Health and Disability NGO Newsletter March 2016

Table of ContentsNGO Council information

NGO Council Update from the Chair – March 2016

Ministry of Health informationNominate someone for the 2016 Minister of Health Volunteer AwardsProgress on New Zealand Health Strategy refreshRheumatic fever newsWarmer, drier homes tipsMinistry of Health website: http://www.health.govt.nz/home

Other government agenciesChildren’s Action Plan - Help for difficult conversations

NGO informationShine and Presbyterian Support Northern Joining forces against family violenceUnitec Not for Profit Management Programme to closeHearing Therapy Service even easier for people to accessGiving2KidsPlaces to find NGO information

Training, education, resources and conferencesHui E! Comms2Comms network up and running once againCollaborative Trust for Research and Training in Youth Health & Development HuiBetter, Stronger, Smarter Fundraising ConferenceHealth Promotion Forum of NZ – Introducing Health PromotionFacilitating Collaborative Discussions - Get results from your meetingsMinistry for Business, Innovation and Employment – RBA Training and Education ProgrammeEvents included in previous updates

Consultation, surveys and submissions

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Survey of information technology use

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NGO Council informationNGO Council Update from the Chair – March 2016 Contents Crowd-sourced video project Who and what we stand for Sector leadership Influencing public policy Opportunities to engage and feedbackLink to NGO Council website

Ministry of Health information

Nominate someone for the 2016 Minister of Health Volunteer Awards

Nominations are open for the 2016 Minister of Health Volunteer Awards. The Awards, which are in their fourth year, recognise the thousands of unsung heroes who support New Zealand’s health and disability services. From helping people to navigate their way around hospitals and health services, to visiting isolated older people in their homes and numerous other activities, health volunteers make life better for New Zealanders in many ways, often without seeking any recognition. Outstanding achievement awards will be presented in the following categories: Health Care Provider Service, Community or NGO Health Service, Maori/Pacific Health Service, Youth Health Volunteer and Long Service. There are individual and team awards in each category, except Long Service which is an individual award. There is also an overall Health Volunteer of the Year.

Nominations close on 8 April 2016. The Awards will be presented during National Volunteer Week, 19 – 25 June. More information, including the nomination form, is available on www.volunteerawards.health.govt.nz.

Progress on New Zealand Health Strategy refreshThe draft update of the New Zealand Health Strategy received 415 formal submissions. A wide-ranging consultation late in 2015, involved more than 100 forums, workshops, meetings, Hui and Fono reaching more than 2,000 people. As well, more than 7,000 people visited the consultation website. Since consultation closed on 4 December 2015, Ministry of Health staff have been analysing submissions and feedback, and incorporating changes into the Strategy and Roadmap of Actions, in

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preparation for Cabinet approval. This process is expected to be completed soon, the final strategy launched and all submissions published.

Rheumatic fever newsInterested in the latest Rheumatic Fever Prevention Programme newsletter? It’s just been published. If you’d like to get the quarterly newsletter regularly, you can subscribe or unsubscribe at any time on the newsletter link provided.

The Rheumatic Fever Prevention Programme targets 11 high incidence North Island District Health Board areas: Northland, Waitemata, Auckland, Counties Manukau, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Tairāwhiti, Hawke’s Bay, Lakes, Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley.

Warmer, drier homes tipsDo you work with whānau who might be interested in tips to help make their homes warmer and drier? We’ve got a toolkit -- Key tips for a warmer, drier home cards and videos – you can access online. The tips will help you to shape your conversations with families, so they can keep their homes warmer and drier and prevent germs from spreading.

The cards and videos were developed last year as part of the 2015 Rheumatic Fever Awareness Campaign.

Ministry of Health website: http://www.health.govt.nz/homeFor more information about the Ministry’s structure and business units go to Ministry business units.

Other government agenciesChildren’s Action Plan - Help for difficult conversationsSome new resource videos for practitioners about having difficult conversations have been developed. The videos have been prepared by the Children's Action Plan and Children's Commissioner, Russell Wills.

In these videos, Dr Wills discusses the difficult situations that practitioners often face when they have concerns about families and clients, and the impact that family violence, drug use or mental illness might be having on their children. Having honest conversations with families about seeking further help from other trusted professionals, including CYF, Police, specialist services, Children's Teams and social services, can greatly improve engagement in the long term. Dr Wills discusses the concern that many health professionals have about breaching confidentiality or

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privacy, and offers practical advice in a series of demonstrations about how to approach difficult conversations and decisions.

The most recent Children’s Action Plan newsletter is also available now.

NGO informationShine and Presbyterian Support Northern Joining forces against family violenceThe domestic abuse charity, Shine, is to merge with Presbyterian Support Northern (PSN). From 1 July 2016 Shine will deliver services as part of PSN alongside Family Works and Enliven.

