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Wairarapa Wearable Arts 2013 Pitopito kōrero Quarterly newsletter from Public Health (Wairarapa) August 2013 Issue 4 Public Health: working with you in our community The Wairarapa Wearable Arts awards evening was held at The smokefree category was one of seven, the others Makoura College, Thursday 22 August and attracted 100 categories were: Intermediate Open - for younger entries from all over the Wairarapa. Contributing schools students; Upcycled - for those wishing to recycle clothing or included Chanel College, Kuranui College, Lakeview other materials; Masks - in which students made statements School, Makoura College, Masterton Intermediate School, with their face coverings; Turangawaewae - which allowed Solway College and Wairarapa College. students to investigate their own identity; Time Travel - which gave students the chance to look at old and new This year the Wairarapa Wearable Arts included a new The Wairarapa Public Health Unit (closely linked to fashions and the way time passes and finally a UV section - category Smoke Free vision 2025. This category was Regional Public Health) works to keep the community which let students glow in the dark. Wairarapa Blokes’ launch sponsored by the Smokefree Network of Wairarapa healthy by providing services that promote good health to promote its vision that future generations of New A big well done to the Smokefree category practices and prevent disease. Zealand children will be free from exposure to tobacco prize-winners!!! We go where you work, learn, live and play to help you and will enjoy smokefree lives (by 2025), and to bring stay healthy; health begins before you need medical care. SMOKE FFREE VISION 2025 creative flare to NZ’s dying pastime (no pun intended). Our vision is health and well-being for the members of This saw students working to express the non-smoking 1st 189 Olivia Gibson our community most at risk. message in a variety of ways including smokefree animals Don’t Smoke NZ – Wairarapa Our team is available for advice and practical help. giving out balloons from baskets bearing the message, College Introducing Judi Harding “save our breath”, a dress made from cigarette paper and 2nd 188 Kayla Buchanan, Zoe Judi enjoys the challenge of working butts, and even a student wearing a coffin. Bowater, Makoura with Primary School-aged children and is passionate about improving health Linda Spence of Wairarapa Public Health and the Reality of Smoking outcomes for the vulnerable families in Wairarapa Smokefree Network said “the designers of 3rd 190 Baillee Awa, Ellie our community. these wearable art pieces were truly amazing. It was Hargood, Makoura The Wairarapa Population Health Unit is proud to have of such a high calibre that many of the designs could Another of the public health interventions is health Smoke Free Animals – launched their Wairarapa Blokes Book for all the men education. Education communicates facts, ideas and compete in the international scene, never mind just in community both young and old. The Blokes Book is skills that change knowledge, attitudes, behaviours in the Wairarapa. The whole event was brilliant, very X-Factor 188 Kayla a listing of Wairarapa agencies and services relevant to and practices of individuals, families, systems and/ professional, and has received great feedback from the Buchanan, Zoe Bowater, men’s health and well-being in order to get the most out or communities. In response to increased rates of skin Wairarapa community.” Makoura. of life. The book is free and will be on offer at various infection or increased coughs and colds, PHNs liaise Reality of Smoking healthcare providers and Wairarapa organisations. Organisers of the event included teachers from the with schools to implement hand washing education to It can also be downloaded and printed at www. contributing schools, and a team from Makoura College teach students good hygiene practices and reduce the wairarapasocialservices.org.nz under the resource tab. who hosted the event. Jan Lenihan of Makoura College risk of catching and spreading disease. Evaluation of this If you would like a Public Health Nurse or Advisor to and one of the key organisers of the event said they were teaching has shown improvement in the hand hygiene come to see you or for more information about Public grateful to have received sponsorship for the Smoke Free of students. Vision 2025 Category, and to have had the smokefree Health services in the Wairarapa display set up in the school foyer. call (06) 946 9800 www.wairarapa.dhb.org.nz Milk in schools ECC cleaning bleach strength Helping you quit It’s on its way - delicious dairy nutrition from Milk for For cleaning in your early childhood centre in times Smoking Cessation groups are up and running again Schools is making its way around the country as Fonterra of good health we recommend a bleach solution of for 2013. If you are interested in quitting call Linda roll out their programme to give all New Zealand primary- 1:100 (one part bleach, to one hundred parts water). Spence on 06 946 8000 aged children free milk at school. When you have illness going around, we recommend moking: stepping up the cleaning to a bleach solution of 1:10 S You can’t hide the stink It’s all great news for Wairarapa schools as the milk has (one part bleach to ten parts water). Remember to Qualified started to arrive. Free milk is being offered to all students clean all those places where little hands can get to! Quit Coaches in Years 1 – 6 and it’s a little bit of goodness to start the day will Remember: off well. help you quit Through the Milk for Schools programme, Fonterra will • exclusion time is 48 hours after the last episode provide participating schools: for both vomiting and diarrhoea. If your school would like to get on board, it’s not too Contact your medical practice or Whaiora to • All Year 1 – 6 children a free serving of Anchor Lite UHT late. The deadline to receive the Milk for Schools • let us know if you have an increased number meet with a Quit Coach. milk every school day programme for this year is 9 September 2013, which of cases of vomiting and diarrhoea (2-3 cases Whaiora 0800 494 246 or 06 370 0818 • Free lease of a Fonterra fridge to chill the milk only leaves a couple of weeks! Visit the website in a 48 hour period). We can work with you to www.fonterramilkforschools.com and complete communicate with parents as well as providing • Free delivery of the milk, and collection of used the ‘Expression of Interest’ process to register your information to stop the spread of disease. packaging for recycling school. • A free recycling kit consisting of recycling bins and • also if you are concerned about any other illness bags that you have in the centre, let us know and we can help you out. Alcohol can be a lethal drug Call Clare McLennan-Kissel on 06 946 9800 We often underestimate the true extent of alcohol-related If a person becomes unconscious due to the effects of Hooking up to health harm and costs in New Zealand. alcohol the safest first aid option is to call for an ambulance and let trained medical professionals assess that person. If an “If you drink 250 millilitres or more of 40 per cent proof The Population Health Unit now have available ambulance is not available someone will need to keep watch spirits over 30 to 60 minutes, you may have drunk a a fantastic “fold out pocket resource” for young over the unconscious person until they have recovered. potentially fatal dose of alcohol without feeling drunk.” people. It’s great for teenagers to have tucked Coroner G. Matenga 2011 away in their wallets. In each fold out are free health services available in the Wairarapa and Certified suicide intervention training on offer their contact details. ‘Hooking up to Health’ is topical and relevant for every young person and can really help during difficult times in a We’re pleased to still be able to offer a free 2 hour online • The common causes of suicidal behaviour somewhat confusing time of their lives. These suicide prevention training to all staff. This is QPR (question, • Relationship of mental illness to suicide can be ordered in bulk through Brenda West at persuade, refer) level 1 training. • When and how to question suicidal people [email protected] and why This training takes approximately 2 hours online and Snippetscan be • How to persuade people to accept help started and stopped midway and repeated over a one year • How to refer people to resources Whānau nights: ideas for family fun period. • How to get help for someone in crisis 21. Bananarama The training covers: If you are interested in this training please email Aim: To measure items using a banana as a ruler. Possible list could include: Fridge, tables, chairs, floor length, Have a scavenger hunt where each child is given a T.V. screen, windows, sink, dad’s waist, garage door. • Size and scope of the problem [email protected] and she will send you banana and a list of things to measure in banana Things you need: Bananas; pen and paper; list of items to • Risk factors for suicide the login and password. lengths. measure. • The warning signs of a suicide crisis.