What is a healthy Canterbury?

Press, 11 September 1989, Page 16

What is a healthy Canterbury?

What does a “healthy Canterbury” — the catch cry of the Canterbury Area Health Board — mean? Does it mean only physical health or does it include good relationships, clean air and seas, spirituality, and economic security? And how can health be measured? By the numbers in hospitals? Pollu-tion-free days? Marriages — or dissolutions? An open forum to discuss all these questions and to look at how the Area Health Boafd is tackling them will be held this Thursday, September 14. The speakers will be Terri Green, a research fellow, John Holmes, from the Canterbury Area Health Board, Andrew Hornblow, from the university’s community medicine department, a spokesperson from the Otautahi Maori Health Advisory Committee, and another from the Burwood/Pegasus Community Committee. The forum, organised by the. Public Health Association, will be in the Public Library’s Stringleman Room, from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.

All welcome. For more information phone Torfrida Wainwright at 650119. Developing creativity Releasing and developing creativity is the aim of a series of ten workshops starting this Wednesday, September 13. These will be taken by Ronn Kjestrup of Playback Theatre. Ronn has been a performer and teacher in theatre, drama, and improvisation for 11 years. Games, drama, art, and story telling will all be used to help participants discover their creativity, says Ronn. , “While the groups are designed for personal growth, the nature of working with creativity is an enjoyable process that can be useful in work, relationships and personal lives,” says Ronn. The series of ten evening sessions costs $ll5. All inquiries to Ronn at 265086. Continuing education A gathering to identify

e overlaps and gaps in the planned continuing and i- community education programmes in Christchurch next year will be held on Saturday, September 16. All those involved in education, from large and t small organisations, are invited to bring along s their plans and ideas, r This will be at the education centre at the Colf lege of Education, from 9.30 a.m. until 11.30 a.m. 3 For more information 1 phone Robert Tobias at 667-001 or Dr Bryan Gray I at 559-872. The gathering has been 1 organised by the Associa- ; tion for Continuing and 3 Community Education. Marriage i Guidance f courses ’ Single Parents are c People Too is a popular ’ Marriage Guidance 1 course being offered for four evenings from next ’ Tuesday, September 19. 1 This explores ways of managing the pressures of single parenting as well as taking time for yourself. The cost is $25. Family — Second Time Around is for couples in,

or moving into, a relationship where one or both have children from a previous partnership. This will run on Wednesday evenings, from October 4. The cost is SSO per couple. Both courses will be at the Marriage Guidance rooms in the Cranmer Centre, phone 668-805. Pleasurable parenting Enjoying being a parent is the aim of the Pleasurable Parenting course starting Wednesday, Sep-

tember 27. This eight-week course, run by Presbyterian Support Services, will be held both in the mornings and evenings, at Hereford House, 236 Hereford Street. Each session costs $3. For more information contact Hilary Childs or Jocelyn Wilson at 665-472.

Barnardos Barnardos has moved to larger premises at 40 Bealey Avenue. The new premises has an excellent showroom

where a great selection of reasonably priced, hand- . made articles, cards, and stationery are displayed. The organisation is wanting donations of knitting wool — of any kind and amount. If these can’t be brought to the office, phone Anneke or Kathryne at 653-923 or 653-924 for collection. Stress management The Linwood Community House is offering a 10week stress management course for women, starting today. Participants will look at anger, bereavement and low self-esteem, and creative ways of coping with stress. The morning course costs $lO, and childcare is free. Phone 890-009, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Retirement Those planning retirement soon, or older

people who have been made redundant, are invited to a Preparing For Retirement course starting soon. The eight-session course, at Hagley High School, will be on Monday evenings. The course aims to help people understand the losses and challenges of retirement and to plan for successful ageing. For more details phone the convener, Dr Bryan Gray, at 559-872 and for enrolments contact Hagley High at 793-090.