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September Update
Make sure your vote counts
It’s almost that time again when you get to choose who you want representing your community on the District Health Board.
DHB and local body election voting papers will soon be appearing in your letter boxes, with voting opening on Friday, 21 September 2007.
You get to decide who governs health and disability services in your community so it's important that you vote in the DHB elections.
Profiles of each candidate will be available so you can make an informed choice. You will be able to find details about the candidates by visiting www.ccdhb.org.nz or www.localgovt.co.nz when voting opens.
In the C&C DHB district, there are 21 candidates vying for the seven elected positions on the Board. The Minister of Health chooses who will fill the other four positions. You can send or deliver your vote, but it must reach the DHB electoral officer by midday on Saturday, 13 October 2007.
You need to be enrolled on the electoral roll to vote. To find out more about enrolling, call 0800 ENROL NOW (0800 36 76 56) or visit www.elections.org.nz for more information.
Doing it for the kids
Prime Minister Helen Clark recently made a surprise visit to the Wellington Children’s Hospital to see some young patients using generously donated computers and internet services.
The Prime Minister visits the childrens ward at Wellington Hospital
Two enterprising medical students donated their time and energy to upgrade old laptop computers from the Wellington School of Medicine and the Cancer Society. The students also arranged for a free wireless internet service for children and their families to use while in hospital, with special software in place to make sure access is restricted to appropriate websites.
The Wellington Hospitals & Health Foundation reimbursed the pair for the cost of developing the computers.
While on site, the Prime Minister also officially opened the expanded Otago University Wellington School of Medicine building attached to Wellington Hospital. A strong relationship exists between the two organisations, with Wellington acting as a teaching hospital for the training of young doctors.
Staying Safe in the City
Congratulations to Wellington City Council, which picked up a top award in the recent New Zealand Community Safety and Injury Prevention Awards.
The award was for the Stay Safe in the City campaign, which encouraged people to look after themselves and their friends when socialising at night in the central city. The chair of the awards, Dr Carolyn Coggan, described the campaign as a great example of a community working together to keep people safe.
We were pleased to play our part in this campaign, with C&C DHB and Regional Public Health working alongside ACC, the Police and of course the council.
The key messages from that campaign are as relevant today as they ever were - stick with your friends, stop and look before crossing the road, and be aware of the safety risks caused by excessive alcohol consumption.
Surveys done after the campaign showed that Wellingtonians had heard the safety messages, with 70% of the public and 84% of students now saying they are more aware of staying safe.
Let us know
If there are issues you would like to raise with us, or subjects you would like us to cover in future Updates, just write to: The Chair, C&C DHB, Private Bag 7902, Wellington or send an email to: info@ccdhb.org.nz
Meetings in October:
Board meeting
Wednesday 3 October
From 9.15am
Disability Support Advisory Committee – and –
Community & Public Health Advisory Committee Joint meeting
Thursday 11 October
From 9.15am
Hospital Advisory Committee
Monday 1 October
From 1.00pm
All meetings are on Level 1 of the Lotteries Building, 54-56 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington. The public are warmly invited to attend, and time is set aside at the start of each meeting for you to make brief presentations on relevant health and disability topics. See our website for more details – www.ccdhb.org.nz – and click on “Meetings”.
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