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Introduction |
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Welcome to the June edition of IP News. There is a lot of
interesting information for you to digest over a nice cup of hot
soup as the winter months now seem to have begun. Check out some
of the upcoming conferences and utilise the opportunity to network
with our national and international IP partners.
It is almost a year since we launched the NZ Injury Prevention
Programmes Database and it is proving very successful.
Also, take the opportunity to check out the closing dates of the
listed awards - some are due to close very soon.
If you have any updates or news, don't forget to send them in so
we can share them with our readers.
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National Updates |
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New Zealand Community Safety & Injury Prevention Awards 2008 |
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Entries close 1
July
This is your opportunity to showcase the great initiatives that you
are involved in as these awards recognise, reward and promote
best-practice community-based injury prevention and
safety promotion in New Zealand. Details of the awards are
included in the attached flyer
along with the
entry form.
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Whanau Ora Awards |
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Closes 6
June
The Whânau Ora awards
promote successful models of service delivery or initiatives
that increase whânau health and wellbeing by building on the
strengths and assets of whânau and Maori communities.
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Drowning Numbers High in April |
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There were 13
drowning deaths in April, the highest since 22 were recorded
in 1997 according to statistics released today by Water Safety
New Zealand.
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Community Action Fund: Preventing Family Violence |
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Applications close 10
June
To support community projects that
aim to change the attitudes and behaviours that ignore,
excuse, minimise or trivialise the effects of family
violence. Go to the
website.
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Snow Competition |
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Win a 2009 season's pass to a ski area of your choice in New
Zealand by answering three questions from the 'Smart tips for
preventing snow injuries' resource.
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Write Your Rights Song Competition! - Winner Announced |
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Angell Rosieur has been announced as the winner of the Department
of Labour's Write Your Rights Song Competition and will have her
song professionally recorded by Dawnraid Entertainment. Angell had
to write and sing/rap her own song promoting key messages for young
people knowing their rights
in the workplace.
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NZ Injury Prevention Programmes Database |
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This database
will celebrate its first anniversary in July and we are pleased
to announce that we now have over 450 programmes listed.
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Safeguard Annual Awards |
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Judging the entries in this year's Safeguard
awards was a challenging, yet exciting task for ACC's Ceri
Davies.
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Health Innovation Awards |
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Maori and Pacific peoples, people with emphysema, and spinal cord
injury patients are among those benefiting from clever thinking by
the 20 Health
Innovation Awards finalists announced.
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Side Airbags Save Lives - Demand Them in Your Next Car |
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Kiwi drivers are being urged to demand life-saving
side airbag technology in their vehicles as part of a
renewed effort to prevent deaths and serious head injuries from
car crashes.
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Plunket Guidelines |
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Plunket have issued
guidelines for keeping babies and young children safe and warm
in winter.
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Commemorating Sir Truby King |
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A plaque has been unveiled at
Sir Truby King House and Gardens in Melrose, Wellington to mark
100 years of Plunket Service to New Zealand.
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Regional Updates |
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Walking Wednesday, Nationwide |
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36,000 children participate in walking Wednesday Challenge. Go to
their website for
more information.
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Safekids Upcoming Information and Planning Days |
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See
attached for information.
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DIY Ladder Falls Campaign - Waimakariri |
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Injury Prevention Waimakariri has recently completed their DIY
ladder falls campaign. For a copy of the project evaluation,
contact Tessa
Sturley
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NPiS "Keeping Young Workers Safe" Seminar - New Plymouth |
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New Plymouth injury Safe Trust hosted this seminar
on 31 March, to raise awareness of young people's safety in the
workplace.
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Older Persons Wellbeing Day, Tuesday 17 June 2008, 10.00am-3.00pm, TSB Stadium, New Plymouth |
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This FREE older persons wellbeing / falls prevention event will be
a
great fun packed day with over 25 organisations attending
offering information, advice and various wellbeing related
activities with the afternoon session being aimed at those working
with older people.
