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Introduction |
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Welcome to the 6th Edition of IP News.
Well, winter has arrived and with that comes further
opportunities to get clued up on ways to prevent injuries. We have
a great selection of news, events and happenings to keep you up to
date. There are also a number of awards for you to nominate people,
initiatives or groups that have made a positive impact on our quest
to create a safe New Zealand.
A big congratulations to all those who were placed in the NZ
Workplace Health & Safety Awards 2007 and Road Safety Awards
2006.
Also, congratulations to Plunket who has not only recently
celebrated its centenary, but also won the Road Safety Awards
general and premier awards for their Car Seat Rental Scheme.
Please remember to let us know if you have any interesting
information to be included in future editions.
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National Updates |
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IPNANZ Conference: Weaving the Strands 2007, 29-31 October 2007, Napier |
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Call for Abstracts
Remember! It's time to be
preparing your abstracts for workshops and presentations for the
IPNANZ conference in Napier in October. The conference theme is
'Weaving the strands' and the deadline for abstracts is 15 June
2007. Give us a call if you have any questions or need any help (04
472 2562).
Please click
here for a PDF copy of the Conference 2007 Call for Abstracts
brochure (251Kb).
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New Zealand Community Safety & Injury Prevention Awards 2007 |
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Once again the ACC and SCFNZ are please to let you all know that
entries are now open for the above awards. This is your opportunity
to showcase the great initiatives that you are involved in. Please
note this year two categories have been changed. Entries must be
received by SCFNZ by 5pm on 8 August 2007. Contact: Tania Peters
(09) 488 7601 email: peters@scfnz.org or visit safecommunities to
download the application form.
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Safety NZ Week, 3-9 September, Nationwide |
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This year the Safety NZ week runs for the period 3 - 9 September
2007. Please contact your local ACC Injury Prevention Consultant on
0800 THINKSAFE for further information.
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New Zealand Injury Prevention Programme Database |
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Be one of the first to enter your injury prevention initiative or
programme information to be included on the Injury Prevention
Database. Click
here for more information and to add your IP initiative
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Update on the Injury NZ e-Directory (INZED) |
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The Injury NZ e-Directory (INZED) now provides contact details for
over 250 people working in injury prevention in New Zealand. This
directory is available as a fully searchable online database -
click here A
downloadable PDF version will be available soon. Please add your
details to this valuable resource, to be included in the directory
or for more information, email Gay Richards at g.richards@auckland.ac.nz
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Review of the Regulation of Alcohol Advertising |
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The Government appointed Steering Group for the Review of the
Regulation of Alcohol Advertising has just published its report.
For information on advertising alcohol and this report click
here.
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Winners Announced: NZ Workplace Health & Safety Awards 2007 |
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The awards, organised by the health and safety magazine Safeguard
and supported by the Department of Labour, were presented at a gala
dinner on Tuesday 1st May. The big winner was Tokoroa-based cable
logging crew, Ribbonwood Yarding Systems- Congratulations! For
further details on this initiative and for a full list of category
winners click
here for details.
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Plunket Conference Success |
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Plunket celebrated it's 100th Anniversary with a conference held in
Dunedin. Dr Martin R. Eichelberger, renowned expert in paediatric
trauma care and injury control and Chairman of Safekids Worldwide
was a guest speaker at the conference. Of particular note was the
impressive statistic that Safekids Worldwide has contributed to a
nearly 40 percent decline in the child death rate from accidental
injuries since its inception in 1988. For more information
click here.
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Road Safety Awards 2006 |
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Winners of the Road Safety Innovation and Achievement Awards were
announced by Hon Harry Duynhoven at Parliament's Grand Hall, 22 May
2007. Congrats to Plunket for winning the general and the premier
award for their Car Seat Rental Campaign.
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New Workplace Health and Safety Council Begins Work |
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The Workplace Health and Safety Council has been set up to advise
government on workplace health and safety matters.
Click here to read more.
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Safeguarding Whanau |
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Budget 2007 is investing $2 million over the next year in the
training and support of people working to prevent violence in Mâori
whânau and communities. For more information visit their
website
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NZ Police |
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With a mandate to refresh and develop NZ's community policing
approach, a new National Community Policing group began working
from Police National Headquarters in late April. Contact Ingrid
Stonhill on 04 470 7022 for more information.
