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Business continuity planning essential in pandemic
Thursday, 25 June 2009, 5:16 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Businesses must start planning to cope with staff shortages, which health authorities say are inevitable as the Swine Flu (Novel H1N1 Influenza A) spreads rapidly. Swine flu emergency operations centre incident controller Cathy Taylor says keeping businesses ... More >>
Update on Health Response to Influenza A H1N1
Saturday, 20 June 2009, 5:22 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
In line with the rest of New Zealand, the Bay of Plenty’s health service is moving to a “manage it” phase in response to the Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak. The shift in phase reflects the increased spread of the virus, rather than a change in the ... More >>
Response to Influenza A (H1N1) Threat
Monday, 15 June 2009, 10:30 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Medical Officer of Health Phil Shoemack says the first case is a 15- month-old child who is holidaying in New Zealand with his American family. The swab taken from the child at Taupo Hospital ED mid-week has returned positive. When the child was taken ... More >>
Back to basics in Torere
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 10:49 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Rangatahi (young people) from Torere in the Eastern Bay of Plenty are getting to grips with what it was like for their grandparents growing up in the area. More >>
Free professional advice to help smokers quit
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 4:33 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Western Bay smokefree coalition including Tauranga Hospital and the Nga Kakano Foundation is preparing to support World Smokefree Day. Trained quit coaches will be on-hand for people to talk to as well as free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). ... More >>
Swine Flu Update
Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 5:03 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Lakes and Bay of Plenty DHBs report that there are currently no cases of suspected Influenza A (H1N1) in the two districts. All previous suspected cases in isolation or quarantine have completed their isolation or quarantine period. There are still ... More >>
Update on Response to Influenza A (H1N1) Threat
Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 10:10 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Lakes and Bay of Plenty DHBs report that there are currently two suspected cases of Influenza A (H1N1) in isolation and eight contacts (with no symptoms) in quarantine in the two districts. There are still no confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1) in ... More >>
Health warning lifted for lake Rotoehu
Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 10:32 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The health warning issued on 30 January 2009 for Lake Rotoehu has been lifted by the Medical Officer of Health. Monitoring of the lake has confirmed that the algal bloom which affected the lake has fallen back to safe levels. More >>
Update on Health Response to Swine Flu Threat
Monday, 4 May 2009, 3:28 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Two suspected cases (people showing symptoms) of H1N1 remain in quarantine and taking Tamiflu and five contacts continue to be monitored by Toi Te Ora Public Health Unit staff. These people are not showing symptoms, but have been asked to stay in quarantine ... More >>
Get immunised now before winter influenza arrives
Monday, 30 March 2009, 3:00 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Influenza immunisation is now available and with potentially severe strains predicted for the coming season, people are urged to get immunised as soon as possible. “Different viruses circulate every year and this year there could be some nasty ones, if we ... More >>
Health warning issued for Lake Rotorua
Monday, 23 March 2009, 11:08 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
A health warning has been issued for the northern side of Lake Rotorua today as routine water test results provided by Environment Bay of Plenty confirms a bloom of toxic algae (also known as blue-green algae and cyanobacteria). Blooms have been detected ... More >>
Health warning lifted for Waimana River
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 1:07 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The latest check by Environment Bay of Plenty has found no sign of the recent toxic algal bloom in any Eastern Bay rivers. The health warning for Waimana River, put in place mid November, has been lifted. More >>
Shellfish warning lifted - Eastern Bay of Plenty
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 4:04 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The toxic shellfish health warning has been lifted for the Eastern Bay of Plenty, ending seven weeks of concern. More >>
Hundreds sign up to walk and bike to work
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 2:48 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
More than 250 people have signed up to give walking and biking to work a go. The Toi Te Ora - Public Health Active Transport campaign, which aims to increase the number of people walking and biking to work, starts on Monday 12 January. More >>
Active transport – you can do it!
Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 10:28 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Toi Te Ora – Public Health is launching an Active Transport campaign to encourage people to incorporate exercise on their way to work. More >>
Innovation in Health alive and well
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 10:48 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board’s annual innovation awards highlighted a range of smart thinking by the region’s health professionals. More >>
Amnesty to save lives
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 9:45 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Children’s ward nurse Amanda Davie with the two kinds of apnoea monitors that have gone missing in the past year. More >>
Injury prevention home visit to keep kids safe
Friday, 5 September 2008, 1:01 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
An in-home injury prevention programme in Bay of Plenty has built on its success in helping parents create a safer home environment for their children, by succeeding at the New Zealand Community Safety and Injury Prevention Awards. More >>
Chance to have say on new hospital
Friday, 21 September 2007, 10:13 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board is to ask the community what it wants from a rebuilt Whakatane Hospital. More >>
Gastro-bug closes second hospital ward
Tuesday, 14 August 2007, 9:51 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Tauranga Hospital has closed Ward 10 for admissions and child visitors, the second to be struck by gastroenteritis (diarrhoea and vomiting). Ward 5 was closed on Friday after patients and staff tested positive for the virus. Infection control coordinator ... More >>
