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2006 Wellchild Week media Clippings
A snapshot of National WellChild Week media coverage - have
kept these separate from immunisation issues
31/05/2006
Littlies Magazine
May diary dates
WellChild Week 7-13 May
13/05/2006
Dominion Post
Plunket Unplugged
What is 'well child' - a health promotion approach that aims
to give information to parents and caregivers. Plunket says
only 14% of its calls are illness related. People are more
likely to call with queries about feeding, sleeping and coping
mechanisms. Calls tend to be longer than general Healthline
calls. If an illness is detected, nurses use the same computer-based
triage system as Healthline nurses. All Plunketline staff
are registered nurses who have a postgraduate wellchild certificate
13/05/2006
New Idea
WellChild Week
full page advertisement on WellChild services
12/05/2006
Wanganui Chronicle
Taking the wellness message to households with youngsters
A coalition of Wanganui health organisation running a wellchild
promotion at Trafalgar Square
10/05/2006
Howick & Botany District Times
Raising healthy, happy children
Nurturing children or optimum health is the focus of national
campaign during WellChild Week at Howick
10/05/2006
Tamaki & Districts Times
WellChild Week puts focus on immunisation
The national week will also promote the WellChild booklets
available to all new parents providing guidelines on where
to access free well child services, - it contains information
on what immunisations are recommended and the symptoms and
dangers of common childhood conditions - it acts as a diary
of a child's development and medical history in those early
years, everything from immunisation to dental information
is featured - The national WellChild Week allows people to
carry out specific events at a local level
10/05/2006
Eastern Courier
Plunket - makings of a well child
WellChild Week celebrates children and shares ways of keeping
them healthy
9/05/2006
Katikati Advertiser
Fun day for child health
Well Child Week at Katikati will promote oral health care,
vision and hearing, breastfeeding, early nutrition, immunisations
and support for parents - one of four Well Child events in
the Western Bay
9/05/2006
Gisborne Herald
Celebrating ways to keep children healthy
offering free Well Child assessments for children under five
years old - parents can get information on the behaviours
that they most find challenging, like crying, mealtimes and
sleeping. Understanding the different stages a child passes
through on the way to being a toddler, then an older child
is important and could help avoid issues
9/05/2006
Howick & Pakuranga Times
Raising healthy happy children
Parents are grateful to know ahead of time what to expect,
feeling prepared is priceless when you are a new parent
9/05/2006
Nelson Mail
Child check-ups
Free check-ups are being promoted as part of Nelson's Well
Child Week 3 days at different venues
8/05/2006
Bay of Plenty Times
Kids need extra special care
A series of fun days for kids to highlight the importance
of WellChild checks in the Bay of Plenty
6/05/2006
Saturday Express
Well Children
WellChild checks are very important because they make sure
that everything like sight and hearing and growth development
are functioning properly says Jenni who has lived in Marlborough
for eight years
6/05/2006
Hawkes Bay Today
Health providers hui to mark WellChild Week
Hosting the hui is a coalition of health providers including
Maori health workers, Plunket nurses, public health nurses,
midwives and those who work with families of children aged
five and under
6/05/2006
Bay Weekend
Plunket plugs WellChild Day
Whakatane Plunket is hosting a WellChild health check and
information morning - along with health, dental, hearing and
vision tests the information day would also include a car
seat clinic so parents and caregivers could see if their children's
car seat are up to NZ standards. The Fire service would bring
information on smoke alarms
5/05/2006
Daily Post
Keep parents in the know
WellChild/Tamariki Ora services are free for all children
in NZ - there are three parts to the services health, education
and promotion to provide parents with knowledge and skills
to respond to a child's needs at different stages of development;
health protection and clinical assessment to check that a
child is developing normally through growth and development
assessments, as well as informing parents about, or providing,
immunisation; and whanau care and support, a link to community
groups and services to support and identify the needs of parents.
Well Child services may be provided by a midwife, local medical
practice, practice nurse, Plunket nurse or WellChild provider.
The WellChild Tamariki Ora Health Book is a resource that
parents receive at the birth of their baby. It contains important
information and advice about taking care of baby as he or
she grows through the first five years of life; information
on breastfeeding, safety, nutrition, health and development,
as well as behaviour and discipline. The book also records
a child's essential immunisation history, dental check-ups,
doctor's appointments and the free checks a baby or child
receives at birth, 1 week, 6 weeks, 3 months, 5 months, 9
months, 2 years, 3 years and 5 years.