The move will help both organisations make a bigger difference for those affected by family violence. Shine’s services keep women and children safe and help abusers change their behaviour. Family Works provides longer term counselling and social work support for families in crisis. By combining expertise, they'll be able to increase the wellbeing of families experiencing violence across the upper North Island.

The merge will also create opportunities to extend training and research services for others working to prevent family violence.

Shine has partnered with Presbyterian Support Northern since 2011. A Family Works staff member based at Shine works closely with Shine advocates to provide follow up counselling and social support for victims of domestic abuse.http://www.psn.org.nz/joining-forces-with-shine

Unitec Not for Profit Management Programme to close Due to shifting priorities Unitec will be phasing out delivery of the Graduate Diploma in Not for Profit Management before the end of 2016. Delivered in 5 centres around the country, this was New Zealand’s only qualification specifically targeting not for profit sector managers and leaders.

Since it started over 20 years ago hundreds of organisation leaders have graduated. A learning community where graduates and students can come together to share best practice and build individual and organisation capability has developed. The end of this course will leave a gap in the education sector for not for profit managers and leaders who are seeking values based leadership development that specifically addresses the complexity of the environment community organisations work in.

In response to the closure of the programme the teaching team have set up the Centre for Not for Profit Leadership as a means to keep the kaupapa of the programme going. They will shortly survey the sector to determine what type of leadership development organisations are seeking and will develop training and mentoring programmes in response.

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For more information on the Centre for Not for Profit Leadership contact: Sandy on sandyt@xtra.co.nz; 0225726398 or Aly on aly@coachingandmentoring.co.nz or Garth on nowlandforeman@vodafone.co.nz

Hearing Therapy Service even easier for people to accessThe national Hearing Therapy Service, a free service for people needing help with managing hearing loss, is now available to GPs via e-referral.

Hearing Therapy, provided by charitable trust Life Unlimited and funded by the Ministry of Health, can now be found in the CareSelect referral system on www.healthlink.net. Referrals can also be made via the online form at http://lifeunlimited.net.nz/hearing/referral-form or by phoning 0800 008 011.

Hearing Therapy helps people manage the impact of hearing loss on their lives – at home, at work and in social situations. A trained hearing therapist will work with a patient and their family or whanau to develop strategies to help them manage living with a hearing loss, as well as providing information and advice on assistive technology and referrals to other health providers if required. Hearing therapists can also provide initial screening tests for people who suspect they might have hearing loss.

The Service, available New Zealand-wide, does not sell or fit hearing aids but works closely with audiologists where appropriate. Hearing Therapists hold the National Diploma in Hearing Therapy and are members of the Hearing Therapist Association of New Zealand (HTANZ).

Hearing Therapy Services is available free for all New Zealand citizens and permanent residents aged 16 years and over. Life Unlimited is a not-for-profit charitable organisation governed by a board of trustees. For more information: www.lifeunlimited.net.nz/hearing or www.facebook.com/hearingtherapy

Giving2KidsGiving2Kids is a joint partnership between Philanthropy New Zealand and the Office of the Children's Commissioner. http://www.occ.org.nz/giving2kids/ The idea for Giving2Kids came about from a number of businesses and organisations asking how they could play their part in reducing child poverty. The Giving2Kids website offers information on why, how, and where to invest in our children, and includes 50 plus evidence-based ideas for organisations and socially-minded businesses to consider.

Places to find NGO information Hui E! Community Aotearoa www.huie.org.nz/ Community Research www.communityresearch.org.nz/ Volunteering NZ www.volunteernow.org.nz

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Training, education, resources and conferencesHui E! Comms2Comms network up and running once againWednesday 23 March– 10am to 12 noon – at the Community Hub (Level 4, 120 Featherston Street, Wellington)

This network is open to anyone who is involved with communications and/or marketing anywhere in the community sector. It is a self-managing group – for people to share both successes and failures – good ideas, great people or companies, new technologies, and generally help one another be the best they can be.

One of the network members will bring something to the March meeting to workshop. The main topic for the March meeting will be On-line Forums.http://www.huie.org.nz/event/comms2comms-network-3/

Collaborative Trust for Research and Training in Youth Health & Development Hui 8-9 April, Rydges Hotel, Latimer Square, Christchurch Two days aimed at extending skills of those working with young people to positively impact on youth development and wellbeing. See more here: www.collaborative.org.nz/index.php?page=hui or www.facebook.com/TheCollaborativeTrust

Better, Stronger, Smarter Fundraising Conference 13 – 15 April, Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre, AucklandThis conference is a three day event starting with the CEO Forum and Master Classes on Wednesday 13 April, followed by the Execucare Cocktail Party Wednesday 4:30pm – 7:00pm; the conference on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 April and the Gala Dinner announcing the winners of the Soar Print FINZ Fundraising Excellence Awards on Thursday 14 April.http://conference.finz.org.nz/

Health Promotion Forum of NZ – Introducing Health Promotion WellingtonBlock One: 4-7 AprilBlock Two: 2-5 May Pelorous Trust Sports House, Waiwhetu Room, 93 Hutt Park Rd, Seaview.

