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Introduction |
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Welcome to the 7th Edition of IP News.
We are pleased to have been bringing you IP News for a year now
and hope you find it informative. We would welcome your feedback -
see the link attached and don't forget to tell your friends and
colleagues about it. Our subscriptions are growing with a huge
increase in distribution for the June edition!
In this edition we feature the launch of the NZ Injury
Prevention Programmes Database which went live on 25 July 2007.
Much work has gone into the development of this database and the
team are very hopeful that it will become a useful tool.
Don't forget that entries for the NZ Community Safety &
Injury Prevention Awards 2007 close on 8 August. The IP News
editorial panel would also like to congratulate North Shore City on
becoming the 116th International Safe Community- well done!
Keep those interesting stories coming in.
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National Updates |
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NZ Injury Prevention Programmes Database - LIVE |
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The NZIPS Secretariat are thrilled to announce that the online
database of Injury Prevention Programmes went live in July. It can
be accessed through the NZIPS website, www.nzips.govt.nz. Currently, the
database has around 300 injury prevention initiative entries. The
Secretariat is hoping to double this number with the database
becoming more and more effective as a greater proportion of the
current programmes operating in New Zealand are entered.
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New Zealand Community Safety & Injury Prevention Awards 2007 |
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Once again, ACC and SCFNZ are pleased to let you all know that
entries are 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 5.00pm on 8 August 2007. Contact: Tania Peters
(09) 488 7601 email: peters@scfnz.org or visit www.safecommunities.org.nz/safeawds.
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Tell Us What YOU Think! |
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The IP News editorial panel would love to hear what you think
about IP News. Do you find the publication useful? What could we
include to make it more helpful for you? Do you share IP News with
colleagues and your network, and if so, how? We would really
appreciate any feedback to help us to
improve IP News!
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Community Internship Programme |
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The Community Internship Programme is a skill-sharing and capacity
building scheme through the Local Government and Community Branch
of the Department of Internal Affairs. It provides grants for
placing experienced and skilled people from the public, private,
community and voluntary sectors on short or medium term internships
with host community organisations. Go to dia.govt.nz for more information.
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NZ Children Now Safe from Caustic Dishwashing Powders |
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New Zealand homes just became safer for young children as
dangerous highly caustic dishwashing powder formulations were
forced off supermarket shelves from 1 July 2007. Safekids New
Zealand first called for improved controls on automatic dishwashing
powder in January 2004. For full media release and other Safekids
news click
here
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Rail Safety Week |
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Rail Safety week ran from 23-29 July 2007 with advertising and
other activities concentrating on the needs for motorists,
pedestrians and cyclists to take extreme care when entering or
crossing the rail network. Go to ltsa.govt.nz for more information.
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Suicide - Postvention Response Fund |
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The Ministry of Health has a small budget to assist communities
after there has been a suicide. The purpose of this Postvention
Response Fund is to provide some financial support for postvention
activities in communities where a response is needed to reduce the
potential for further suicidal behavior. Go to
their website for more information
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Plunket Policies |
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In May, Plunket celebrated its 100th birthday at its Centenary
Conference in Dunedin where a number of new policy decisions were
made. Check out Plunket's new policy decisions into the future at
plunket.org.nz
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Health Innovation Awards |
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Finalists have been announced for the Health Innovation Awards and
tickets are available for the Awards Gala Dinner. Visit the
Expo and Symposium on 10 October, 1.30-5.00pm, Wellington Town
Hall. Go to their website for
more information.
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LTNZ Statement of Intent |
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LTNZ has released its statement of intent that sets out a
philosophy and course of action for the next three years that will
contribute to the delivery of the government's land transport
objectives and wider transport vision.
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Older People Neglected |
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Age Concern has released findings from a recent survey conducted by
Waikato University that shows elder abuse and neglect is a major
problem in New Zealand. Go to ageconcern.org.nz to read the
report findings.
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Burns - A Moment of Carelessness, A Lifetime of Treatment |
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The Injury Prevention Network of Aotearoa New Zealand is issuing a
winter burns warning.
National Manager, Val Norton, says, "Every year, around one percent
of New Zealanders get burned. That's 41,000 people according to
latest population estimates. Ten percent of burn victims will
require hospitalisation, and 10 percent of those will either die,
or come close to it. That's more than one a day." The full release
is available online here
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Electricity and Gas Industries - Safety Management Systems for Public Safety |
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Effective safety measures are vital to the well-being of all those
involved in the electricity and gas supply industries. Importantly,
these industries recognise that they have responsibility to not
only protect members of the public from potential hazards, but also
their own infrastructure assets.
