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CYNet
Newsletter of the Advisory Group for National Child and Youth Networks

April 2012 Issue

April Feature:
The Choice and Parnership Approach (CAPA)
An effective clinical system for Mental Health Services from one side of the globe to the other

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Paediatric Society of New Zealand 64th Annual Scientific Meeting 2012

Paediatrics: Turbocharged

Wednesday 21 to 23 November 2012 | Palmerston North Convention Centre

Visit www.psnz2012.co.nz for full details.
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The Charter on

The Rights of Tamariki Children & Rangatahi Young People
in Healthcare Services in Aotearoa New Zealand

was developed by Children’s Hospitals Australasia with input from the
Paediatric Society of New Zealand
and was launched in Wellington on Thursday 12 May 2011

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Download media release here
View photos from the launch here

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The aims and objectives of the Society are to stimulate interest in and to promote the scientific study of child health and Paediatrics in New Zealand, and to engage in all activities which, in the opinion of the Society, may be necessary from time to time in the interests of child health, and to engage in the following activities which promote the welfare of New Zealand children:

• Encourage and promote the study and advancement of the science and practice of paediatrics, child health nursing and other professional practices involved with child health
• Generally to promote the health and welfare of children in New Zealand consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child.
• Advocate for children on all issues related to their health at a local, regional and national level.
• Provide information to the public of New Zealand on all matters that concern the health and welfare of children.
• Advance public education and awareness of the science and practice of paediatrics, child health and welfare of children.
• Maintenance of the highest possible level of the scientific and ethical practice in the health care of children in New Zealand.

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