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.
Kia ora tatou katoa
ReplyDeleteAlcohol and Drugs. These words weren’t even in the reo (vocabulary) when Tamatekapua made the decision to land the now world famous Te Arawa waka at Maketu. And if they were, and he’d had some on board, would he have made it to Aoteroa? Just a thought eh!
Regardless, these words and more to the point these substances, are now firmly entrenched in both Maori and Pakeha society. But it isn’t all bad whanau. All of us use drugs in one way or another. For example medicines, coffee, alcohol, nicotine...I think you see what we mean.
The reasons for using recreational drugs like alcohol and cannabis are many and varied, just like the many reasons we take different medications. And like medicine, it’s not a bad idea to talk about the “how”, “when” and “why” we use a particular drug...and yes alcohol is a drug.
Here at Maketu Health and Social services we have an adult Alcohol and Other Drug programme that is non-threatening and non-judgemental around discussing these issues with you or someone you think may need to some help. The service is confidential and will see you at our place or yours.
No reira whanau
Kia hora te marino
Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana
Kia tere te karohirohi
I mua i tou huarahi
May the calm be widespread
May the ocean glisten as greenstone
May the shimmer of light
Ever dance across your pathway