GisborneBlock One: 24-27 May Block Two: 21-24 June Te Kuri A Tuatai Marae, 307 Lytton Road, Gisborne

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KaitaiaBlock One: 13-16 June Block Two: 11-14 July Venue: To be advised

The Certificate - or short course - contributes to an introductory knowledge of the Nga Kaiakatanga Hauora mo Aotearoa Health Promotion Competencies for Aotearoa New Zealand.http://www.hauora.co.nz/certificate.html

Facilitating Collaborative Discussions - Get results from your meetingsMonday 2 May 9-5pm & Tuesday 3 May 9-12.30pm (1.5 days)Cable Room, Meetings on the Terrace, 152 The Terrace, Wellington

This course illustrates methods to make the most of people's time and knowledge when they come together for a common purpose. The aim is to get results from meetings that leave everyone better informed and to produce solutions that should be more robust for having been influenced by a number of people.

Fees $750+gst $862.50 per person for the 1.5 day courseContact Gay Pavelka for details gaypavelka@conflictresolution.net.nz Ph 03 329 7847

Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment – RBA Training and Education Programme

RBA Half Day for Providers or Agencies This half day workshop was formerly known as RBA for Non Designers is targeted at those who need a practical level understanding of RBA. This course is offered to government agencies and providers. Note: if you have attended RBA 101 or RBA for Non Designers you will not need to attend this course. Use this link for more information and to register

Upcoming workshopsWhangarei 17 June 8.45am–12.30pm Whangarei Providers 17 June 12.45pm–4.30pm Whangarei Agencies Auckland 5 April 8.45am–12.30pm WorkSafe Office, 12 Lambie Drive, Manukau, Auckland Providers 3 May 12.45pm–4.30pm WorkSafe Office, 12 Lambie Drive, Manukau, Auckland Agencies Hamilton 9 May 8.45am–12.30pm Hamilton Providers

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9 May 12.45pm–4.30pm Hamilton Agencies Tauranga 6 April 8.45am–12.30pm Tauranga Providers 6 April 12.45pm–4.30pm Tauranga Agencies New Plymouth 10 June 8.45am–12.30pm New Plymouth Providers 10 June 12.45pm–4.30pm New Plymouth Agencies Napier 8 June 8.45am–12.30pm Napier Providers & Agencies Wellington 31 March 8.45am–12.30pm G.01, 15 Stout Street, Wellington Agencies 28 April 8.45am–12.30pm G.18, 15 Stout Street, Wellington Agencies 23 May 8.45am–12.30pm G.02 & G.03, 15 Stout Street, Wellington ProvidersSession 1 23 May 12.45pm–4.30pm G.02 & G.03, 15 Stout Street, Wellington ProvidersSession 2 26 May 8.45am–12.30pm G.18, 15 Stout Street, Wellington Agencies Christchurch 10 May 8.45am–12.30pm Christchurch Providers 10 May 12.45pm–4.30pm Christchurch Agencies Dunedin 11 May 8.45am–12.30pm Dunedin Providers 11 May 12.45pm–4.30pm Dunedin Agencies

Use this link for more information and to register

Events included in previous updates

Nutrition & Physical Activity Regional Forums Whakatane (14 April); Hamilton (17 May); Palmerston North (26 May); and Whangarei (17 June TBC). Find out more and to register. http://www.ana.org.nz/our-work/regional-forums

Maori Women’s Leadership Summit 2016 - Advice to My Younger SelfPre-Summit Workshop - 11 April 2016, Summit - 12 & 13 April 2016, Post-Summit Workshop - 14 April 2016Te Mahurehure Marae, Auckland - www.liquidlearninggroup.com

NZ Council of Christian Social Services - Valuing People, Living Well Conference

12-13 May, Auckland - http://nzccss.org.nz/events/valuing-people-living-well-conference

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The New Zealand Association of Gerontology conference, “Making Active Ageing a Reality”

15 - 17 September 2016, Wellington - http://confer.co.nz/nzag2016/

Consultation, surveys and submissionsSurvey of information technology useComplete the not-for-profit online survey about information technology (IT) use in NZ and Australia and go in the draw for various prizes.

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