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This website is dedicated to the recovery of St Albans and its city, Christchurch following a devastating series of earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. This service by the St Albans Residents’ Association (SARA) offers relevant local information. If you are from an organisation or a business and have essential information you would like to share with the community, then please get in touch by email to sara@stalbans.gen.nz and we will endeavour to publish it here.Translations
Category Archives: Health
Project researches trauma coping skills
Researchers from the Universities of Canterbury and Otago are joining forces to research how people cope with difficult experiences, such as the Christchurch earthquake sequence, looking for ideas that will aid recovery and building resilience in future disasters around the … Continue reading
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Disaster Response and the World Health Organisation (WHO)
Location: PC Browne Room, upstairs in the Horticultural Hall, Hagley Park Time: November 27 at 05:00pm Description: The Department of Public Health and General Practice of the University of Otago is hosting a seminar with Dr Alistair Humphrey, Medical Officer … Continue reading
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Free orthodontic treatment for teens
Orthodontists from the Wish For a Smile Trust are offering Christchurch teens who cannot afford orthodontic treatment the chance to fix their teeth for free.
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Quake impact on health still to come
Basing their predictions on what happened three years after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Canterbury health officials say that the full impact of the quakes on the health of Canterbury people is yet to be felt. Source: Fairfax News Visiting … Continue reading
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Tell CERA about your wellbeing
Have your say about your well-being on the CERA website before November 2 and help CERA identify where additional assistance may be needed. Tell CERA how you feel about the progress of your recovery and day to day life.
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Play the wellbeing game – be happy
Individuals and teams are being encouraged to go online and play the wellbeing game in October and November to improve their mental health. The Wellbeing Game is a ‘game for life’ – the goal is to accumulate hours of ‘happiness’. … Continue reading
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EQ workshop for NGO managers
The Mental Health Education and Resource Centre (MHERC) and the University of Canterbury (UC) have developed workshops aimed at addressing some of the feelings of exhaustion, frustration and uncertainty created by the going challenges of the new environment we find … Continue reading
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September destress courses
The Art of Living Organisation is offering additional destress courses in September.
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Free dental treatment for adults
Free dental treatment is now available in certain circumstances through the Canterbury Charity Hospital in Harewood Road.
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Supporting Kāi Tahu whanau
If you are not coping or you notice whānau not coping, phone 0800 Kāi Tahu (0800 524 8248).
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Free counselling and support
Stressed? Relationships Aotearoa (formerly Relationship Services) are still offering up to six free sessions of counselling to anyone who needs support.
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Earthquake research presented
The Mental Health Education and Resource Centre is presenting a series of seminars from late August till October on research undertaken since the 2010 earthquakes. Topics include the impact on marriage relationships, micro nutrients and stress, refugees and mental health, … Continue reading
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