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Older People Safest Group in Our Community |
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The Ministry of Justice NZ Crime and Safety Survey 2006 has found
that people aged 60-plus are the least likely to experience crime
in NZ. Go to ageconcern
for the full report.
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Preschool Drowning Issue Still Remains |
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Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) has released drowning statistics
for April 2007. There were eight drownings in New Zealand, the
highest April total since 2002. Three drownings were recreational
including the tragic deaths of two children when their family boat
sank. Five drownings were non-recreational including two 11 month
old children in separate home swimming pool incidents.
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New Unsafe Goods Notice for Hot Water Bottles |
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The Minister of Consumer Affairs has declared under the provisions
of s31 of the Fair Trading Act 1986 a new unsafe goods notice for
hot water bottles. The Unsafe Goods (Hot Water Bottles) Notice 2007
is effective from 25 May 2007 and requires hot water bottles
supplied in New Zealand to comply with the British Standard for hot
water bottles. This new unsafe goods notice replaces the Unsafe
Goods Notice (Rubber Hot Water Bottles) 2006 and incorporates
several new requirements. If you would like more information,
please contact Alan Collins at the Ministry of Consumer Affairs:
alan.collins@mca.govt.nz. Or
visit their website.
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Plunket to Advocate for Restraints Beyond Five Years |
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A remit to the Plunket conference proposed by Auckland City Area
Society was unanimously passed by the delegates. The remit stated
"That the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society (Inc) advocate for
legislation to ensure the use of an appropriate child restraint
beyond a child's fifth birthday'.
The Plunket Society will work with other agencies pushing for a
legislative change to require child restraint use beyond the fifth
birthday. For more information contact; sue.campbell@plunket.org.nz
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Regional Updates |
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North Shore City Achieves Accreditation as WHO Safe Community |
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North Shore City holds it site visit on the 25th June and
anticipated that the designation ceremony will take place on the
24th July 2007. For further information on North Shore City journey
to accreditation click here click here. For
details of the designation ceremony contact ShoreSafe coordinator
Katrina van der Wende shoresafe@acns.co.nz or phone 09
489 4975 x113.
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Community Updates |
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One of the main roles of SCFNZ in collaboration with the WHO
Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion is to accredit
communities engaged in safety promotion and/or injury prevention
initiatives. Click here for an
update on these communities and those that are on the journey to
Safe Community accreditation.
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Feet First - Walk to School Week - Top Prize to Nelson |
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Hamish Carter and Debbie Tanner helped Nelson's Brightwater School
celebrate the highest participation rates in the country during the
Feet First Walk to School week. Planned to be an annual event in
March of each year, for more information go to their website.
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Canterbury Water Safety Action Plan |
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Following two successful sessions in Christchurch lead by WSNZ, and
attended by organisations an individuals from water safety sector,
the Canterbury region is well on its way to developing a vision and
mission for a water safe region from injury and drowning. Contact
pip@watersafety.org.nz
for more information.
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Communities Living Injury Free Programme Update |
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Click
here to see the latest Communities Living Injury Free
programme update
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Public Consultation |
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ALAC Strategic Plan 2007-2012 |
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ALAC has proposed a new document, ALAC Strategic Directions
2007-2012. They are particularly keen to hear your comments and
views, before Thursday 12 June, combining input from all key
stakeholders with some fresh eyes in ALAC is a great opportunity to
finalise ALAC's strategic direction for the next five years. To
complete the online questionnaire please
click
here.
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Defining Serious Harm |
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The Department of Labour is reviewing the definition of "serious
harm" under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
Submissions close 15 June.
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Changes to Managing Fire Risk and Rescue Services - Have Your Say |
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Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker has released a public
consultation document, which outlines a new way to manage fire risk
and strengthen rescue services in New Zealand. Submissions close
on 30th June 2007. Go to beehive.govt.nz.
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Revision of Child Restraint Sysems |
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A revision of AS/NZS 1754:2004 Child restraint systems for use in
motor vehicles has been released for public comment. The closing
date for comment is 19 July 2007.
