March 2011
IPLit Update
Latest issue
March 2011(134.0KB PDF)
Highlights:
- The Department of Labour has released new Guidelines on the safe use of quad
bikes.
- With bullying in the news, there is a timely article reporting on the
implementation of the Olweus Bullying Preveention Programme in the United
States.
- Crime statistics for the year ended 31 December have just been released. These
can be viewed on the NZ Police website or using Statistics New Zealand's Table
Builder.
Information for FCIP Students
Kia ora, talofa lava and welcome to Foundation Certificate in Injury Prevention: Te Aho Tapu students. This guide will help you find information for the needs
assessment part of your planning project and for your injury prevention work
into the future.
Now you are here, why not take some time to explore the rest of the Injury
Prevention Information Centre website. If you would like more help please contact the Information
Specialist.
Download the Where's the evidence guide(1.4MB PDF)
February 2011
Our condolences and thoughts go out to all in Christchurch and Canterbury
following the earthquake on 22 February.
We hope that your resilient spirit and the support of others will help you get through this difficult
time. Kia kaha.
The websites below have been selected to assist people in Christchurch and
Canterbury, and those supporting them, now and into the future. For more
information please contact us.
Links for Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
UPDATED 16 March 2011
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Canterbury Earthquake
- http://canterburyearthquake.org.nz
Response information about the 22nd February 2011 earthquake in Canterbury, New Zealand. This site is managed by Environment Canterbury and Christchurch City
Council, as part of Civil Defence Emergency Management
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Canterbury Earthquake - Stronger Canterbury, Earthquake Response - www.canterburyearthquake.govt.nz
This website provides free access to a wide range of resources and acts as a gateway to central and local government resources, news and services. This
is the New Zealand Government website, manageed by the Department of Internal Affairs
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Brainwave Trust - www.brainwave.org.nz
Information on managing stress and trauma with infants and children after the Christchurch earthquake is available from the
Brainwave Trust homepage
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Civil Defence Get ready, get thru -
www.getthru.govt.nz
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Earthquake Commission - www.eqc.govt.nz
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GeoNet - www.geonet.org.nz
A project to build and operate a geological hazard monitoring system in New
Zealand (includes earthquake, volcano, tsunami and large landslide information)
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Joint Centre for Disaster Research -
http://disasters.massey.ac.nz/
Joint Massey University & GNS Science Disaster Research Centre
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Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management
www.civildefence.govt.nz
- Skylight - www.skylight.org.nz
Provides services and resources to those facing tough times of change, loss, trauma and grief,
including current earthquake crisis support information
December 2010
Injury New Zealand Directory (INZED) - new editionn
The 6th edition of the INZED Directory has just been published
- electronic document only. This directory
contains contact information for almost 400 people working in the injury
prevention sector in Aotearoa / New Zealand.
Download the latest edition of the Injury New Zealand Directory.
June 2010
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Injury New Zealand Directory (INZED)
The 5th edition, April 2010 has just been published. This edition is available
Online.
INZED is a database and directory for all those working in the injury prevention sector.
It enables community workers, researchers, policy analysts and others working in
specific injury prevention fields or in a particular region
to make contact.
Contact the Information
Specialist if you would like to be included in the database and in the next edition of the directory. Please advise the Information Specialist
if your details have changed so that the database can be updated
as soon as possible. The latest amendments will be listed on the Injury
Contacts Directory webpage at the end of each month.
Search the Injury
Contacts Directory
Contact the Information
Specialist
September 2009
Injury Prevention Events Calendar
See upcoming injury-related
courses, conferences and event days at a glance.
You will also find a list
of conferences where the call for abstracts is currently open, on the Events Calendar
page.
Feedback on this new resource
is welcome. Help to keep the listings up to date
- as soon as you hear about upcoming events, please
Email us the details.
November 2008
New Research Bulletin
Child sexual abuse in New Zealand
This fact sheet summarises the findings of a survey conducted by researchers at
The University of Auckland as part of the New Zealand Violence Against Women Study.
Significant differences in experiences of child sexual abuse by ethnicity were found.
These findings were originally published in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect
in 2007.
Child sexual abuse in New Zealand(123.0KB PDF)
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