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Regional Updates |
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North Shore City Designation Ceremony |
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At a celebration ceremony on 24th July, 2007, North Shore City
became the 116th International Safe Community and the 6th
Territorial Local Authority in New Zealand to achieve this status.
At the ceremony Teresa Stanley, Chairperson for ShoreSafe stated
"what we have achieved so far is good, but by the time we are
applying for redesignation I want us to be great". For further
information visit: safecommunities.org.nz
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Northland People Warned of Increased Fire Danger |
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Homes stricken by flooding in Northland could be exposed to greater
fire danger, warned the New Zealand Fire Service. People had to
use alternative means of heating, cooking and lighting as a result
of power cuts and needed to be even more vigilant about fire
safety. The full release is available online here.
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NPiS June Update |
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New Plymouth Injury Safe's monthly newsletter.
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Comings And Goings |
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Shore Safe Co-ordinator |
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Katrina van der Wende has finished her role as Shore Safe
Coordinator and has taken up a role with ACC as the Injury
Prevention Consultant for the North Shore and Rodney area.
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ACC Programme Manager |
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David Campbell has left his position of Programme Manager at
ACC. David was involved with the completion of the falls strategy
and focused on the writing and driving of the implementation plan.
David and his wife and family have relocated to the Hawkes Bay to
work as a physiotherapist.
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Events |
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Parent and Child Show |
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Watch out for the ASG Parent and Child Show in Christchurch
(August), Wellington (September, Auckland (October) where Bananas
in Pyjamas will be on hand to help families see what's available in
the market to enchance, inspire and support the early stage of
parenthood. Check it out at parentandchildshow
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South Island Suicide Prevention Workshops, 30 August 2007, Christchurch; 11 September 2007, on the West Coast of the South Island - venue to be advised |
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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 on the South Island's
Westcoast on 11 September. Go to spinz.org.nz for more
information.
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Safety NZ Week, 3-9 September 2007, Nationwide |
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This year the week will set the scene for the beginning of a three
year safety communication strategy. The emphasis of Safety Week
will be around the NZ Community Safety and Injury Prevention Awards
which are being held in Wellington on 6 September and we'll be
promoting the best of 2006 - 2007 safety initiatives. The awards
ceremony will be jointly hosted by ACC Chief Executive, Dr Jan
White, and Director of the Safe Communities Foundation NZ, Dr
Carolyn Coggan, and will be presented by the Minister for ACC, the
Hon Ruth Dyson. The existing website will be updated during
the lead up to the 2006/2007 awards.
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National Community Development Conference, 10-21 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 hamilton.co.nz
for more details.
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World Aquatic Babies Congress, 6-8 October, Wellington |
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Water Safety New Zealand is pleased to announce the World Aquatic
Babies Congress 2007. This will be the first time that New Zealand
has hosted this event, which is set to be the most important
gathering of infant aquatics professionals for the year. Over 27
international speakers will combine to ensure that the three days
of lectures, workshops and panel discussions will provide one of
the greatest professional development opportunities for swim
teachers ever.
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Safekids Campaign, 12 October 2007, Nationwide |
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The theme of the Safekids Campaign 2007/ 08 Launch is 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!
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IPNANZ Conference: Weaving the Strands 2007, 29-31 October 2007, Napier War Memorial Conference Centre, Napier |
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Registrations open 22 June 2007
The Master of Ceremonies for the conference will be Pio Terei, the
accomplished comedian and actor. Keynote speakers will include
Mereana Pitman, National Mâori Chairperson of Women's Refuge; David
Engwicht, social innovator and author from Australia; and Jim
Tully, Head of Communication and Journalism, School of Political
Science and Communication, University of Canterbury
Registration fees are as follows:
IPNANZ Members: Early-bird $425.00, Standard $550.00, Day
registration $150.00
Non Member: Early-bird $525.00, Standard $620.00, Day
registration $200.00
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5th National Suicide Prevention Symposium, 21-22 November 2007, Wellington School of Medicine & Health Sciences |
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SPINZ invites you to the 5th National Suicide Prevention Symposium.
This year's theme is focused on how the many different sectors
identified in the New Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy 2006 can
contribute to the prevention of suicide in this country. More
details at spinz.org.nz
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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 and national organisations and communities involved
in prevention, control and 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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Water Safety DVD Targets Asians and New Migrants |
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The water safety sector has a new education tool at its disposal
with the launch of the New Settler Water Safety DVD, targeting
Asian and New Migrant communities, for further information and to
order copies of this resource click here
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Webguide for Community Groups |
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This guide will help you use the internet and set up and run an
effective community website. The guide is available online through
webguide.net.nz or is
available free from the Citizens Advice Bureau and some public
libraries. It has been designed for community groups, iwi groups,
and not-for-profit organisations.
