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• Canterbury Health in All Policies Newsletter: April 2021

  Posted: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in: Newsletters With tags: newsletter, health in all policies, Climate Change, planning, water, transport, biodiversity, children, health determinants
  With ever increasing coverage of the urgency to act on climate change, we are proud to bring you this issue focusing on planetary health – the ultimate determinant of health

• Apply now for the new Te Kiwai Fund

  Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: funding, sport, young people, youth, children, support
  Te Kīwai is a new fund developed in partnership between Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu and Sport New Zealand Ihi Aotearoa. This two-year pilot fund is designed to support Māori wellbeing through play, active recreation and sport

• Take part in the Matisse RSV Vaccine in Pregnancy Study

  Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: research, women, children, disease, vaccination, immunisation, volunteers
  You’ll give your children. Could protection from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) be one of them? Midwives from the University of Otago Christchurch are looking for local pregnant women to take part in this international vaccine study

• Council offers students hands-on learning opportunities

  Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment, education, waste, recycling, children, youth
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th January 2021 Christchurch school students will get hands-on lessons this year on how to minimise their waste thanks to a free Learning Through Action programme run by Christchurch City Council

• Get your kids swimsmart before summer

  Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: children, water, safety, young people
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 21st September 2020 Christchurch parents are being encouraged to make sure their children have the skills to stay safe in the water this summer by enrolling them now for Swimsmart lessons

• A dancing dream comes true

  Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, arts, children
  Selwyn District Council media release: 25th August 2020 The dreams of a class of children at Rolleston School to make their community beautiful is coming true through a huge community effort

• Help teach Selwyn kids safe road crossing skills

  Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: children, transport, safety
  Selwyn District Council media release: 11th August 2020 Drivers can help children learn safe road crossing skills by only stopping for pedestrians at kea crossings when the stop ‘lollipop’ signs are out

• Kiwi pre-schoolers losing teeth to preventable tooth decay

  Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, research, water, oral health
  Canterbury District Health Board and University of Canterbury media release: 28th July 2020 Kiwi kids are suffering unnecessarily from severe tooth decay that could be prevented according to research published today in JAMA Paediatrics - the highest-ranki

• Solving severe sleep problems in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, children, Sleep, autism, parenting
  University of Canterbury (UC) media release: 22nd July 2020 University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have made a major step forward in treatment of sleep problems in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), in new research recently published in the

• New learn-to-read series supports learning at home after lockdown

  Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: reading, children, development, learning
  School is going back, but there’s no reason for parents to lose their hard-won connection with supporting their children’s learning. Many parents will have enjoyed sharing books and stories with their whānau during lockdown

• Life Pack - Kete Ora from Flourish Kia Puawai Social Enterprise

  Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, children, funding, wellbeing, Community Groups, resources
  Life Pack - Kete Ora is  a science-based wellbeing game on cards, and playing it improves wellbeing and helps you and your family to thrive

• Christchurch City Libraries Storytimes goes live

  Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: resources, families, children, maori
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 28th April 2020 Digital Wā Kōrero is going live as Christchurch City Libraries hosts special online Storytimes sessions featuring several familiar library faces

• Care for Dads in Christchurch and Canterbury

  Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: support, services, men, families, children
  Give your thoughts on what should be happening to improve the lives of dads in this region. The Canterbury Men's Centre (CMC) provides care for dads but they want to improve in this area - along with the rest of the community sector

• Support from TPKOT still available

  Posted: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: services, families, children, lockdown
  Te Puawaitanga ki Ōtautahi Trust is open and providing all services. Kaimahi/staff are working remotely and supporting client whānau via phone, and social media. Phones are operational, including our free number 0800 66 99 57 and 03 344 5062

• Getting through together with All Right?

  Posted: Thursday, April 2, 2020 in: Healthy Christchurch Notices With tags: wellbeing, children, mental wellbeing, families, lockdown
  Kia ora. It's hard to believe how much our lives have changed in a week! We hope you've managed to have some happy moments in a week that has presented lots of challenges. And if you're working in an essential role..

• Learning in the lockdown for kids

  Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: children, learning, activities, lockdown
  University of Canterbury media release: 31st March 2020 If there was ever a time to encourage children to engage in online learning, that time is now! Children’s University Canterbury Partnership (CUCP) is adapting to these constrained times by offering m

• Back to School Safety in the Waimakariri

  Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: transport, safety, children
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 28th January 2020 With preparations being made for the new school term starting, the Waimakariri District Council’s Road Safety Coordinator is urging parents and caregivers to talk about road safety with their

• Plunket lactation consultants are just a video-call away

  Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: breastfeeding, support, services, children
  Breastfeeding isn’t always easy. If you’re a mum who’s having difficulty breastfeeding – you’re not alone! Lots of whānau find breastfeeding tricky and sore at the start

• Christchurch's multi-sensory centre gets an upgrade

  Posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, disabilities, children
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th October 2019 Children and adults with special needs will soon get even more of a multi-sensory experience at Pioneer’s Southern Centre after a funding boost

• Dangerous Decibels: Learn about preventing hearing loss

  Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: hearing, prevention, Training, young people, children
  Dangerous Decibels is a training course available to colleges, schools and kindergartens on the dangers of excess noise, the irrevocable damage to hearing it can cause, and on how to protect yourself and your hearing health

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