Pegasus Post: May 23, 2017

6 Tuesday May 23 2017
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Church project to improve health
A GROUP of five Canterbury
health organisations are
collaborating to help improve
the lives of the region’s Pacific
communities through their
churches.
The initiative known as the
‘Tutupu Project’ has been widely
welcomed.
Seven churches
from around
Christchurch and
as far afield as
Ashburton and
West Melton are
participating in a
Maria
Pasene
nine-month commitment
to educate
and empower
nominated ‘health champions’
who will then take information
back to their communities.
“I wanted to be involved in the
Tutupu Project because this is an
opportunity for me to learn and
gather information about health,
so I can then pass on to my
family, church and community,”
said Teuila Saafi, youth leader of
Christchurch’s Tongan Seventh
Day Adventist.
Pegasus Health, Community
and Public Health, Rural Canterbury
PHO, Etu Pasifika and
Healthy Families Christchurch
will mentor the health champions
in nutrition, exercise and ways to
improve their health literacy.
Pegasus Health’s Pacific health
manager and project leader,
BREAKOUT:
Health
champions
taking an
exercise break.
Maria Pasene, said the health
champions will attend health
education sessions to expand
their knowledge about nutrition
and the importance of physical
activity with a particular focus
on children and young people.
“We have discussed the ways
in which Pacific peoples can help
clinicians to assist them in their
health journey. This includes
pushing past their natural shyness,
speaking up and providing
important information at visits to
the GP and hospital and asking
questions when they aren’t sure
about what’s being discussed. It’s
important to assert our needs
to improve our communities’
health.”
Ms Pasene said Pacific communities
were at a point where
they see themselves as part of the
solution rather than the problem.
“They are willing to investigate
ways to improve the health of
their families and communities.
We have the ability to link them
to resources and services that
will work with them in a way that
makes sense, such as church environments
where Pacific peoples
naturally connect, support and
communicate with each other.”
We said:
Red zone volunteer Bryan
Fairbairn just bought himself
a $9000 mower to continue
his work tidying up
red zone land in the east.
40 bags of rubbish
gathered by students
You said:
Paulette Wood – Some
people just make such a difference.
We have these areas in
our city where there used to be
literally thousands of homes
which were destroyed in our
earthquakes in 2010. These areas
would be terrible if they weren’t
mowed and cared for. Because of
him we have these massive areas
of beautiful park-like greenery.
Jan Kazmiersky – Shame
on the council – the rates hike is
for what?
Tanya Didham – City
council spends $4 million a year
to mow the red zone – shouldn’t
he be seeing some of that? Or is
someone else getting paid to do
it while Bryan does the work?
Brenda Te Koeti – It looks
so good. He should be paid out
of the mayor’s pocket, for doing
something the council should
have done right from the start.
Julie Tavendale - He’s brilliant,
and it makes me feel good
each time I pass by. Also the
man who mows the strip from
Burwood School to the drain
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