Creating Community Awareness with Vicki

November is here and we are on the countdown to summer!!

We are starting the month off with an Open Day at the Brain Injury HB office, this is to give professionals, clients and members of our community the chance to meet the team and see where we are based. It will be great to have a cuppa and a chat with anyone who comes along.

Next on the agenda is the Tumu Group Whānau Wellness Day, this will be held at the Sports Park, and aims to promote and improve the health and well-being of the Tumus Team and their Whānau. After a quiet year it will be great to be out at a big event again, balancing brains on spoons while wearing concussion goggles is always a great time at these events, and a great way to show the effects of concussion.

Concussion in Schools has had a busier Term Four as things have started to return to normal, we have worked with Port Ahuriri, Arthur Miller and Irongate Schools, that’s another 700 local Tamariki educated about concussion!! This programme is continuing to get great feedback, we have recently heard of a child that was able to tell their parents of their concussion symptoms because of what they had learned, this sort of feedback is so valuable and we are so grateful to all the schools we have worked with!

Enjoy the rest of the month before we head into the silly season!

Vicki

Arthur Miller School