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• Waitematā DHB’s Asian Health Week 2019 (Theme: Diversity & Inclusion)

  Asian Health Week gives Waitematā DHB the opportunity to promote and celebrate the health & wellbeing of our Asian community.

  

  Various activities and health workshops will be hosted by Asian Health Services at the North Shore and Waitakere hospitals from Monday, 9 September to Friday, 13 September and we extend a warm invitation to everyone to join in.

  Attached is a calendar of events – as well as some additional information about the workshops and the various presenters who have kindly agreed to lead them. There is something here for everyone and it would be appreciated if you could please share the information within your network of contacts.

   

  Click here for a calendar of events and here to find out more about the facilitator and presenters who will lead them.

  
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• Asian Perinatal Wellbeing Workshop

   

  Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Waitematā (previously Waitematā DHB) has been delivering a pilot project 'Healthy Mother Healthy Future (HMHF) - Asian Perinatal Wellbeing Project' which is supported by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to provide very comprehensive info & support to Asian pregnant women and mothers with infants by improving their accessibility to relevant services for their emotional wellbeing.

   

  As many as one-in-five women experience anxiety, depression or both at some stage during their pregnancy or after the baby is born. One-in-ten partners also experience similar emotional distress. Please join us in a workshop and learn some useful tips on self-care and stress-management during these challenging times.

  

  Workshop for Indian/South Asian women and their family

  • When : 15 Sep 2022  10am to 12noon
  • Where : Fickling Centre, 546 Three Kings, Auckland 
  • Speakers :  Dr Deepika Arora (Gynaecologist, Te Whatu Ora Waitematā)

                           Dr Boris Arora (Medical officer Psychiatry, Te Whatu Ora Waitematā)

  • Registration:  Info@asiannetwork.org.nz  Text 021 274 7448 or call (09) 815 2338 (TANI) 

   

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  Workshop for Filipino women and their family

  • When : 23 Sep 2022 12noon to 1pm
  • Speakers : Dr Cheryl Buhay (Filipino Psychiatrist, Te Whatu Ora Waitematā) )
  • Zoom ID : 732 679 9782 https://waitematadhb.zoom.us/j/7326799782
  • Registration : https://forms.gle/fPW1btEAuggb4W1r8   (QR code below)
    

   

• Japanese Health Workshop

   

  

   

  This workshop aims to promote and raise awareness about women's health in Japanese community. Through this workshop, we aim to equip all attendees with essential knowledge about women's health and introduce them to the cervical screening in Aotearoa New Zealand.

  This flyer is available in two languages - English, Japanese.

• Mental Health Workshop for Health professionals and Community service providers

  

  Mental Health Workshops for health professionals, stakeholders and interpreters      

  Date & time  30 March 2022, 10am to 11:30am & 2 June 2022, 12noon to 1:30pm

  Topic              Assessment & Management of Perinatal Depression in Asian Women

  Speaker         Dr Aram Kim (Consultant Psychiatrist)

  Zoom ID         https://waitematadhb.zoom.us/j/96692873002

  On-line Registration https://forms.gle/bhj15n21zw2umQLd8  or QR code in the flyer

   

  Please see the attached flyer for more details.

   

• #WannaTalk - Youth Life skills Workshop

  Life is full of ups and downs and sometimes we struggle to cope. This workshop is designed to give you some of the skills we all need from time to time to get through some of the tougher days.

  
  

  It might also help you understand the issues your friends and family are working through and how you can help.

  
  

  Date & Time: 3rd September 2019   6:30pm-8:30pm

  Venue: Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Epsom Girls Grammar School

   

  Click here for more information.

   

  
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• Asian Health Week Seminar (17th - 21st August 2015)

  Our Asian Health Week Seminar from 17th - 21st August 2015 focuses on "The Health of Asian Populations in New Zealand"

  The seminar provides an overview of the research that has been conducted in the area of Asian Health in New Zealand by leading academics and clinical leaders. Speakers will be presenting evidence-based models of care for working with Asian health consumers and their families in a range of settings including inpatient, mental health, child health, disability and health of older people services.

  Asian workforce development is also a key focus over the week including supporting managers, teams and practitioners who work in culturally diverse teams and with culturally diverse populations. The seminars will include panel discussions in a conference style setting.

  View programme and to book for a seminar...

  
  

  Opening Ceremony
  The opening ceremony will be held at 10am on Monday 17th August and will include the official launch of the national roll-out of the eCALD^TM cultural competency courses going national on 28th August 2015. We are also officially launching the new eCALD^TM website www.eCALD.com.

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