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More DHB Funding For Local Schools
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Date: 5 February 2009
More DHB Funding For Local Schools
Sixteen local schools and early education centres have received a financial boost to create healthier student environments.
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) granted more than $101,000 for their planned project or initiative focused on improving the nutrition of their students.
The funding has gone to a variety of projects including gardening projects, cooking and gardening workshops with parents and professional development for teaching staff.
The successful schools and early education centres
are:
* Tokoroa Punanga Reo Taokotai cluster (three
Punanga Reo)
* Moanataiari School, Thames
* Te Kohanga
Reo o Nga Kuaka, Hamilton
* Takaputiraha Te Kohanga Reo,
Taumarunui
* Newcastle Kindergarten,
Ngaruawahia
* Kids to Five Jones Cres,
Hamilton
* Rototuna Early Education Centre,
Hamilton
* Meremere Primary, Meremere
* Tarrangower
Primary School, Taumarunui
* Waikino School,
Waihi
* Hauturu School, Oparau
* Hangatiki School, Te
Kuiti
* Waitomo Caves School, Waitomo
* Te Aroha
Playcentre, Te Aroha
The funding comes from the fourth round of the Nutrition Fund, part of the DHB's Healthy Eating Healthy Action (HEHA) project.
It is in addition to the $652,000 already granted in three previous rounds.
HEHA district coordinator Sheryl Hanratty said it was very pleasing to see a much larger number of early education centres featuring in this round of funding.
"Supporting children in developing healthy eating habits at a young age helps to ensure children are informed and able to make the right decisions about food going into adulthood," she said.
Waikato DHB is currently seeking applications for a fifth round of funding and Miss Hanratty said they are keen to see more applications from secondary, area and intermediate schools.
For more information about the Nutrition Fund, visit www.waikatodhb.govt.nz.
END
About Waikato District Health Board and Health
Waikato:
Waikato DHB is responsible for planning, funding
and providing quality health and disability support services
for the 353,460 people living in the Waikato DHB region. It
has an annual turnover of $915 million and employs more than
5548 people.
Health Waikato is the DHB's main provider of
hospital and health services with an annual budget of $530
million and 4500 staff. It has seven divisions across five
hospital sites, two maternity and continuing care hospitals
and 21 community bases offering a comprehensive range of
primary, secondary and tertiary health services.
A wide
range of independent providers delivers other Waikato
DHB-funded health services - including primary health,
pharmacies and community laboratories.
Waikato District Health Board
Healthy People. Excellent Care
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) employs over 6500 people and plans, funds and provides hospital and health services to more than 391,770 people in a region covering eight per cent of New Zealand.
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