This draft contains several key changes and revisions on which
comment is invited. Major changes include requirements for booster
seats - Type F, removal of booster cushions (backless boosters),
and guidance on seat requirements with respect to a child's
age.
The draft can be found at their website.
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Police Act Review - An Opportunity to Have Your Say |
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A public discussion document titled 'Policing Directions in NZ for
the 21st Century' is being drafted for mid-year release. Watch out
for an extensive consultation round planned for June and July.
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Comings And Goings |
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Communities Living Injury Free |
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Communities Living Injury Free Programme has shifted house!
They are now residing at level 6, 360 Queen St (opposite the Town
Hall). Emails and cellphone numbers remain the same but their new
fax number is 09 368 5816.
Catherine Gilhooly's new DDI phone number will be 09 354
2077.
Amanda Sutherland's new DDI phone number will be 09 354 2076.
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Auckland Regional Public Health Unit |
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Justine Cowie, Programme Co-ordinator, Stay On Your Feet Canterbury
has left Community & Public Health, Christchurch to take up a
role at Auckland Regional Public Health Unit in the Communicable
Disease team.
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NZIPS Secretariat |
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The NZIPS Secretariat are pleased to announce two new members to
the team - Diana Pedlow and Dee Young.
Diana brings an in-depth background in injury prevention from
both an operations background and programme design and management.
She will be managing both the falls and drowning portfolios of the
NZIPS Secretariat. Diana can be contacted on 04 918 4189.
Dee's background includes communications and event management in
the public and private sectors, policy analyst and since 2002,
project co-ordination and programme management in ACC. Dee will
manage the suicide and assault areas. Dee can be contacted on 04
918 7189.
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IPNANZ Has Moved! |
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The Injury Prevention Network of Aotearoa New Zealand has moved
to Level 2 of the Mibar Building, 85 Victoria St Wellington.
Our contact details are now as follows:
Postal Address:
PO Box 11 554
Manners St
Wellington, 6142
Our phone numbers will remain the same:
Tel (04) 472 2562
Fax (04) 472 2563
Cell 0274 966 795
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Events |
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Invitation - Auckland Regional Aquatic Community Engagement Forum, Wednesday 6 June, Marine Rescue Centre, Auckland |
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A forum to discuss the reduction in drownings and drowning-related
incidents across the Auckland Region and the issues have been
highlighted by the 2006 census population demographics for the
region. Full details at their website.
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International Men's Health Week 11-17 June 2007 |
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Age Concern New Zealand and the College of Nurses (Aotearoa) NZ are
leading celebrations of International Men's Health Week in New
Zealand. It is a chance for New Zealand men to make a difference to
their health for themselves and their families.
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2nd Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15 June 2007, Nationwide |
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The 2nd Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15 2007.
This year's theme is "MOVING FORWARD." Please join us in Geneva for
WEAAD 2007. The main international events will be held 14-15 June
at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. A number of
distinguished speakers will be present.
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PHA Conference 2007: Te Torino - Reimagining Health, 4-6 July, Auckland |
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Public health workers and practitioners from around the country are
invited to attend the Public health Association conference, to be
held in Auckland on 4 to 6 July 2007. It's a 'must attend' as it's
the only conference held in New Zealand that focuses specifically
on public health.
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Regional Forum - 5 July 9.30am-12.30pm, Christchurch |
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This forum will be a chance for those in the sector to network,
hear about the progress the New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy
is making, learn what new resources are available and find out
who's doing what nationally. For more information and to register
please contact sandra.james@wmk.govt.nz
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IPNANZ Foundation Certificate in Injury Prevention: Te Aho Tapu, 31 July-3 August 2007, Auckland |
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This is a great training opportunity for new IP practitioners. A
four-day block course will be held in Auckland 31 July - 3 August
2007. Enrolments close 5pm 22 June 2007. The registration form and
information about the course can be downloaded from our website. Contact Isabel Bird, IPNANZ
Workforce Development Coordinator: i.bird@ipn.org.nz
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South Island Suicide Prevention Workshops, 30 August 2007, Christchurch; 11 September 2007, Reefton |
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SPINZ kaupapa or main purpose is to provide best practice
information on suicide prevention that supports effective
intervention and prevention activities for communities and services
across Aotearoa-New Zealand. They are holding suicide prevention
workshops in Christchurch on 30 August and Reefton on 11 September.
