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MESSAGE from the GENERAL MANAGER D A N A , F R E D and I were delighted to welcome Lisa Jury to the team at the end of January as our Health Promotion Manager. Lisa works 20 hours a week and has developed her work plan for the next 12 months towards our health promotion objectives. The key things we will be working towards include providing support, education, and advocacy for those with coeliac disease throughout New Zealand. We want you to feel empowered to be your own advocate, especially with family, school, and workplaces. Lisa tells you more about this in an article on Page 11.. Our annual Coeliac Awareness Week campaign in June provided the opportunity to broaden our impact in the community, and to celebrate life with coeliac disease. This year we have looked to educate Kiwis that coeliac disease is a serious auto-immune condition and that a 100% gluten-free diet is the first-line, lifelong treatment – it is not just a trend. We’ve also brought more attention to the ‘gluten free’ label and what it means, to help remove the stigma around the condition and to demonstrate that eating gluten free for life is mandatory – there’s no choice. We held our annual general meeting via Zoom on the 26th June and this provided an opportunity for members to not only hear our report on the year to March 31st 2021 but also to ask health related questions to our Medical
Advisory Panel and to hear from our guest speaker Brent Martin, executive chef for Park Hyatt. A recording of the MAP’s Q&A and Brent’s presentation at the AGM is available on our Youtube channel. Planning is well underway for our Conference on Saturday 13th November, at Life Central Auckland. The day will include a preevent breakfast seminar & master class for health professionals. There will be dual presentations for both adults and students aged 13-21. We will be bringing together inspirational healthcare and community educators in both guest speaker and interactive settings; and there will be lots of time for networking and kōrero. Early Bird tickets are now available and there is a 50% discount for members. Also, if you join Coeliac New Zealand until the 1st September you will receive $20 off your joining fee. It's very worthwhile helping CNZ to support those with coeliac disease so if you've ever thought about joining, now's the time!
WE WANT YOU TO FEEL EMPOWERED TO BE YOUR OW N ADV O CATE, E S P E C I A L LY W I T H F A M I LY, SCHOOL AND WORKPLACES
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B O A R D (Clockwise from top) Dawn Folkard (Chair), Corinne Cameron, Jenny Kuttel, Kirsty Vercoe, Max Smitheram Rosie Jerram, and Brett Thorburn (Vice-chair).
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Nga mihi
WENDY BREMNER General Manager
