COMMUNITY NURSE & DIABETES SERVICES

Nga Mihi o Te Tau Hau

I would like to take this opportunity to briefly re introduce myself. My name is Katrina Maaka and I am a Registered Nurse. I have spent my entire nursing career working in Adult Mental Health. I started working for Maketu Health and Social Service Charitable Trust in August of 2011 as the Tamariki Kahui Whetu Co-ordinator working with our 10-13 year old Rangatahi providing a Drug and Alcohol Prevention programme. It was a most rewarding experience and been involved with our Rangatahi and whanau has been a good learning opportunity.

I have now been appointed into the roles of the Community Nurse and Diabetes Co-ordinator and would like to inform you of the following services that are currently available.

Information and on-going support

Regular monitoring of Blood Glucose Levels, Blood pressure

Weight Management Advice

Support for clinical care or specialist appointments

Liaison with GPs or other health care professionals

Podiatry & Mirimiri

Hearing clinic, Asthma Clinic, Cervical Clinic and more

Exercise & Nutritional advice

Well Checks

Health Promotion

Smoking Cessation

PLEASE WHANAU IF YOU REQUIRE THESE SERVICES OR SUPPORT PLEASE CONTACT THE HAUORA on (07) 533 2551. I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU.

Mission Impossible

Wednesday 30^th January 2013

This event is the first of many initiatives planned & being trial by the Taitamariki team at MK2 HASS.

A brief outlay of our day

Wednesday morning, we set out and placed the clues and flags on the designated areas around Maketu, We assigned Kaimahi at the 5 different locations.  At each point there were challenges that needed to be completed before tamaiti could move to the next destination.

Mid-day we met at Maketu Park. The spy kits were given to each group inside the kits contained mission rules, group colours, spy books pencils and a place to keep & protect their clues. Once the answer had been sort, each group received or had to find their group coloured flag before moving on.

 “We are recruiting Agents for change in our community. Due to an injury Agent Skudder is unable to complete his mission on his own! We are looking for strong minded agents who want to embark on a better future.

This is a BIG job for Agent Ben Skudder; he needs

“YOU’RE HELP”!