What is a long-term condition?
Hi all
Long-Term Conditions, or LTCs, are also known as chronic conditions. There are a variety of definitions but basically it means a health condition that isn't going to go away. For the purposes of MHm, a Long-Term Condition is one that will be with you for the rest of your life and requires some form of adjustment to every day activities, the use of interventions, or health professional management. An LTC might be as benign as myopia (short-sightedness) or as challenging as multiple sclerosis or COPD. There are lots of relatively common conditions that meet this definition of an LTC, and it is also common for people to have more than one. This is known as having multiple long-term conditions or, in health jargon, multiple comorbidities. Tomorrow I will post a list of common LTCs, but remember, you don't have to have one of these ones to be able to attend an MHm course.
Take care
Gavin
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.
Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.
This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.
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85.5% Yes
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13.3% No
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
Small electrical job
I have a ceramic lamp base that I’d like to be made in to a lamp. Anyone out there that can do the job?
Thank you!
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