeals for $1 million to create a Better Space for kids

  Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: mental health, services, children, young people, fundraising
  Māia Health Foundation media release: 12th September 2023 The unveiling of a sculpture in central Christchurch today marks the beginning of a major public appeal to raise $1 million for a better outpatient space for Canterbury kids needing mental health

• Sponge Cities: Can they help us survive more intense rainfall?

  Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, research, Report, environmental health, water, emergencies
  A major new research report from the Helen Clark Foundation and WSP in New Zealand is recommending a series of actions to respond to the escalating impacts of climate change-induced extreme rainfall events

• Free mental health programme hits the one million mark

  Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: mental health, addiction, support, services
  Beehive media release: 21st August 2023 The Government’s mental health and addiction programme Access and Choice has hit the one millionth support session since it started delivering services in 2020, Health Minister Ayesha Verrall has announced

• Council approves changes that simplify rules to manage water quality

  Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water management, water, environmental health, policy, planning
  Environment Canterbury media release: 21st August 2023 Council has approved new rules that will streamline the consents process and strengthen restrictions on some activities to improve water quality across significant parts of the region

• 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

• InnerBoy: New men-tool health app

  Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: maori, wellbeing, mens health, pacific, technology
  She Is Not Your Rehab is excited to announce of the launch of innerBoy. This is a revolutionary mobile application designed to support men in healing from the profound impacts of intergenerational trauma and abuse and is FREE for all tāne in Aotearoa

• Volunteers needed for study on plant protein and heart health for Maori

  Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 in: Vacancies With tags: volunteers, research, health
  Volunteers are need for a Lincoln University study investigating the effects of hemp protein on blood pressure and cardiovascular health

• Volunteers need to understand experiences of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest for Māori living in rural areas

  Posted: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 in: Vacancies With tags: research, volunteers, maori, health, support, families
  Researchers at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) would like to understand the experiences of Māori who live rurally and experienced an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest within the past five (5) years, and their whānau

• Burn 'Warmer Cheaper' this winter to improve Canterbury's air quality

  Posted: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: health, mental wellbeing, resources
  Environment Canterbury media release: 26th June 2023 As the infamous Canterbury frosts start to bite, people across the region are firing up their wood burners to stay warm

• Volunteers needed for study on mānuka honey and digestive health

  Posted: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 in: Vacancies With tags: volunteers, research, health, Gut Health
  A research team from the University of Otago, Christchurch is looking for people with indigestion and other digestive symptoms to participate in a 10-week research study investigating the digestive health effects of consuming mānuka honey

• Volunteers needed for whole grains research

  Posted: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 in: Vacancies With tags: volunteers, research, diabetes, health
  A research team at the University of Otago are looking for volunteers who have type 2 diabetes to be part of a study. They are looking at whether eating wholegrain foods helps improve blood glucose control in type 2 diabetes

• People encouraged to prioritise winter wellness

  Posted: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: health, advice, housing, mental wellbeing, preparation
  Winter is coming and Hato Hone St John is encouraging people to focus on prioritising winter wellness to avoid becoming seriously ill over the colder months

• Young people experiencing acute mental distress need age-appropriate care

  Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: Report, research, mental health, young people, services, support
   Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission media release: 17th May 2023 Too many young people experiencing acute mental distress are being admitted to adult inpatient mental health services, and this practice needs to stop

• 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

• Why does menopause increase the risk of heart disease?

  Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: women, health
  As part of a focus on women's heart health in May 2023, the NZ Heart Foundation Medical Director, Dr Gerry Devlin, addresses the issue of heart disease risk factors and menopause

• Veterans need for study on alternative medicine for pain and distress

  Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2023 in: Vacancies With tags: medical, research, health, volunteers
  Kia ora The University of Otago have found from their health research surveys that veterans have more problems than the general population in mobility, self-care, carrying out usual activities, and pain or discomfort

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