Resource Launch

The Staying Well with Type 2 Diabetes resource kit was launched at Te Rau Aroha Marae in Bluff on the 3^rd of July 2006.

80 local health care providers and people with diabetes gathered to welcome this new resource. The kit developed by PHARMAC with the support of Diabetes New Zealand. It includes an education flip chart for diabetes educators to use with people with diabets, a medication information pad with details on the most common diabetes such as blood glucose levels.

The kit is available to all diabetes health workers from Bluff to Cape Reinga, with a particular focus on targeting rural communites. The kit is designed to empower people with Type 2 diabetes to take respinsibility for changing their lifestyle and managing their diabetes.

Photo Gallery

1.	Audience at the resource launch.
2.	Marama Parore (Maori Health Manager - (PHARMAC) discusses the development process behind the resource kit.
3.	Peter Moodie (Medical Director - PHARMAC) explains PHARMAC's role and access to pharmaceuticals.
4.	Murray Tilyard (Executive Director South Link Health) Presents local information on the management of Type 2 diabetes in Southland.
5.	Tracey Write (Chief Executive, Nga Kete Matauranga) talks about the local Iwi experience in dealing with the growing issue of Type 2 diabetes.
6.	The resource kit in use.Dawn Wybrow-Gray who is He Tangata Tiakina a Rohe (mobile nurse) from Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust demonstrates the kit to David Bragg of Bluff.
7.	Form left to right:Jamie Moore (Moore NZ Limited), Adam McRae (Demand Side Manager – PHARMAC), Loralee Hyde (Communications Manager DNZ), Marama Parore (Maori Health Manager – PHARMAC) and Erina Rewi (Project Manager – PHARMAC).