Come and join together with other like minded people who work towards a better and more caring community for us all: This week and in particular on the 26th Feb 2019: Join the caring ones at the:
MIDCENTRAL DHB GATE 2 HERETAUNGA ST. PN at 8.30 to 9.30am TUESDAY 26th Feb 2018...
Jean Hera helps run the Womens Health Collective in Palmerston North.
This from Jean:
Manager and Community Health Worker
Te Hā o Hine-ahu-one
Palmerston North Women’s Health Collective wrote these words:
“We provide health promotion but our practical services are what is key for our clients. We provide practical free and low cost women’s health support to many of our most vulnerable women, and to so many on low incomes. Our annual questionnaires with 250 women visiting the centre to use our services provides clear evidence of this. Our 2018 survey handed out randomly to those visiting the Centre for services included 41.8% Māori and 7.2% Pasifika. This is the highest ever Māori numbers and when combined with Pasifika reaching almost half of the women. We are well known through word of mouth in these communities and Māori and Pasifika women often want to go outside their own communities for sexual health and other personal health need.
The financial year 2017/2018 we had 5950 client contacts and numbers are generally increasing over the years. Of these client contacts, 4490 were visits. Our most popular service is free pregnancy tests (we are the largest community provider) which also involves information as required (We had 2459 contacts for pregnancy related help; 2231 pregnancy tests (we provide a 2nd test as back up usually), 97 were for pregnancy/maternity information only and others received this at the time of their pregnancy test; 113 received abortion information/support. Contraception information/referral assistance is in high demand also (454 contacts) and with free condoms and lube available (330 asking us for these) with many others just helping themselves on a daily basis to the free supplies we make available in a number of help yourself locations). We had 233 contacts for sexual health information and referral, separate to our cervical screening clinics. We had 823 contacts involving referrals to other health providers for various need but mainly sexual and reproductive health related need. We are the only service apart from the NZ Prostitutes Collective fieldworker to supply the NZPC starter packs for sex workers. We provide the administrative support needed for the visiting nurse cervical smear clinic to provide 222 cervical smears with referrals as required. Our clients are more vulnerable and many have chaotic lives which often involves a lot of extra work to recall and support them to come.
Alongside of our MDHB contract we have provided access to many other important services including to a counselling service which is subsidised and can be free when this is needed - 288 sessions were provided, and a lower cost osteopath for women and children - 919 sessions. This lower cost registered osteopath is often referred to by midwives and GPs. We provide a wide range of women’s health information, menstrual care supplies, a library, mental health support, a safe place for LGBTQ+ including transgender support.
It appears to me that our contract was transferred to a cluster or section of the MDHB that we just do not fit in to in terms of what they are responsible for (except possibly the youth aspects – but we have not been a youth contract we have been a women’s contract which includes youth). There appears to be no mention of women specifically (except in the cluster heading) just maternity, lactation, and gynae. The community aspect appears to be linked to community midwifery and lactation services, child and youth services only. Yet it also says ‘the service is working toward an integrated system with more community providers being connected into the cluster over time. This will be reflected in all aspects of the report’. On further reflection on the clusters it appears we would fit better under the Primary Public Community Health Cluster which includes sexual health, spans generations and a primary, public and community health focus.”
If you'd like more information please contact:
Jean Hera
Manager and Community Health Worker
Te Hā o Hine-ahu-one
Palmerston North Women’s Health Collective
(06) 357 0314
53 Waldegrave Street
PO Box 4253 Palmerston North
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So encouraging to see the strong community support for Te Hā o Hine-ahu-one Palmerston North Women’s Health Collective!
Thank you all for getting the word out. We know some can only speak out quietly about this. That's just fine - please do keep doing that - word of mouth is the most powerful 
Looking forward to seeing you all on the 26th!
Please record the time and place: MIDCENTRAL DHB GATE 2 HERETAUNGA ST. PN at 8.30 to 9.30am TUESDAY 26th Feb 2018...
Please put this in your dairy and share with your friends and next door neighbours
2.
Will the US invade Venezuela? If history is any guide, it sure is possible!
A bit of history to ponder! Is this what we want for NZ...
Yet another forever war....
Or do you want and wish for less bloody wars
Now is your chance to bring about that change.
I want peace, but not at the expense of others lives...
Getting our council to recognise that when we talk about a peace city, we mean just that...it won't be easy...but together we can do it. We can introduce real ethical behaviour that our councillors can model...
Generally we seem to follow the so-called leader... maybe its time we got the leader to follow us...
Go to 'commondreams' and scroll down untill you come to the item on the US take over of Venezuela...
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/02/12/why-does-united-states-america-want-overthrow-government-venezuela?cd-
Thank God we live in NZ...
3.
Make love, not war!
What do we mean by that?
We mean, stop using bombs and sanctions and bases and walls and massive prisons to relate to other people.
We mean, start using aid and diplomacy and respect and friendship and love.
Love?
There are various kinds: eros, or romantic love; phileo, or brotherly love; agape, or love for all humanity (and species beyond humanity).
"Agape," said Martin Luther King Jr., "means understanding, redeeming good will for all . . . . It is an overflowing love which is purely spontaneous, unmotivated, groundless, and creative. It is not set in motion by any quality or function of its object."
"Agape," King said, "is not a weak, passive love. It is love in action. Agape is love seeking to preserve and create community."
Agape is something RootsAction aspires to. We are dedicated to bringing people together to understand our own power to create loving, rather than warring, policy and society.
Unfortunately the 2019 NZDIA Forum (aka 'Weapons Expo') is ‘pencil booked’ for the Palmerston North Central Energy Trust Arena on 29 - 31 October 2019. Booking by the Arena management has been accepted but confirmation is 'on hold' pending the outcome of a PNCC closed workshop on development of a venues use/hire policy on 18 March. The Council may or may not choose to consult the public with a draft proposal but Peace Action Manawatu, plus local and national supporters, will be well prepared to oppose the Wexpo if PNCC allows it to hire the Arena venue.
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