Go to www.spinz.org.nz for
more information.
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National Community Development Conference, 19-21 September 2007, Hamilton |
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Hosted by the Hamilton City Council this biennial conference is for
community development workers from the local government sector and
community organisations. Go to their
website for more details.
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Safekids Campaign, 12 October 2007, Nationwide |
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Safekids Campaign 2007/ 08 Launch Date 2007! Themes: Drowning
Prevention and Cycle Safety. This year the Safekids Campaign will
be launched on Friday, October the 12th 2007. Please mark this date
in your diary/ calendar! For more details click on the link
below.
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IPNANZ Conference & AGM 2007, 29-31 October, Napier |
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October sees the IPNANZ Conference & AGM come to Napier's War
memorial Conference Centre. Registrations are now open. To register
your interest or for more information click here.
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Safe Communities: Meeting the Needs of a Changing World, 20-23 October 2008, Christchurch |
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SCFNZ and Christchurch City Council are proud to be hosting in New
Zealand for the first time the 17th International Safe Communities
conference. The conference is intended for international &
national organisations & communities involved in prevention,
control & research activities related to community safety. For
more details click here and view
the website and join the mailing list by contacting Robyn.Steele@ccc.govt.nz
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Information/Resources |
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New Walking School Bus Resource Kit |
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Aimed at parents, caregivers, teachers and others it contains
everything needed to help get a walking bus underway. To receive a
kit log onto
landtransport.govt.nz
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New Factsheets for Grandparents |
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A guide to childproofing your home for grandparents, babysitters
and other occasional childminders. Download here
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SCFNZ Guidelines for Conducting Evaluations |
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A comprehensive evaluation guideline for practitioners in the field
has been produced by SCFNZ. This guideline covers many aspects of
evaluation and is intended to be a practical tool for all
practitioners rather than an academic publication. Click
here to download these guidelines.
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Launch of ActiveSmart Website |
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The official launch of the ActiveSmart Website took place on 23 May
in Wellington. ActiveSmart is an exciting new website that features innovative
ways of encouraging everyday New Zealanders to get active, get fit
and avoid injury.
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Employment Discrimination Research |
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Ground breaking research, undertaken as part of the Ministry of
Health's Like Minds, Like Mine campaign, provides an in depth view
into the experiences and issues faced by people with experience of
mental illness with regards to employment. For the media release or
full report click
here.
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Elder Abuse and Neglect and Alzheimers |
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Elder Abuse and Neglect Prevention professional adviser Jayne
McKendry's presentation to the Alzheimer's NZ Conference is now
available on ageconcern.org.nz
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ALAC New Look Website |
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Several changes have recently been made to the ALAC website. As
alcohol misuse is a risk factor for many injuries, check out this
website for the latest
information.
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Latest IPLit Update |
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The latest IPLit Update, a monthly list of new injury prevention
research resources, is now available - click here. You can search
the IPLit database at any time. IPLit is maintained by Gay
Richards, IPRC Information & Resource Unit based at the
University of Auckland.
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Safekids Information Centre KidsInfo Bulletin |
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Click
here to see the latest kids info bulletin
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Child Safety New Zealand |
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The New Zealand Child Safety Foundation is one of New Zealand's
most valuable charitable foundations. Established in 1985 as the
New Zealand Safe Playing Trust to teach safety to pre school and
early primary school pupils, the Child Safety Foundation NZ was
reformed in 1993. Find an abundance of useful information and tips
to keep your kiddies safe.
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Cyclists Urged to Brighten Up |
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With winter on its way New Zealand's motoring and cycling
organisations have joined forces to urge young cyclists to brighten
up and to urge motorists to make space for cyclists click here
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Sorry I Can't Hear You, Can You Repeat That Please? |
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The World Health Organisation assess the burden of disease from
work related hearing impairment. For more information
click here.
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Sickness and Invalid's Benefit Numbers Fall |
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Social Development Minister David Benson-Pope has announced that
the number of people receiving Sickness and Invalid's Benefits has
fallen over the past month.
