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NPA helps strike out junk food The Nelson Softball Association has picked off the fizzy drinks and stopped the sausage sandwiches to complete the double play of the year. And the season has only just begun. click here for full story Local leaders set the pace Marlborough Mayor Alistair
Sowman and Tasman Mayor Richard Kempthorne have set a healthy example
for local kids by getting on their bikes. The local leaders took on
the Winter Challenge, using their own pedal power in the Snap and
Ride. click
here for full
story
Nelson Growables gardening fair
The NPA-backed Nelson Growables gardening fair is on November 15.
Learn about:
Growing healthy plants
Maori health status An NPA funded survey has identified a number of areas where the NMDHB has opportunities to improve Maori health incomes. Primary care, smoking, diabetes and cardiovascular risks, breastfeeding, immunisation, physical activity and nutrition, oral health and cultural responsiveness were all identified as potential targets for action in the study, Maori in Nelson Marlborough: 2009. click here for the full report Mum4mumNew mums can now access an extra tier of breastfeeding support in their own homes, thanks to an NPA initiated and funded programme. Five women have completed training for the Mum4Mum programme in Marlborough and are now available to provide one-to-one counselling to new mums. Counsellors will also soon be available in Nelson. click here for more details Connor's on the pace For most of the 450 entrants, the gravelly path at Montana Vineyard Brancott Estate simply marked the start of the Marlborough Kids Duathlon. But for Connor Hammerich, that gravelly path marked the end of a journey that lead him back to self belief. click here for full story Child services booklets We've compiled two complete reference guides of services available to parents of preschoolers. Public Health's Anne Price built the Nelson and Marlborough directories as part of the NPA's breastfeeding action plan. click here for the guides Summer is a-coming
The days are getting longer. The BBQ's are firing up. It can mean only one thing ... the Summer Challenge. Here's a sneak peak at the next installment of our public education campaign. click here for the preview Tina's mission
Tina Cooper finally realised we had a problem when she went to the local movie theatre. It took her 5 minutes to drive into town. But it took 10 minutes for the Multiple Sclerosis sufferer to negotiate the short trip from the car park to the cinema. click her for full story Workshop: Whanau Ora Tool Introduction to and working with the Whanau Ora Tool
workshop. Good luck Luke! It was with a tinge of sadness that we farewelled NPA team member Luke Katu last month. After more than a year with the NPA as Tu Healthy coordinator, Luke joined the Nelson Bays Primary Health Organisation as their new Kaitakawaenga Maori Health Coordinator. click here for full story NPA springing and strutting LEE PUNT has marshalled the NPA troops and is leading our Spring, Strut, Stride effort. Five weeks into the programme, we've covered 1515km which sees us about half way between Haast and Franz Joseph - not bad for a bunch of office workers.
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Newsletter #16 Heres Helen
Congratulations to our Mayors Alistair Sowman and Richard Kempthorne who successfully took on the Winter Challenge. Their support helped us build the profile of the campaign, while their continued involved helped encourage local kids to take on the challenge. Well done, and thank you. I was truly sorry to see our Tu Healthy coordinator and friend Luke Katu leave the NPA ranks last month - but we should all be glad that he hasn't left the industry. Luke's new role as Kaitakawaenga Maori Health Coordinator will see him work to improve Maori primary health care outcomes. It's the role in which Luke sees himself making the most difference. His humour, skills, dedication and friendship will be dearly missed around the NPA offices. It seems our loss, is the Nelson Bays PHO's gain. Good luck Luke! Helen Steenbergen Contact us Nutrition and Physical Activity Team Jenni Gane/Maria Baxter
Richard Butler
Helen
Steenbergen Lee Punt
Don
MacLellan Adam
Hicks
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