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Due to a significant MSD Contract increase our Team is seeking four fulltime Family Support Workers (these are fixed term positions through to 30 June 2020).
Our Team is seeking two fulltime Children’s Team Lead Professionals based in Christchurch (these are fixed term positions through to 30 June 2020).
Due to a rural expansion of our MSD Contract our Team is seeking one fulltime Family Support Worker (this is a fixed term position through to 30 June 2020).
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Beware algal blooms in Christchurch ponds and wetlands
Posted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 in:
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Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th November 2020 People and their pets are being urged to avoid stormwater ponds and wetlands in Christchurch as they could contain the potentially toxic algae - cyanobacteria
Macular Degeneration Awareness Week: 2nd to 9th November 2020
Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 in:
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Macular Degeneration Awareness week is fast approaching and this campaign aims to highlight what New Zealanders risk losing if they don't take their eye health seriously
Catch up on your free vaccination to avoid catching measles
Posted: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 in:
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Canterbury District Health Board media release: 6th October 2020 If you’re between 15 and 30 years old and haven’t had your MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine, or you’re not sure, get your free immunisation now
Getting Through Together Digest: 26th August 2020
Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 in:
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Kia ora. You all right Aotearoa? These are truly extraordinary times. For everyone in Tāmaki Makaurau/ Auckland, we appreciate all you're doing to keep Aotearoa safe - we know level 3 isn't easy
Sign the petition: Fund treatments for Kiwis with severe Crohn’s disease and colitis
Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 in:
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Crohn's & Colitis New Zealand Charitable Trust (CCNZ) is asking for your support of a petition to Parliament on behalf of the New Zealand community of over 20,000 patients who live with Crohn’s Disease and ulcerative colitis (Crohn’s and Colitis) - in
Selwyn Libraries supporting mask making
Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 in:
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Selwyn District Council media release: 25th August 2020 The Selwyn Libraries are helping out now that people are encouraged to wear masks at COVID-19 Alert Level 2
Friends of Ireland Wellbeing Service
Posted: Thursday, August 6, 2020 in:
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Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte. Health is better than wealth
$1.2m funding boost for Parkinson's disease study
Posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 in:
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University of Canterbury media release: 30th June 2020 University of Canterbury-led research that could help Parkinson’s disease patients learn more about their risk of dementia has received a million-dollar funding boost
Survey on how life is going for the disability community
Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in:
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The Office for Disability Services invites you to participate in a weekly survey on the issues and risks being experienced by disabled people in the COVID-19 environment
COVID-19 info for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities
Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in:
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The Community Languages Information Network Group (CLING) in Canterbury is collating COVID-19 information for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities
Libraries boost home connections to low-cost online access
Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 in:
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Christchurch City Council Newsline: 31st March 2020 Christchurch City Libraries (CCL) is helping families and individuals get online at home
Looking after mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19
Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2020 in:
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Message from the Mental Health Foundation: 18th March 2020 Tēnā koe. It's a tense time for most of us. COVID-19 is scary and it's rapidly changing the way we work, socialise, travel, access healthcare, exercise, shop and live
Stay calm and play your part to contain COVID-19
Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in:
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Canterbury District Health Board media release: 10th March 2020 New Zealanders should try not to panic about COVID-19 and instead focus on ways they can limit its spread, advised Te Papa Hauora experts at the country’s first coronavirus public meeting
Information on the novel coronavirus from the Ministry of Health
Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2020 in:
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There are currently outbreaks overseas of a new disease called COVID-19 (also known as novel coronavirus). The Ministry of Health is closely monitoring the situation and following guidance from the World Health Organization
Community and Public Health providing advice on novel coronavirus to passengers
Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in:
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Canterbury District Health Board media release: 27th January 2020 Community and Public Health will have staff at Christchurch International Airport from today to provide information on novel coronavirus for passengers arriving on flights direct from Main
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