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Do You Want a Career in Injury Prevention? |
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Are you wanting to start a career or potentially change roles in
the exciting area of Injury Prevention? The IPNANZ website has a
page dedicated to vacancies in the field. Click here for
more information.
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New Zealand Snow Safety Institute |
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Based at Temple Basin Ski Area, the New Zealand Snow Safety
Institute runs a series of courses throughout the year on aspects
of climbing, mountaineering and mountain safety. For more
information visit nzadventure.com
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Get Firewise Website |
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Young people can learn how to be firewise and then get the chance
to test what they know to be in the draw for cool prizes.
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St John Sport First Aid Course |
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This first aid course aims to give participants practical knowledge
for dealing with sports-related injuries. Considering that sport is
such an important part of the New Zealand lifestyle, it is
unsurprising that St John, with a mission 'to enhance the health
and wellbeing of all New Zealanders', is now moving to actively
empower the New Zealand sports community with potentially life
saving skills. Those interested in learning more about Sports First
Aid Courses at the Mt Wellington Education Centre can visit the St
John website
or phone 0800 STJOHN.
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Injury Prevention Information Centre |
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The Injury Prevention Information Centre now has a home page
iplit.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz
with links to the IPLit bibliographic database, the Injury NZ
e-Directory (INZED) and to Injury Prevention Research Centre
publications (1992-2006) listed by topic.
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Recent Online News in Mental Health Promotion |
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For the June issue of the quarterly SPINZ click here.
For new suicide prevention research and resources and for the new
edition of Mind net click here mindnet.org.nz. This is an
e-bulletin for people interested in mental health and mental health
promotion, the theme this month is 'mental health promotion in
communities'.
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Update on the Injury NZ e-Directory (INZED) |
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Looking for injury prevention people working in your region or
area of injury prevention work? The first edition of the Injury NZ
Directory, is now available as a downloadable, printable PDF
click
here. If you are not listed in this edition, download and
complete the Injury NZ
Directory Registration Form Return it to IPIC and you will be
in the online database soon and in the December 2007 edition.
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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 hospitalisation
and death, major causes of injury and the National Injury Query
System as well as fact sheets and reports. Go to otago.ac.nz/ipru/ for more
information.
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Population Health Outcomes |
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'How to monitor for Population Health Outcomes' presents
guidance to public and population health programme managers and
interested others on how to develop indictors to monitor their
progress in achieving population health outcomes sought from their
programmes. Go to
moh.govt.nz for more information.
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Problem Gambling |
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Problem Gambling Intervention Services in NZ: 2006 Service-user
statistics are available at
moh.govt.nz
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Safe Boating - An Essential Guide |
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A 2007 edition of this resource is currently being printed due to
popular demand. The new edition content has not changed
drastically, but has included important updates on statistical
information and changes regarding key areas such as communications.
To order your free copy, email info@boatsafe.org.nz
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Lookout Issue #5, June 2007 |
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Maritime New Zealand's quarterly safety newsletter where the
lessons to be learnt from accidents or incidents are examined.
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Safe Seas Clean Seas |
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Maritime New Zealand's online newsletter which promotes new
guidelines, rules and safety bulletins in the marine sector.
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Child Safety Update - Burns and Scalds |
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The Child Safety Foundation New Zealand has just released a fact
sheet on preventing children from getting burns and scalds.
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Keeping Children Safe Around Dogs |
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When a dog is near, children need to be supervised at all times
until they are old enough to take care of themselves.
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Agewell Falls and Injury Prevention Guide |
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Agewell is a health promotion group for older people in New
Zealand. The Falls and Injury Prevention Guide offers suggestions
to reduce the possibility of a fall or other injury, and to
maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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Kids Info Bulletin |
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A reference document of safety resources aimed at child safety.
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Land Transport News |
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An online newsletter detailing the latest news in, and for, the
transport sector.
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Events |
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- Parent and Child Show
- South Island Suicide Prevention Workshops, 30 August 2007, Christchurch; 11 September 2007, on the West Coast of the South Island - venue to be advised
- Safety NZ Week, 3-9 September 2007, Nationwide
- National Community Development Conference, 10-21 September 2007, Hamilton
- World Aquatic Babies Congress, 6-8 October, Wellington
- Safekids Campaign, 12 October 2007, Nationwide
- IPNANZ Conference: Weaving the Strands 2007, 29-31 October 2007, Napier War Memorial Conference Centre, Napier
- 5th National Suicide Prevention Symposium, 21-22 November 2007, Wellington School of Medicine & Health Sciences
- Safe Communities: Meeting the Needs of a Changing World, 20-23 October 2008, Christchurch
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