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Stay Safe Playing Cards |
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Wellington City Council has been handing out decks of playing cards
bearing advice to young people on how to keep
safe in the inner city.
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Rebuilding Refugee Lives Project - Auckland |
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The school holiday aquatics programme for children from refugee
families, many with little or no aquatic experience, was a huge
success. Read the full story on the WaterSafe Auckland website.
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FREE Water Confidence and Familiarisation Skills Classes for Asian Preschoolers in Auckland's East Health Trust Region |
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Classes run Tuesday mornings (10.15am-12noon) until 30 June at
Aquanaut Swim School, East Tamaki. Further information is available
on the WaterSafe Auckland website.
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Free Workplace Health and Safety Seminars, 3rd Wednesday of Each Month - Manukau, Auckland |
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Seminars to help you identify workplace hazards and become familiar
with health and safety best practices including duties and
obligations under the Health and Safety in Employment Act, hazard
identification, dealing with contractors, training and supervision
and incident reporting and recording
Time: 9:30am to 12:00pm (noon)
Venue: 12 Lambie Drive, Manukau Branch
Any queries or bookings: (09) 9093227 or (09)
9093238
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International Day of Older Peoples Northland - Community Cooperation and Collaboration, 29 September 2008, Northland |
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IPNANZ Kaiwhakahaere Carol Wrathall attended a hui with IPNANZ
member Sandra Heihei, Safer Rohe ACC, and Glenis Hill, Manager of
Age Concern Kaitaia and Districts regarding the evaluation of the
2007 International Day of Older Peoples event. This year the event
will feature Home Safety: Falls Prevention and include National
partners. For more information see the website.
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Public Consultation |
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Consultation on the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987 |
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The Fencing
of Swimming Pools Act 1987 ('the Act') is a small but
important piece of legislation intended to promote the safety of
New Zealand's young children around swimming pools and spa
pools. The first round of consultation runs from 31 March 2008
to 30 June 2008.
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Building Controls |
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The reform of the 'Do It Yourself' building controls, announced by
the government recently, is not far off. Officials at the
Department of Building &
Housing are currently working to finalise a public
consultation paper and expect it to be released "in the coming
weeks".
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Comings And Goings |
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ACC |
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www.acc.co.nz
Laura Muller has taken up the Injury Prevention
Consultant position in Masterton. Laura was previously the Manager
of the Masterton Safer and Healthy Community Council.
Julie Stewart has been appointed Injury
Prevention Consultant at Wellington after over four years with the
ACC Capability Development team.
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IPNANZ |
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Pepe Sapolu-Reweti began her work as IPNANZ National Pacific Manager
on Monday 26 May 2008. This is a new position based in the
Auckland region established through specific funding from the
Ministry of Health. Pepe is well known in the injury prevention
sector from her previous work with Safekids New Zealand.
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SCFNZ |
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Safe Communities Foundation New Zealand welcomes Sue
Hobbs as their National Support Advisor. Sue has a
background in community safety in the UK.
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Waitakere City Council |
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David Powell has joined Waitakere City Council as
the Bike West and Traffic Liaison Co-ordinator.
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Franklin District Council |
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Monique Haines is the new Road Safety and School
Travel Co-ordinator at Franklin District Council.
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Land Transport New Zealand |
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Trish Rudolph, Auckland Education Advisor with
Land Transport New Zealand is leaving to take up a new role in the
South Island.
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Events |
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PHA Conference, 2-4 July 2008, Waitangi |
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The title of the conference is
"Tapu.. Noa.. Environmental, Physical or both", which refers to
health and safety across social, cultural, political and
physical environments.
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Alcohol & Drug Leadership Day, 3 July, Auckland |
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Register here.
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Queensland Suicide and Self Harm Prevention Conference 2008, 23-25 July 2008, Cairns |
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Go to the website for
more info.
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Foundation Course in Injury Prevention: Te Aho Tapu - 5-8 August 2008, Auckland |
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Learn the basics of how to run effective, best-practice injury prevention
programmes while gaining four NZQA unit standards made up of
15 credits. Send your application form to Bev Jarvis (email
b.jarvis@ipnanz.org.nz or
call 04 472 2562) by Friday 13 June, as places are limited.
