Passionate about neighbourhoods & health | kids' independent mobility, active travel, physical activity | co-design & participation | nature | Pākehā | she/her
May 6, 2022 • 34 tweets • 13 min read
Feeling pretty frustrated hearing the @NZMorningReport interview on Tāmaki Makaurau’s new cycleway plan this morn. Disclaimer – I’m pro cycle lanes and this plan, based on over a decade conducting research on children’s active travel (and sometimes grown-ups too). A long 🧵
I’ve worked with kids, parents, schools, transport engineers, NGOs, policymakers, the list goes on. Not normally grumpy but this is my lane so I feel that it’s important to share (and get it out of my head at least!).
It was such an honour and joy to watch @fionayyu graduate with her PhD in Nursing today 🤩🎓Some of Fiona’s papers from her thesis are below:
Personal and Work-Related Factors Associated with Nurse Resilience: A Systematic Review
Some of us are feeling a little anxious around #lockdownnz version 2 with kids – here are some preliminary findings from our @KidsShareNZ survey about kids perceptions of lockdown and some resources that might be helpful (a thread!)…
Kids appreciated having extra time with whānau – they enjoyed having family members home from work, having meals together, going out for walks together. Family time is one of the most frequently mentioned things that kids liked about being in lockdown