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  • How To Support Children When A Family Member Dies

    Parents understandably can feel overwhelmed with their own grief when a whānau (family) member dies. It can be difficult to know how best to support tamariki (children) at this time. While each whānau has its own culture and traditions that may guide and comfort them following a death in the whānau, you can also check some of the main ways to support tamariki who are grieving.
  • General Mealtime Strategies To Support Your Child Going From Tube Feeding To Oral Feeding

    A general guide to support your child progressing to oral feeding. Make sure you discuss this with your health professional, who knows your child well. Your health professional will help you to create a plan for your child.
  • Understanding The Autism Spectrum - A Comic Strip Explanation

    A comic strip explaining that the autism spectrum is not linear. Someone who is neurodiverse in some areas of their brain, will also be no different to your average person in other areas of their brain. 
  • Vaccination Videos - Protecting Your Child From Serious Diseases

    Protect your whānau (family). Vaccinate on time. Vaccine preventable diseases are serious and sometimes deadly. Watch some short videos.
  • Living With A Sibling Who Has A Disability

    Nobody has a longer relationship with a family member with a disability than their sibling. Watch Parent to Parent's videos of siblings telling their stories and find out about some sibling support groups. 
  • Autism-Takiwātanga Support & Resources In Aotearoa NZ

    A listing of New Zealand organisations, resources and support available for parents and whānau (family) of tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) with autism-takiwātanga. 
  • An App To Help You Make Your Home Safe For Tamariki

    Whare Kahikā (ancestral home) is an app giving whānau (familes) knowledge to create a safe physical home environment for tamariki (children).
  • Autism-Takiwātanga Videos

    A range of videos and animations, including children's voices about their experience of the autism spectrum.
  • Sore Throat & Rheumatic Fever Videos

    Watch some videos which include stories of people who have survived rheumatic fever, and information about getting treatment and support.
  • Keeping Your Home Warm & Dry

    Keeping your whānau (family) healthy over winter means keeping your home warm and dry. Check out all the tips in the videos about how to keep your home warm and dry. Find out what support is available.
  • Azithromycin For Bacterial Infections

    Information about the use of azithromycin for the treatment of bacterial infections.
  • Side Effects Of Radiation Therapy

    Some of the most common side effects of radiation therapy include hair loss, upset stomach, vomiting, mouth sores, tiredness, fever and skin problems.
  • Eczema & Food Allergy - Fast Facts

    Fast facts on eczema and food allergy - from clinical immunology and allergy specialists in Australia and New Zealand.
  • Opportunistic Infections

    People who have a weakened immune system are at risk of developing infections caused by common germs that are usually harmless. These infections are known as 'opportunistic'. One opportunistic organism is a type of fungus called pneumocystis, which can cause an infection called pneumocystis pneumonia. 
  • Immunotherapy

    Immunotherapy is a type of treatment that promotes or supports your immune system's (infection-fighting system's) response to a disease such as cancer.
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