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CDHB & Heart Foundation To Jointly Promote Health
CDHB & Heart Foundation To Jointly Promote Health
Through a new Memorandum of Understanding, the Canterbury District Health Board and the National Heart Foundation of New Zealand have agreed to work together to further promote initiatives that will improve health outcomes for people in Canterbury.
One of the DHB’s core priorities is prevention and management of heart disease. The Chief Executive of the CDHB, Jean O’Callaghan said by working closer together, the two organisations would ensure better quality care and improved outcomes. This would extend from the new pre-school programme through to cardiac rehabilitation.
‘We want to see greater emphasis on health education, information and promotion of health programmes in our region.’
The Medical Director of the Heart Foundation, Professor Norman Sharpe said he was enthusiastic about the opportunities greater collaboration between the two organisations would bring.
‘This agreement between the Heart Foundation and the CDHB is a ‘first’ for us and we look forward to being able to develop similar arrangements with other DHBs,’ he said.
‘Our primary objective is
promoting healthy living to ensure a healthy heart, and we
want to extend our programmes as much as possible. The new
programme for Under 5 Year Olds in Christchurch is one such
example.’
Canterbury DHB
CDHB
Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is a Christchurch, New Zealand based hospital and healthcare provider for the
Canterbury region of New Zealand. Our region extends from Kekerengu in the North, to Rangitata in the South and Arthurs Pass in the West and comprises the six Territorial Local Authorities of Kaikoura, Hurunui, Waimakariri, Christchurch City, Selwyn and Ashburton.
We collaborate with other health and disability organisations, stakeholders and our community to decide what health and disability services are needed and how to best use the funding we receive from Government to improve, promote and protect the health, wellbeing and independence of our population.
At the Canterbury DHB, our vision is to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Canterbury.
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