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Resources and Information

Research, reference documents and other documents of use to Healthy Christchurch signatories and others.

• New website to help men check for prostate cancer

  Posted: Thursday, April 12, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: mens health, men, cancer
  Ministry of Health media release: 11th April 2018 Kupe is a website aimed at helping men decide if a prostate check is right for them launched by the Ministry of Health

• More commitment by local government needed to achieve Smokefree 2025

  Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: planning, research, smokefree, policy
  University of Otago media release: 29th March 2018 New University of Otago research shows that there needs to be more commitment by local government to help achieve central government’s Smokefree 2025 goal

• Initiative aims to end homelessness by 2020

  Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: housing, support, services
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 22nd March 2018 Christchurch City Council has agreed to support in principle a Housing First pilot programme aimed at ending chronic homelessness in Christchurch by 2020

• Lifeline expands to offer text support for those in distress

  Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: support, services, suicide, prevention
  Lifeline media release: 21st March 2018 Lifeline announces the launch of its free text support service – HELP (4357) as part of its suicide prevention strategy to increase access to support for people in distress

• Office of Film and Literature Classification: Be careful what you share

  Posted: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: young people, social, media
  ‘It’s not everyone’s fiction. Be careful what you share.’  is the message two 15-year-old Wellington filmmakers want everybody to take notice of in a new social media film they’ve created on behalf of the Classification Office

• Launch of sexual harm helpline in Canterbury

  Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, harm, abuse, violence, support
  The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is please to announce a new 24/7 sexual harm information and support line - called Safe to talk - is now available in Canterbury

• Take a SmartView of Christchurch

  Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: Communication, technology
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 28th February 2018 Christchurch is one step closer to its goal of becoming New Zealand’s most connected city. A new Christchurch-specific web app, SmartView Christchurch, is being trialled

• Funded Music Therapy Service available in Christchurch

  Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, wellbeing, music, young people, therapy
  Group music therapy services funded for children and adolescents are now available in the Christchurch community Music therapy is the planned use of music to assist with the healing and personal growth of people with identified emotional, intellectual, p

• Support for whanau to access ECE and school

  Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, children, education, services, support
  Te Puawaitanga Ki Otautahi Trust can provide support for whānau to access the right early childhood centre or school for their tamariki. They support families with a child aged from 3 to  5 1/2 years

• New website will help protect home buyers and sellers

  Posted: Thursday, February 15, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: housing, resources, information
  Beehive media release: 14th February 2018 Associate Justice Minister Hon Aupito William Sio today launched a new website Settled.govt.nz for people selling or buying houses

• Canterbury Men's Sheds

  Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: men, mens health, mental wellbeing, older people
  A lot of community workers bump into men in the community that are socially isolated

• Incentives for desk-dwellers to get up and move

  Posted: Wednesday, February 07, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: physical activity, nutrition, research, health, workplace
  University of Otago media release: 7th February 2018 Taking regular activity breaks while sitting for long periods does not increase your appetite, University of Otago academics have discovered

• UK report on how non-health charities address the determinants of health

  Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: health determinants, charity, social, Report
  "Keeping us well: How non-health charities address the social determinants of health" is a UK report from the Institute of Health Equity and the Health Foundation. It is a useful tool for reports, submissions and funding applications

• Reminder of rules at Northern Pegasus Bay Beach

  Posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: environment, safety, recreation
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 13th December 2017 The Districts beaches have become an attractive option to enjoy some sand and surf during what is turning out to be a scorching summer

• Changes to Christmas/New Year rubbish collection days

  Posted: Wednesday, December 06, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: recycling, waste
  It’s that time of year, when you are busy putting up your Christmas decorations and wrapping your presents, that Councils gently remind you of changes to rubbish and recycling services during the festive season

• From petrol to electric vehicles: like cars replacing horses

  Posted: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: transport, sustainability
  NZTech media release: 29th November 2017 Some overseas reports say petrol cars may be obsolete by 2026 but either way the massive switch to electric vehicles will be the biggest disruptive change to people’s lives in more than 100 years, NZTech chief exe

• Help stop the spread of Chilean Needle Grass this summer

  Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: environment
  Environment Canterbury media release: 22nd November 2017 It’s early in the Chilean needle grass season, but plants are already in full flower across Canterbury

• A new emergency alert system is coming!

  Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: emergencies, disasters, information
  The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management (MCDEM) is leading the implementation of a new nationwide emergency alert channel

• New research finds common herbicides cause antibiotic resistance

  Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: environment, health, disease
  University of Canterbury media release: 20th November 2017 New University of Canterbury research confirms that the active ingredients of the commonly used herbicides, RoundUp, Kamba and 2,4-D (glyphosate, dicamba and 2,4-D, respectively), each alone caus

• Enrol now at Karanga Mai Early Learning Centre

  Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, education, services, maori
  Looking for a whānau-based Early Childhood Centre in Kaiapoi? Karanga Mai Early Learning Centre is a learning community with a kaupapa based on aroha and whanaungatanga, love, care, respect and strong relationship

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