The last Healthy Christchurch newsletter for 2018 was sent on Friday 14th December 2018.
The first newsletter for the new year will be sent out on Friday 18th January 2019.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the Healthy Christchurch newsletter during the year.
Tips for reducing stress this festive season
Are you expecting this Christmas to be stressful - either for you or someone you know?
More than half of all New Zealanders feel added financial and social stresses during the festive season. For some of us, the pressure is on to create a magical day for our tamariki and whānau. For others, the Kirihimete period can increase loneliness and hardship, with limited access to kai, transport and other services.
Try to keep in mind that the true gift of the season is our presence, not our presents. Giving our time, our words and our presence makes others feel great, but it also lifts our own mood and makes us feel our lives have more meaning.
The Mental Health Foundation has some tips to reduce stress for you and others around you, as well as cost-friendly ways you can give this festive season.
Call or text 1737 if you ever feel Christmas pressure is affecting your or someone else’s mental health. Their trained counsellors are always on hand to help.
Welcome to Healthy Christchurch
Healthy Christchurch is a CDHB-led intersectoral collaborative partnership based on the WHO Healthy Cities model.
The key idea is that all sectors and groups have a role to play in creating a healthy city, whether their specific focus is recreation, employment, youth, environmental enhancement, transport, housing or any other aspect of city life.
This intersectoral initiative aims at foster collaboration between organisations who have signed The Healthy Christchurch Charter.
Read the Healthy Christchurch Charter.
There are currently over 200 Charter Signatories, ranging from government agencies, businesses, voluntary sector groups, networks and residents associations. The specialist focus of the signatories ranges from children's welfare to sport, from the arts to literacy.
