About Us
We care about making a difference in the world!
Safer workplaces with better mental health and wellness support and improving population health inequities in Aotearoa (New Zealand) with hauora-focused, evidence-based research programmes.
What we stand for
Kaiwhakahaere
Karen Turanga
MSocSc Social Policy (student), BHealth poutu-manuhau, RDH, NZDF Hyg 87, OHS Advisor., Cert. AdultEd.,
Accredited MHFA Aotearoa Inst., Cert. ISO45001, Cert. ISO9001, Cert. ISO 31000
With over 30 years of Clinical experience and a passion for helping others, I love the challenge of changing the culture of health, safety and wellness within organisations. By combining my knowledge and experience and incorporating the expertise of our Senior Consultant and 'Partner Assists', we are able to offer a range of services. Resources specific to professional health and wellbeing businesses and consultancy, education and wellness programmes across a broad range of organisations. Always looking to improve, I am currently working on a Masters degree in Social Policy (MSocSc) at the University of Waikato. Providing Health promotion in the community, including Mental Health First Aid Aotearoa across all organisations, and presenting health and safety-focused workshops, project management, training and education.
2020 and the spread of COVID-19 changed the world and how many of us see ourselves in it. Natural disasters and financial pressure have followed. This created anxiety and uncertainty for many, which has affected how people cope and the demand for mental health services. At PracticeSafe, we take mental health, wellbeing, and early intervention seriously by providing workshops that improve skills to assist with mental health challenges. These workshops not only improve the workplace but also have a ripple effect across whānau, family, and personal relationships.
Manager
Jo Eastwood
RN, DipCompNrs, BSocSc (Pysch), Golden Key International Honors award for Academic Excellence.
Jo’s philosophy is that everyone can meet their potential given the right support and encouragement. Starting her career as a Registered Nurse she worked for a number of hospitals and community organisations across Australia and NZ. Jo then went on to complete a degree in Psychology and achieved a Golden Key International Honours award for academic excellence. After completing her degree, she moved into management Working in roles within the health and disability field allowed Jo to fulfil her need to help others. When Jo isn’t working, she can be found on her lifestyle block spending time with her family and friends or travelling the world. We are very pleased to welcome Jo, who has joined us as the Manager for PracticeSafe, and we are excited to have her on board.
Management experience includes roles as Continuous Quality Improvement Facilitator, Business Operations Manager and most recently General Manager.
Senior Consultant
Cheryl A. Hynson
BAppl IS, PG Dip IM, PG Dip BA(OSH), NZISM-Graduate, IOSH- Affiliate, Health, Safety, Environment, Quality & Audit Consultant.
Cheryl is our health and safety guru with ISO14001 Implementing & Auditing Environmental Management Systems, ISO2001:2008 Internal Management Systems Auditor Certified, ALU Cert. (Internal), 18001 Health and Safety Management Systems, Cert-Project Management NZIM, Cert-Dangerous Goods Handling and Cert-Drug & Alcohol Testing.
Cheryl also runs her own company Brehyn Ltd and we are incredibly lucky to have her on board at Practice Safe.
Focused on Health and Safety Quality Assurance, Compliance, and Governance across industries in Aotearoa (New Zealand).