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Becoming an Accredited Safe Community |
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The Safe Communities Foundation New Zealand (SCFNZ) works
collaboratively with other key stakeholders to further support the
development of injury prevention and safety promotion. It provides
an opportunity for all relevant stakeholders to increase action on
injury prevention and safety promotion. As part of this process,
SCFNZ assists communities to consider working toward accreditation
as either an International Safe Community of the WHO Safe Community
Network, or a New Zealand Safe Community.
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Improving Risk Perception |
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There is ongoing discussion about the continuing number of
Fatalities and Serious Injuries throughout New Zealand workplaces.
To many Health & Safety professionals reading the reports, the
problem stems from underestimating the degree of Risk before
carrying out a task. This lack of planning and poor perception of
Risk is the undoing of many managers/supervisors and therefore
their employees. Learn more about three key factors to look at in
order to improve Risk Assessment. Click
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Further Initiatives for Suicide Prevention |
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Jim Anderton, Leader of the Progressive Party and Associate
Minister of Health, announced today $23.1 million over four years
to support a range of suicide prevention initiatives as part of the
implementation of the New Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy,
launched last year.
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Campaign Against Drug Abuse |
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Jim Anderton, Leader of the Progressive Party and Associate
Minister of Health, announced today an investment of $5.9 million
over the next four years for a social marketing campaign to raise
awareness of the risks of taking drugs and an online drug evidence
database that will back it up.
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Injury Cost Calculator |
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Every time an employee suffers an injury, there is an impact on
your business: finding someone to fill in, training the
replacement, and less efficient use of time. But do you know the
real impact on your financial bottom line? Do you know the real
cost of an injury?
Click here to start calculator.
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Land Transport News |
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Check out the latest newsletter from Land Transport Safety
Authority.
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Injury Prevention Research Unit |
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The IPRU provides a statistical information enquiry system on their
website. They also provide links to various statistics on NZ
injury such as comparing injury to other causes of hospitalization
and death, major causes of injury and the National Injury Query
System as well as fact sheets and reports.
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The Burden of Disease and Injury in Australia in 2003 |
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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released a new
report which provides a comprehensive assessment of the health
status of Australians. Go to aihw.gov.au.
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Injury of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island People Due to Transport, 1999-00 to 2003-04 |
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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released this
new report. Go to aihw.gov.au.
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ALAC Working Together Conference 2007 Presentations |
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Held in Christchurch, the Working Together Conference Celebrated
10 years of positive partnerships and shared outcomes, the 2007
Working Together conference hosted by ALAC: served to inform and
involve the Police, public health representatives, district
licensing inspectors, members of the hospitality industry,
researchers, trainers, council planners and policy makers,
councillors, Maori wardens, Maori health providers, injury
prevention and safer community co-ordinators. Presentations
delivered at the event can be accessed from
here
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Influenza Pandemic Planning |
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Emergency events, such as a pandemic, result in far-reaching
consequences for individuals, communities, regions and nations. All
such events require that government, and other organisations,
consider not only their immediate response to the event but also
how they will support and facilitate community recovery. The latest
newsletter from the Ministry of Health on exercises for influenza
pandemic planning is at
their website
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Events |
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- Invitation - Auckland Regional Aquatic Community Engagement Forum, Wednesday 6 June, Marine Rescue Centre, Auckland
- International Men's Health Week 11-17 June 2007
- 2nd Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15 June 2007, Nationwide
- PHA Conference 2007: Te Torino - Reimagining Health, 4-6 July, Auckland
- Regional Forum - 5 July 9.30am-12.30pm, Christchurch
- IPNANZ Foundation Certificate in Injury Prevention: Te Aho Tapu, 31 July-3 August 2007, Auckland
- South Island Suicide Prevention Workshops, 30 August 2007, Christchurch; 11 September 2007, Reefton
- National Community Development Conference, 19-21 September 2007, Hamilton
- Safekids Campaign, 12 October 2007, Nationwide
- IPNANZ Conference & AGM 2007, 29-31 October, Napier
- Safe Communities: Meeting the Needs of a Changing World, 20-23 October 2008, Christchurch
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