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Vote for our local Kiwi Battlers
Published September 01st 2010, Posted in Northland
All around New Zealand there’s a special breed of Kiwi, going the extra mile, overcoming obstacles and achieving results – not for themselves, but for their communities.
We call them Kiwi Battlers, and we want to reward New Zealand’s best – the Kiwis working the hardest and having the most positive impact on the lives of the people around them.
We have two regional finalists, Kathryn Sadgrove from the Northland Down Syndrome Support Group and Vanessa Gray from the Brain Injury Association. Place your vote now to decide the winning battler for our region.
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Grand Opening of New Equipment Showroom
Published August 31st 2010, Posted in Northland
You are formally invited to the official grand opening of the NorthAble equiment showroom on lower John Street (The old Carl Johnson Autos building) on Saturday 25th September.
Come along and join the NorthAble team who will happily help you out with all your equipment enquiries. There will be entertainment for all the family including a FREE sausage sizzle and spot prizes.
Please RSVP to Tanya, Danny or Maz by the 18th September on 09 430 0988 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). We look forward to seeing you there!
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Health Passport
Published August 26th 2010, Posted in NationalThe Health and Disability Commission invite you to take part in a Nationwide Public Consultation on the ‘Health Passport’ - a document designed to be used by disabled people when using hospital services.
Click on the following link to read a cover letter that explains this initiative and to download the draft copies of the Health Passport document.
http://www.hdc.org.nz/about-us/disability/health-passport-consultation
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MS Awareness Week
Published August 26th 2010, Posted in Northland
MS Awareness Week runs from 29th August to 3rd September. Members and volunteers of the Northland MS Society will be out and about on Friday 3rd September at two set venues kindly provided by New World and the Warehouse in Whangarei, and visible in the CBD with their lovely orange identity sashes with their collection boxes.
The funds raised from this week will assist the Field Worker to continue her valuable outreach services to people with Multiple Sclerosis in Northland.
Following this, on the 6th September, eight of our members with varying degrees of disabilities who have been regularly attending physiotherapy classes, will be attempting to climb the rock wall at the Kensington Stadium.
Watch this Space to see how they go!
Cheryll Voullaire
Northland Multiple Sclerosis Society Inc
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The Poa Family and Brain Injury Northland
Published August 17th 2010, Posted in NorthlandAn incredible story of strength and love in the face of adversity
The Poa family has endured more than most in recent times and yet their bonds are as close and strong as ever they have been. This Northland family has faced adversity and heartache and is bravely getting through each day thanks to the wider support of whanau and the Brain Injury Association Northland.
Anthony (Tony) Poa suffered a brain injury in an assault on Oct 11, 2003 and ever since the dynamic of this tight knit and loving family has been changed, testing the strongest of bonds and changing the way they approach every day life, with even the most simplest things that in the past would be taken for granted having to be reassessed.
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Information Sharing Day
Published August 10th 2010, Posted in National
Riding on the success of our previous Information Day, we are show casing the event again.
We understand that a lot of you missed the opportunity to come and hear short presentations from local Community Disability Information and Support groups so don’t miss out again.
Come and hear presentations from the Northland Disability Information and Advisory Services (DIAS) Collective who will explain what their services are and how to make referrals to them.
These community organisations offer services that support improved health outcomes by linking people, families and carers living with a disability to information, advice and support in their community.
This is also a friendly and relaxed day and a great chance to meet the people who work in these organisations.
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Suicide Prevention Study
Published July 29th 2010, Posted in Northland
Invitation to Multi-level Intervention for Suicide Prevention Study ( MISP)
Nau Mai Haere Mai
Northland DHB is one of eight DHBs participating in this research project on community/primary care based interventions to prevent suicide and deliberate self-harm. The project is funded by the Ministry of Health and is being undertaken by the University of Otago, Wellington. We warmly invite you to join us to hear more about this study.
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Really enjoyed the Attitude article Loren, you are settling in well and meeting loads of great people. I’ll look forward to the next episode.