Arthritis NZ Northland are holding Arthritis Clinics including a Osteoarthritis Clinic and clinic for other types of arthritis in Whangarei on Tuesday 21 February at Manaia Health PHO.  After the clinics Georgina Greville, Arthritis Educator and Registered Nurse will be presenting a ‘Sleep Soundly Seminar’, how to reset your sleep cycle.

More information including times and contact details to register your attendance are on the flyer attached to this article.

This is a busy interactive day for siblings.  Issues are discussed and feelings shared in a SibShop interspersed with team building games, theatre sports and lots of fun.  The young people are supported by facilitators and leaders who also have brothers and sisters with special needs.

This is a FREE course and is designed to help you self manage your long term health condition in a supportive group environment.

In 2012 we are pleased to offer FREE Legal clinics in Kaitaia, Kaikohe, Moerewa, Hikurangi, Dargaville, Ruakaka, Warkworth and a new clinic starting in Wellsford (this will be confirmed shortly).

Help spread the word about our FREE legal services and availability of our 0800 155 LAW (529) phone for communities outside of the Whangarei district (for people calling in the Whangarei district please call 437 7535). Please help us to help the people that truly need our assistance.

Information about areas, dates and contact details are attached.

Clients can be referred or self referred with appointments being made through their Auckland office at : LIFE Unlimited Auckland Office, PO Box 23 036, Hunters Corner, Manukau 2155 or by phoning 09 278 0152, Freephone 0800 008 011 or faxing 09 250 0569.  Electronic referrals please request at / return to: . 

Attached are the dates for these clinics in Northland for 2012 and the GP referral form.

Speakers include Moana Jackson, who will discuss the impact of law on health, and Professor Innes Asher who will present on child rights and child health.

This session is open to general practitioners, practice nurses, iwi health providers, practice staff, pharmacists, midwives, physios and NGO staff.

Parafed Northland supports Paralympics NZ at a regional level.  My position is supported by and based at Sport Northland Whangarei and Dargaville.

The Primary Purpose of my position is “To facilitate the development of Parafed Northland to be an organisation that caters for and supports people with physical and visual disabilities to be active in Sport and Recreation”. 

Bad weather cancelled many events in Northland last weekend - the Mid Northern Rodeo, a family gala day at Ruakaka Beach and the miniature train rides in Maunu.

But heavy rain and gale force winds failed to deter motorcycle riders making a 275km charity run.

Forty bikes took part in the “Iron Horses” rally to help raise funds for Whangarei branch of Riding for the Disabled yesterday.

Dr. Jarman recently returned from a two month sabbatical leave in Canada. Where the study objective was to answer the question “how can mainstream public health providers reduce ethnic health disparities?”

Leaving school or home is a big step towards independence for anyone to take. For some, it can be exciting while for others, it can be full of confusion and uncertainty.

The purpose of this booklet is to provide disabled young people and their families/whanau in Northland with useful information that will support them as they “transition” from school and includes topics such as ‘Moving on from school’, Support Needs’, ‘Accommodation’, ‘Advocacy’, ‘Employment’.

To order a copy of this booklet please contact either CCS Disability Action or Tiaho Trust.