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Sydenham retiree Robyn has struggled with balancing her sweet tooth and her diabetes. Living alone, she finds it difficult to cook nutritious, cost-effective meals for one. Robyn was a participant in the new Puāwai-Kai healthy lifestyle and cooking programme. She was referred to the free, eight-session course by her GP. The course gives participants information
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Two new national health organisations will be introduced on July 1, 2022: The Māori Health Authority and Health New Zealand (HNZ), and on this date, District Health Boards (DHBs) will be disestablished. Pegasus Health Strategic Advisor, Gary Allen, has spent over 25 years working in the Canterbury health sector and over the past few months
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In March 2020, Pegasus Health was contracted by the Canterbury District Health Board to oversee community based assessment and testing. Learn what other activities Pegasus Health have undertaken in the past 27 months to support the COVID-19 response in Canterbury. Read the full May newsletter here
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Who can get long COVID? Children are much less likely to get long COVID than adults. It’s very rare in children under 10. What is long COVID? Long COVID (or post-COVID-19 condition) is used to describe symptoms that continue for more than 12 weeks after a positive test. In children, it describes a level of
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We received a referral from a Christchurch Hospital Social Worker for an 18-yearold who, while in hospital for a routine surgery, disclosed to staff that he was a transgender male. The hospital staff were supportive, but his parents disowned him, so he was left homeless. A member of the community housed him, got him a
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Right Service Right Time (RSRT) is a community-based initiative that Pegasus Health supports which seeks to improve the well-being of tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau, whatever their circumstances may be, to get the right service at the right time. Whānau seeking assistance may have multiple needs and require more than one programme. They often go
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Pegasus Health is proud to support Moana Vā a new collective offering a safe space for the Pacific Rainbow+ community in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Moana Vā wants to support the mental health and wellbeing of Pacific Rainbow+ community members of all ages by connecting friendships and mentorships, with a variety of Rainbow leaders, whose lived experiences
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Canterbury DHB Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is a group of young people between 16 to 24 years old who voluntarily advocate for 12 to 24 year olds in the Canterbury Health System. The council was formed in 2014 to advise the Canterbury DHB on youth-related matters in relation to policy and health services. They also
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A mobile app providing sex, sexuality, relationship, gender, and identity education for young Kiwis, aged 13 to 24, is under development at the University of Canterbury. Faculty of Health Lecturer Tracy Clelland, Masters student Cate Mentink, and Health Educator Jessica McQuoid are the driving force behind the app called Te Puāwaitanga: Beyond the Birds and
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The COVID-19 pandemic is creating challenges and increased stress levels for children, says Child Health Support Service Manager (CHSS) Karen Meadows-Taurua. Everyday life has been impacted, including changes to many comforting routines such as school and socialising with friends. Karen says change and uncertainty can increase stress or anxiety in children, including those as young
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