The Ministries of Education and Health have produced Healthy Food and Drink Toolkits – for Early Learning Services and for schools, both in English and Te Reo.  These resources provide practical guidance for enhancing healthy food and drink policies, events and fundraisers, information to share with whānau, snippets for newsletters and social media, along with a range of resources for canteens including menu ideas. To find out more, download the resources and talk with your WAVE facilitator who can work with your ECE or school as you use these toolkits.

Healthy Food and Drink Toolkit - Early Learning Services

He Kete Rauemi Kai Hauora mā ngā - Ratonga Mātauranga Kōhungahunga

Healthy Food and Drink Toolkit - Schools

He Kete Rauemi Kai Hauora mā ngā - Kura

Evaluation of the Toothbrush Pilot Programme

This evaluation captures the initial experiences of the kaiako, tamariki and whānau participating in the Te Hā o Aoraki during Term 4 of 2020.

Evaluation:  Evaluating the Toothbrushing Pilot Programme - Te Hā o Aoraki - Arowhenua Māori School

Info graphic: Evaluation Summary

Media Article:  Toothbrushing pilot a success at Arowhenua Māori School

Toothbrushing Guidelines

Te Hā o Aoraki - The Breath of Aoraki, South Canterbury Toothbrushing Programme, is currently being offered to a selection of ECE and schools in South Canterbury.  For all other ECE and schools who would like to start their own toothbrushing programme see the following guidelines. 

Download: Toothbrushing Guidelines

See below for further information

WAVE has introduced a new Links & Downloads section which is for kaiako to access various guides, toolkits, websites and programmes to assist your ECE and school in promoting healthy choices and lifestyles and to enable you to incorporate these programmes into your curriculum.

If you need further assistance or more information on these toolkits and programmes, please contact your WAVE Facilitator.

We have also included links as to where you can purchase some of our resources if you wish to do so.

Go to our Links & Downloads section.

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WAVE RESOURCE CENTER - CLOSED

The arrival of COVID has presented many challenges for both the education and health sectors and unfortunately WAVE hasn’t been immune.  Our biggest challenge has been weighing up the risk of COVID spread associated with our interactions with education settings, and especially with our resources we loan through the WAVE Resource Centre.  We have experimented with cleaning processes between settings’ use of resources but have had to reluctantly conclude that we cannot do this in a way that guarantees there is no risk of transmission of COVID.  After further consultation with a Public Health Doctor, we will not be re-opening our Resource Centre until there is substantial change to the COVID situation.  At this stage, that is likely to be once a significant proportion of the population has been vaccinated.

We are aware that some settings have already found creative ways to undertake alternate activities without WAVE Resources and our facilitators are certainly happy to help spread any good ideas.

We encourage you to visit our website where you can find:

• an array of health and wellbeing resources, activities and ideas that can be downloaded
• links to websites to support your health and wellbeing promotion and curriculum planning.

Our web-based resources can be accessed at any time: https://www.wavesouthcanterbury.co.nz/links-downloads/.

Please be reassured that our WAVE Facilitators and Health Promoters are still available for any support or advice, and when this situation changes, we will let you know.

Rose Orr, WAVE Team Leader
Neil Brosnahan, Regional Manager South Canterbury
Community & Public Health

18 December 2020