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4th Mental Health Promotion Hui Aotearoa, 7-8 August 2008, Orongomai Marae, Upper Hutt |
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The Hui aims to support and strengthen mental health
promotion and to identify and develop linkages across
sectors through evidence, information sharing and networking.
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12th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour, 27-30 August 2008, Glasgow, Scotland |
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The conference aims to
promote cutting edge research, to stimulate new thinking, to
share our insights and expertise, and to enhance mutual learning
between science, policy and practice.
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The George Institute for International Health, 8 and 11 August 2008, The University of Sydney, Australia |
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Courses
offered on injury prevention and falls prevention in the older
person.
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The Australasian Conference on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 1-3 September 2008, Christchurch |
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The Australasian
Conference on Safety and Quality in Health Care will have
the theme of "Bold Aims - Bold Outcomes".
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World Suicide Prevention Day "Think Globally. Plan Nationally. Act Locally", 10 September 2008 |
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More information
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OHSIG Conference, 11 and 12 September 2008, Auckland |
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This conference is being used as the tool to launch the OH&S Industry Group in New
Zealand. For the first time in New Zealand, and possibly the
world, the entire spectrum of OH&S practitioners and
providers will be present to network and promote the future of
the industry within NZ. This will make significant inroads into
the implementation of the Workplace Health and Safety Strategy
within NZ.
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17th International Safe Communities: Working Together to Make a Difference 20-23 October 2008, Christchurch |
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Early bird registrations
closing 18 July, register online, or visit
the 17th International Safe Communities Conference website
for more details.
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Conference Jointly Presented by the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention and Association Quebecoise de Prevention du suicide 26-29 October 2008, Quebec City |
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For more details, visit the website.
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3rd Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, 31 October-3 November 2008, Hong Kong |
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More details are available on the website.
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The 2nd Asia Pacific Injury Prevention Conference, 2-6 November 2008, Hanoi, Viet Nam |
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This conference aims to identify long-term policy solutions and
practices for injury prevention and strategic orientations for the
development of public health education and practice based on
current research and education in the Asia-Pacific region and
worldwide. Abstracts addressing one or more of the conference
themes are now welcome. See the conference website for more information about
themes, registration and abstract submission.
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Ken Rothman's Principles of Epidemiology Workshop, 4-7 November 2008, Auckland |
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The University of Auckland's School of Population Health is very
excited to announce Ken Rothman will be running his four day
workshop on Principles
of Epidemiology. The course will stress the conceptual
foundations of epidemiologic research, and present the
methodological approaches that stem from these conceptual
foundations.
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Information/Resources |
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New Zealand Water Safety Fact Sheet 5 'Parents, Pals or Pedagogues?' |
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This fact sheet examines the social construction of youth water
safety education and ascertains how youth perceive the relevance of
school-based water safety education programmes. Available from the
WaterSafe
Auckland website.
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Rural Safety |
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Take a minute to take a look at ACC's New Rural
safety entry page with links to rural case studies and ACC's
Fallen Farmer campaign.
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Top 10 Car Seat Mistakes |
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There are more than 10 mistakes that are made when installing and
using car seats. These can be fatal.
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Lining Up the Case for More Roads with Rumble Strips |
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New research
shows that significant safety benefits from marking more New
Zealand roads with rumble strips could outweigh the costs.
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Average Scores for Utes in Latest Ancap Safety Ratings |
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The Automobile Association and Land Transport New Zealand are
emphasising the need for good occupant protection in utility
vehicles following the release of the latest Australasian New Car
Assessment Program (ANCAP) safety
ratings.
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Monthly Overview of Crash Statistics - March 2008 |
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The Ministry of Transport has released the March
2008 Monthly Overview of Crash Statistics.
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Motorcycle Safety Package Aims to Cut High Crash Rate |
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The Government has announced a
range of measures to reduce the high number of motorcycle
casualties on New Zealand roads. Transport Safety Minister, Harry
Duynhoven, says far too many novice motorcyclists, particularly in
the over-30 age group, are involved in crashes.
