Latest Stats Highlight Pacific Child Injuries - Safekids

Talofa Lava, Kia Orana, Mälö e lelei, Fakaalofa Lahi Atu,
Ni Sa Bula Vinaka.
Warm Pacific Greetings
Welcome to the June edition of Safekids News, focusing on Pacific
People’s unintentional child injury. Our ethnic communities are growing
in both size and diversity, making us a vibrant, multicultural nation. The
Pacific Peoples community, as an example, comprises more than 20
Polynesian, Melanesian and Micronesian ethnic groups, with an even
greater number of languages.
This presents a huge challenge to injury prevention workers, and is why
getting ethnic specific data (See Page 6, Pacific Child Unintentional
Injuries) is important to identify what injury issues affect our children, and
for use in creating culturally-effective interventions.
Our Safekids Campaign Information & Planning Workshop 2010 series
has also started (Page 3), with 21 workshops scheduled into July. Pacific
Peoples and Maori-focused workshops are scheduled, and we hope to
share and learn more about keeping our Pacific children and Tamariki
Mäori safe.
Finally, June marks the launch of our year-long Burns Prevention
Campaign and the second year of the Child Passenger Safety Campaign.
New resources are now available (Page 7), and information on the
campaign themes can be found in Safekids News, at the workshops and
at www.safekids.org.nz.
Sincerely,
Ann Weaver
Director
Safekids New Zealand
Aldo Farina Award for Dr. Hassall
Kiwi paediatrician Dr. Ian Hassall, who has dedicated his career to
championing children’s rights in New Zealand, was honoured recently
with the prestigious Aldo Farina Award in Seoul—an International UNICEF
award recognising sustained contribution to child rights advocacy.
Dr Hassall has been one of the strongest voices to advocate for children
in the country. He was our first Children’s Commissioner and led some
of New Zealand’s most innovative initiatives, including swimming pool
fencing to prevent drowning, and research to prevent Sudden Infant
Death.
“This award is a well deserved recognition for his numerous achievements
which have endeared Dr. Hassall to the child safety community in
New Zealand. Congratulations Ian” said Ann Weaver, Director of Safekids.
For more information about Dr. Ian Hassall and the Aldo Farina Award,
visit:
www.unicef.org (search “aldo farina”)
Safekids News is Safekids NZ’s quarterly publication.
For enquiries, contact the editor at anthonyr@adhb.govt.nz.
Safekids News encourages discussion within the injury prevention
community. Opinion articles or articles with bylines reflect the views of
the author alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Safekids
New Zealand
About Safekids New Zealand
Safekids New Zealand is the injury prevention service of Starship
Children’s Health and a member of Safe Kids Worldwide. Our mission
is to reduce the incidence and severity of unintentional injuries to New
Zealand’s children aged 0 - 14 years.
Safekids NZ Team
Ann Weaver, Director
Anthony Rola, Marketing & Communications
Gina Wong, PA to the Director
Julie Chambers, Senior Advisor
Moses ‘Alatini, Policy Analyst
Simone Randle, Injury Prevention Advisor
Wayne Carter, Information Specialist
Make a difference
Safekids New Zealand encourages the involvement of government,
community, industry, decision makers and families in child safety. If you
would like to know more about us, wish to advocate on behalf of children
in your community, or partner in a programme with us, contact us at:
Safekids New Zealand
Fifth Floor, Cornwall Complex,
40 Claude Road, Epsom, Auckland 1023
PO Box 26488, Epsom, Auckland 1344
New Zealand.
Telephone: +64-9 630 9955
Fax: +64-9-630 9961
www.safekids.org.nz
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Safekids News: June 2010 Issue No 49