Selwyn Times: June 20, 2017
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SELWYN TIMES Tuesday <strong>June</strong> <strong>20</strong> <strong>20</strong>17<br />
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SELWYN RURAL LIFE<br />
Investment in<br />
rural health ‘good<br />
news for farming<br />
communities’<br />
Government investment in<br />
rural health services for the<br />
third consecutive year provides<br />
essential ongoing support for<br />
the provinces says Federated<br />
Farmers.<br />
Health Minister Jonathan<br />
Coleman and Primary<br />
Industries Minister Nathan Guy<br />
‘s announcement at Fieldays,<br />
shows a genuine commitment<br />
towards improving the health<br />
and emotional wellbeing of rural<br />
people, the organisation says.<br />
“The funding of $500,000<br />
from both ministries is<br />
good news for our farming<br />
communities as often initiatives<br />
are started but seldom completed without<br />
further investment to ensure long-term<br />
sustainability,” Federated Farmers’ rural<br />
health and wellbeing spokesperson Katie<br />
Milne says.<br />
“There is no short-term fix when it<br />
comes to addressing the state of our health<br />
services in rural areas. The funding will<br />
ideally build on the various programmes<br />
that have been put together in recent years.<br />
“It will provide the Rural Health Alliance<br />
Aotearoa New Zealand(RHAANZ) and<br />
Rural Support Trusts, who have led recent<br />
rural health initiatives, with more capability<br />
and capacity to maximise their resources.<br />
“Our RSTs are generally volunteers and<br />
retired farmers who dedicate their time<br />
and energy to helping farmers and country<br />
folk with those issues which can impact<br />
on their health and emotional wellbeing.<br />
This funding gives them access to better<br />
coordination and information on how to<br />
respond.”<br />
Funding would support <strong>20</strong> workshops for<br />
rural health professionals treating people at<br />
risk of suicide, as well as the rural clinical<br />
champions and medical director.<br />
“It’s also encouraging to see that funding<br />
will be targeted at those younger rural<br />
workers who have been identified as being<br />
Federated Farmers’ rural<br />
health and wellbeing<br />
spokesperson Katie Milne<br />
Primary Industries<br />
Minister, Nathan Guy<br />
the most at risk of health and wellbeing<br />
issues,” Ms Milne says.<br />
“Federated Farmers meanwhile looks<br />
forward to the Cabinet’s pledge to look at<br />
a new mental health strategy, which will<br />
take into account the needs of our rural<br />
communities.”<br />
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