The Public Health Leadership Programme (PHLP) builds leadership competencies identified as important for leaders in public health.PHLP will allow participants to discover their leadership potential and equip them with practical and tested leadership tools and resources. This programme is fully funded by the Ministry of Health - there are 36 spots across Auckland and Wellington for anyone working in public health. Applications close in less than two weeks (1st February 2017) so get in quick! http://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/public-health-workforce-development/public-health-education-and-...

The National Training Forum for Gambling Harm Minimisation is a three day training forum hosted in Auckland for the national preventing and minimising gambling harm workforce. Registrations are now open until 17th February, 2017. We look forward to seeing you all there! Days 1 and 2 - Innovate, Integrate, Motivate: interactive presentations, inspiring discussions and hands-on workshops around Gambling Harm Minimisation 8.30am - 4.30pm @ Hotel Novotel Ellerslie, Greenlane - 6th & 7th March 2017 Day 3 - Māori hui, Pacific fono, Asian forum: a space to explore topics that are unique to...

Te Kākano have added a new resource to He Tauamata, exploring a variety of community workshop activities that you can adapt for your mahi. Check out the new resource here

Social impact assessments are an important function of Local territorial Authorities (LTA's), where they can be used as a tool to obtain data to inform policy development such as Local Gambling Policies. Rotorua Lakes Council have undertaken an assessment of the social impact of gambling and how this has changed since the last local gambling policy review, to inform their current policy review. Three pre-consultation meetings have been held, and the council will be seeking further public views through the consultation process. Their initial findings have found: • Rotorua has a relatively high...