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Resources and Information

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

• Safer Winter Driving tips from the NZ Transport Agency

  Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in: Resources and Information With tags: safety, prevention, transport
  For road travellers, it is timely to remind you that winter can be the most dangerous time of the year. Wet weather, fog, ice and snow can have serious consequences and these conditions can hit anywhere at any time during winter

• Article on gaming addiction from the Canterbury Mens Centre

  Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, mens health
  We have some men coming in that are dealing with playing computer games having a negative influence on their life

• Opinion on young men and porn from the Canterbury Mens Centre

  Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 in: Resources and Information With tags: mens health
  I was talking to the counsellors over a coffee last week and the subject of young men and porn came up for discussion

• MERA data library now available online

  Posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, data
  Monitoring and Evaluation Research Associates Ltd (MERA) has been exploring over the last two months technologies and tools for sharing online analysis and statistical tables and indicator graphics from this programme of work to complement the seminar ser

• New laws for supplying alcohol to under 18s

  Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, youth, alcohol
  From 18 December 2013, there are new laws for supplying alcohol to under-18s

• Effectively involving men in preventing violence against women

  Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: violence, men, research
  The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse (NZFVC) has released a new issues paper on "Effectively involving men in preventing violence against women" for White Ribbon Day (25th November)

• Many answers already available on child health

  Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, research, violence
  Media release from Growing Up in New Zealand:  22 November 2013 The government's Health Committee report released on Monday 18th November includes 12 key recommendations for building a better future for New Zealand children and much of the research need

• Commitment to a Treaty-based Multicultural New Zealand

  Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, maori, culture, social
  The New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils (NZFMC) is committed to a Treaty-based multicultural society in which Maori have particular status as Tangata Whenua

• Recipes for making the most of life as you age

  Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, older people
  Age Concern's "Ageing is living : Recipes for life" booklet works like one of those TV shows where you're given the ingredients and have to make up the recipe yourself.  Except in this case it's your recipe for making the most of life as you grow older

• Community Transport Services in Christchurch and Canterbury

  Posted: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: disabilities, transport, older people
  A new resource called Community Transport Services in Christchurch/Canterbury  is now available on the Age Concern Canterbury website

• Reshaping NZ Alcohol and other Drug Policy Declaration

  Posted: Monday, September 23, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: alcohol, drugs, policy
  NZ Drug Foundation Media release: Thursday 19 September 2013 In late August 2013 almost 100 people representing over 50 organisations gathered in Wellington help reshape New Zealand's alcohol and other drug policy

• Building back better: Utilising women’s labour in the Canterbury recovery

  Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: earthquake recovery, rebuild, women, employment
  This research report from the Ministry of Women's Affairs presents new information about the employment situation of un- and under-employed Canterbury women.  It tells us that there is under-utilised, 'hidden' female labour in Canterbury

• Monitoring the Individual Human Rights Experiences of People with Disabilities Project

  Posted: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, disabilities, human rights
  This information is provided so that you can make a decision about whether or not you want to participate in this project. We are giving you a lot of information because we want you to be able to make the decision that is best for you

• New report on changes to the New Zealand climate and oceans

  Posted: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, environmental health
  A new report intends to update on the current scientific understandings of climate change and ocean acidification. This report has been released by the Office of the Prime Minister's Science Advisory Committee

• Health Promotion Competencies Baseline Implementation Survey Report

  Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: health promotion
  The Health Promotion Competencies for Aotearoa New Zealand was first published in 2000 by the Health Promotion Forum.  They were re-published in 2011 following extensive review and consultation

• Leaflet to combat migrant exploitation released by MBIE

  Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: migrants, employment, human rights
  The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has recently formalised its approach to encouraging victims of migrant exploitation to report their claims

• Exchange reusable materials at Free Materials

  Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: waste, recycling, environmental health, sustainability
  Skip the dump fees and use the Free Materials service

• The Matt Skellern Trust: A new bi-polar support initiative

  Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental health, bipolar disorder, support group
  The Matt Skellern Bipolar Trust, incorporated in March 2013, was established to inspire new and effective services for people with bipolar - and to increase public awareness and reduce the associated stigma

• New UK briefings highlight activity benefits and cost savings

  Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: physical activity, exercise, research
  These two new evidence briefings are designed for anyone working in physical activity and health

• Building Community Resilience: Learning from the Canterbury earthquakes

  Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: earthquake recovery, research, resilience
  This is the Final Report to Health Research Council and Canterbury Medical Research Foundation dated March 2013. This report was authored by Louise Thornley, Jude Ball, Louise Signal, Keri Lawson-Te Aho, and Emma Rawson

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