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Community and Public Health in Mid Canterbury (Ashburton)
The Mid Canterbury region covers the central South Island between the Rakaia and Rangitata rivers (the Ashburton District), with Ashburton as the main township. The area is one of the fastest growing rural districts in New Zealand, and is becoming more ethnically diverse with over the half the recent population increase resulting from arriving international migrants (2006 to 2011).
Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health provides services to the more than 33,000 people of this area, and is based at the Ashburton Hospital site.
The small team in Ashburton is made up of two health promoters. These staff focus on:
- working with local Māori to ensure available health services are promoted and accessible to Māori;
- promoting health and wellbeing in Early Learning Services and schools though the Healthy Active Learning initiative and Love Kai;
- promoting healthy nutrition choices and healthy environments for physical activity in workplaces and the community;
- supporting workplaces through the WorkWell programme; and
- promoting the Smokefree message.
Christchurch-based staff support the Mid-Canterbury region to enforce the Smokefree Environments Act, and provide infectious disease and environmental health services.
- Download an information sheet on the organisational structure of Community and Public Health [206KB].
One-stop shop for newcomers to the Ashburton District
Newcomers to the Ashburton District can now find all the essential information they need in an online Welcoming Guide.
Council Democracy and Engagement Group Manager Toni Durham said the guide was for people moving to the district from other parts of New Zealand or from overseas.
“Being digital, the guide can be updated regularly and it will also be available in different languages.
“Newcomers will be able to find out about health, education, driver’s licences, employment, sports, things to do and services that are available. It’s pretty much a one-stop shop for information.”
Mrs Durham said the Welcoming Guide could also point people to other helpful sites, like the Citizen’s Advice Bureau and their community directory, and the Hakatere Multicultural Council, which looks after the Newcomers Network, the Migrant Centre and Ethnic Leaders forum. The development of the guide was led by the staff involved in the Welcoming Communities programme.
- Find out more about the Welcoming Guide for Newcomers to the Ashburton District, including how to download a copy.
Waitaha Canterbury Refugee Health Service available
Pegasus Health provides this confidential and FREE health service helping former refugees access healthcare in Christchurch and Ashburton.
General Manager Patient and Provider Services at Pegasus Health Lisa Brennan says the service has a community-based approach.
“At Pegasus we aim to reduce inequity and remove barriers by having competent and well-funded wrap-around services. The service is based on the feedback we received from the former refugee communities and those who support them in health and social services.”
The Refugee Health Service marks an important step in supporting former refugees in their journey here in Aotearoa.
Links
- Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury – formerly Canterbury District Health Board.
- Environment Canterbury (Regional Council).
- Ashburton District Council.