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New Zealand Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2008-2012 |
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The
New Zealand Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2008-2012 provides
details about how the goals of the New Zealand Suicide Prevention
Strategy 2006-2016 will be achieved over the next five years. The
Action Plan describes the types of actions required across the
range of sectors involved in suicide prevention.
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Launch of the Suicide Prevention Action Plan |
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Read Jim Anderton's
speech.
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Suicide and the Media |
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A resource outlining the reporting and portrayal of suicide in the
media is now available.
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ALAC Blog |
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Allows you to comment on articles in alcohol.org.nz.
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ALAC Magazine |
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Subscribe to Alcohol.org.nz,
ALAC's quarterly magazine.
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Te Putea Hapoi |
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Community grants available to support community events where
alcohol is supplied or provided. For more information go to their
website.
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INZED |
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INZED, the
injury contacts database and directory can be accessed from the
Injury
Contacts Directory page on the Injury
Prevention Information Centre website and from the NZIPS homepage. To be included
in the database and the next directory, to be published around
September, go to the IPIC website to download the contacts form
or contact Gay
Richards.
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NZ Health Information Service |
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Check out the data and services available.
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Public Health Resources |
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HealthEd is a searchable catalogue of free resources. Check it out.
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IPRU |
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Go here for research,
publications and statistics.
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New Crime Agency and Powers Welcomed |
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Organised and financial crime agency of New Zealand (OFCANZ)
established to address serious, organised and financial crime.
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Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2008 |
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Questions and answers.
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Web Guide 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 CAB and some public libraries. It has
been designed for community groups, iwi groups, and
not-for-profit organisations.
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New Report Highlights How to Avoid Pet Dog Attacks |
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A Waikato University social sciences student and her supervisor
have co-authored a report with guidelines for safe interaction
between children and pet dogs in their homes. Resource booklets for
parents and an age-appropriate children's book is also planned.
Contact: Associate Professor David Swain, 07 838 4466 ext
6824, or Jennifer Carter,
021 161 5806. The report can be found here.
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Injury Prevention Information Centre |
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The Injury Prevention Information Centre has a new url for its
website
which was launched in March.
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IPLit Update |
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The latest issue of IPLit Update, the monthly list of books,
reports, journal articles and newsletters added to the Injury
Prevention Information Centre IPLit database is now
online.
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SPINZ |
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Weekly enews
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Safe Community Monthly News |
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Issue
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SafeKids Information Centre Kidsinfo Bulletin |
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April
2008
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Events |
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- PHA Conference, 2-4 July 2008, Waitangi
- Alcohol & Drug Leadership Day, 3 July, Auckland
- Queensland Suicide and Self Harm Prevention Conference 2008, 23-25 July 2008, Cairns
- Foundation Course in Injury Prevention: Te Aho Tapu - 5-8 August 2008, Auckland
- 4th Mental Health Promotion Hui Aotearoa, 7-8 August 2008, Orongomai Marae, Upper Hutt
- 12th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour, 27-30 August 2008, Glasgow, Scotland
- The George Institute for International Health, 8 and 11 August 2008, The University of Sydney, Australia
- The Australasian Conference on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 1-3 September 2008, Christchurch
- World Suicide Prevention Day "Think Globally. Plan Nationally. Act Locally", 10 September 2008
- OHSIG Conference, 11 and 12 September 2008, Auckland
- 17th International Safe Communities: Working Together to Make a Difference 20-23 October 2008, Christchurch
- Conference Jointly Presented by the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention and Association Quebecoise de Prevention du suicide 26-29 October 2008, Quebec City
- 3rd Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, 31 October-3 November 2008, Hong Kong
- The 2nd Asia Pacific Injury Prevention Conference, 2-6 November 2008, Hanoi, Viet Nam
- Ken Rothman's Principles of Epidemiology Workshop, 4-7 November 2008, Auckland
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