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About HPS Schools:
Whakatauki
(proverbs) play a large role within Maori culture to convey key
messages. An appropriate whakatauki that relates to HPS is: He
Aha Te Mea Nui O Te Ao? He Tangata! He Tangata! He Tangata! What is
the most important thing? It is people! It is people! It is
people! (read more)
Heart Start at Mayfield
Mayfield School has achieved a
Heart Start Chart on the Heart Foundation's education programme Heart
Start: Toitoi Manawa. Heart Start Toitoi Manawa is a free curriculum
linked programme partially funded by the Ministry of Health (read
more).
HPS and Blenheim School
A Health Promoting School team was in place when
Dina Ahradson took over as Principal of Blenheim School.
She quickly found the HPS team could help drive the
implementation plans through identifying what is workable and feasible in
programmes that connect to the children. The HPS framework delivers
a wide range of messages to our community, with the HPS's team activity
included in our newsletter to all our familes (read more).
Passport to Health for School
Staff
 Passport to Health, an expo-style day for
school and early childhood staff has given teachers personal health checks
and more tools to take back to their classrooms. (read
more)
HPS
Approach Continues to Grow
Over time the Motueka South School's understanding
of what it is to be a Health Promoting School has continued to
develop. The HPS team is lead by teacher Petrina Classen, and
includes the Board of Trustees, Principal, staff, parents, caregivers and
students (read
more).
Active Schools are Healthy Schools
 We became an active Health Promoting School
only a few years ago. As a small school, Waikawa Bay
School struggles a little to keep the drive going. Our
children have ideas that they think they can do now but it's important
they understand the planning and time frames that we work on. We're at a
crossroads and I think it's good. We have the aspect of being a
community school, through bringing in more community people to support the
HPS team.(read
more)
Putting
Student Wellbeing First
 Growing potatoes for sale rather than
selling chocolate; starting a student cycle train for getting to and from
school, and introducing subway lunches for once-a-week healthy lunch
option are just some of the projects Lower Moutere School
has introduced to achieve their goals for student well-being (read
more).
School
Gets the Jump on HPS
 Tahunanui School was the first
school across the Nelson Tasman area to initiate the Health Promoting
School model before they received a routine visit from the HPS
Advisor. HPS Leader and teacher, Jane Tambisari says she was able to
establish Tahunanui School as an HPS school thanks to support from the
Principal, staff, Tahunanui Community Centre, chaplain and parent's
groups (read
more).
Holistic Approach for Riverlands
When David Parsons became
the principal of Riverlands School he found it was well
down the track in school organisation and ethos. The school already
had recycling, edible gardens and a Health Promoting Schools team.
"What I saw didn't need to be changed, as staff members were consistent
and practised good process. Ongoing changing of staff showed me the
deep influences of HPS ideals, because new staff very quickly slotted into
the healthy school culture" (read
more).
Introducing: Rebekah Blease
Rebekah is
the new Public Health Nurse in the Marlborough area.
"I love a variety of nursing roles and when the Public Health
position became available I jumped at the chance to work with children of
all ages and of different ethnicities. My role is to support the
health needs of school aged children who may be referred to us by
themselves, parents, caregivers, teachers, school counsellors, doctors and
dental nurses. (read
more)
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Newsletter #1
May, 2011
Kia Ora
and welcome to the first ever Nelson Marlborough Health Promoting Schools
(HPS)
e-newsletter
About Us:
The HPS
Advisors
Kia ora, my name
is Arthur Phillips and my family is from the Wairau Pa. I am one of
the tangata whenua in the Wairau area through being Ngati Rarua, although
I also go back to Ngati Toa. When I'm in Picton I often reflect on
my grandmother's people of Te Ati Awa. Being in the role of Health
Promoting Schools Advisor for the Public Health Service in the Marlborough
area, has its challenges but at the same time is hugely rewarding.
My role focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of both student and
school staff member. There are eleven active Health Promoting
Schools within my area. Within these health teams, I find
student-led initiatives with the guidance of a team leader made up of a
staff member or Principal, amazing. They explore their school health
issues, often coming up with the simplest, yet most effective health
initiatives. Often their initiatives become long-lasting and
sustainable. I continually support these teams although I am
available to all schools if they are looking at a health issue or would
like to create a school team using the Health Promoting Schools
framework.
Nga mihi kia koutou, tena koutou. My name is Nita
Bern-Hippolite. I am one of just two HPS Advisors providing HPS
services in Te Tau Ihu. I am based with the Nelson Public Health
Unit.
My role is to approach schools across the Nelson Tasman
areas to inform them about HPS. I spend a significant amount of time
preparing schools to be introduced to HPS via phone calls, emails, school
visits, meetings and activities. I use the question "How much do you
know about Health Promoting Schools?' to do this. The other side of
my work involves supporting schools on particular issues or needs.
This usually means action plans and links with other agencies. I
initially started in this role working two days a week. However with
change in staff numbers I am now available to schools four days a
week.
Contact
Us:
Arthur Phillips
Health
Promoting Schools Advisor Marlborough
P: (03) 520
9881
E: arthur.phillips@nmdhb.govt.nz
Nita
Bern-Hippolite
Health Promoting Schools
Advisor
Nelson / Tasman
P: (03) 546 1540
E: nita.bern.hippolite@nmdhb.govt.nz
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