5/05/2006
Southland Times
Passport to good health
The name says it all - central to this is the Well Child/Tamariki
Ora book, which is every child's passport to good health
4/05/2006
Opotiki News
Free health checks for youngsters through WellChild
Whakatohea Iwi Social & Health Services (WISH) WellChild
Clinic is to create awareness of how important it is to follow
the WellChild Tamariki Ora booklet for the well-being of tamariki
- Health educator Theresa Walker says the WellChild Tamariki
ora Day allows parents, caregivers and pre-school teachers
to learn about health issues facing toddlers and youngsters
and how these health concerns can be prevented
4/05/2006
Franklin County News
Celebrate WellChild Week with a trip to Plunket
and sharing ways of keeping them healthy
4/05/2006
Southland Express
Immunisation
Check the records in your WellChild book - this is one of
the best ways you can help your child remain healthy
4/05/2006
Napier Courier
Books for WellChild Week great value for mums
WellChild books are a fountain of knowledge for new parents
and WellChild Week aims to get that message into Hawkes Bay
homes - Child Interagency Network facilitator Fiona Jackson
says the books are an instant source of information on anything
from CPR, choking and burns to illnesses, such as meningitis
or fits and fevers
4/05/2006
Taupo Times
Free child checks offered
on two days in a WellChild drop-in Clinic caravan outside
The Warehouse in Taupo - information is available to take
away parents/caregivers can talk about any concerns they have
or make an appointment for another time
4/05/2006
Taupo Weekender
Clinic to boost child check-ups
as above
4/05/2006
River City Press
What is WellChild Week about
WellChild Week is about babies, infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers
under five years old and keeping them well, growing and developing
to their fullest potential and having a record in the WellChild/Tamariki
Ora Health book. When focusing on the WellChild check, there
are many areas that the Wanganui WellChild Coalition intends
to prioritise: Nutrition, Growth and development, Immunisation,
Child injury prevention, Dental care, Child Protection, Hearing.
Vision, Family/whanau care and support - the Wanganui Coalition
involves Wanganui DHB, Te Organui Iwi Health Authority, Whanganui
Regional Primary Health Organisation and Wanganui Plunket
Society
4/05/2006
River City Press
Iron deficiency a concern
Infants have high iron needs because they are growing so fast.
Between seven and 12 months, their daily requirement is higher
than that of a grown man. Children who don't get enough iron
may not learn as well. From about six months infants need
iron from food they eat. Red meats are the best source; pureed
cooked lamb or beef can be given at this stage
4/05/2006
River City Press
Family and whanau care and support
Well Child's aims is to provide educational, emotional, social
and environmental support for families and whanau, in good
times and in bad. Some extra support can be provided through
additional home visiting and group health education sessions
for these families and whanau. Evidence from NZ and overseas
show that such supportive measures, when delivered by culturally
sensitive health professionals or health workers, result in
positive health gains for those children and families in need
4/05/2006
Southland Express
WellChild/Tamariki Ora Meningococcal B Immunisation Programme
A fourth dose has since been approved by the Ministry of Health
for all babies it is given when they are at least 10 months
old and will significantly boost the immune response of young
babies and provide increased protection against the epidemic
strain of Meningococcal disease
4/05/2006
Hastings Leader
Books for WellChild Week great value for mums
The books have the latest information on how a child should
be developing, both physically and mentally eg at age 9 months,
a child should be picking up small objects with its forefinger
and thumb
4/05/2006
Southland Express
WellChild Week
Parents and caregivers should take their WellChild Book with
them every time they take their child to a healthcare provider
or hospital. It is a valuable record of your child's development.
It is critical that any health or development problems are
detected early
3/05/2006
Te Puke Times
Wellness event planned for families
Te Puke event is aimed at making parents and families aware
of the need to keep up with health checks with lots of fun
activities, stories and toys for kids as well as free toothbrushes
and toothpaste and the chance to win a safety gate
3/05/2006
Mirror (Central Otago)
A healthy start
Children don't need sweetened drinks it can lead to rapid
tooth decay at a very early age - keep to water and milk
3/05/2006
Mirror (Queenstown)
A healthy start
Many NZ children don't get enough iron - never give babies
and children iron supplements without the doctor's advice
- they can cause bad side effects or even poisoning
2/05/2006
Whakatane Beacon
Eastern Bay WellChild
a fun day in Kawerau provides fun activities for kids and
information on services and key health people available in
the Kawerau community
2/05/2006
Ashburton's The Courier
Focus on children's well-being
WellChild is a Government funded programme provided throughout
New Zealand by the Plunket Society and other WellChild providers.
It provides 12 free checks for children, mainly at Plunket
clinics. National WellChild Week co-ordinator Dr Marguerite
Dalton said there are now four distinct areas focused on at
different times of the year, rather than having a heavy concentration
on one theme for one week only. The intention is to have people
thinking about children's well-being right through the year,
instead of just for a week. The focus for the current quarter
is immunisation, but for the traditional WellChild Week there
is a focus on the WellChild Book and checks provided by Plunket
for children from birth to five-years old.
28/04/2006
The Ensign
Spotlight to be on healthy kids
One in three children is obese and in danger of developing
heart disease later in life - with WellChild Week coming up
and with the spotlight on keeping children physically and
mentally healthy, many parents will focus on learning healthy
eating and exercise habits that will last
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