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Links to Other Health-related Websites
The links listed below are provided to support your search for information on health issues.
The links connect to other health-related government and non-government sites and to information sites belonging to agencies affiliated to the Public Health Association. Links to commercial sites are not intended as endorsements, nor should omission of a commercial site be seen as non-endorsement. The content of any linked site does not necessarily reflect the views of the Ministry of Health.
Links to HealthEd
The Ministry of Health welcomes links to this site where the purpose of the link is consistent with providing information about public health topics.
To request the addition of a link from this site to your site, or to alert the site administrator of your intention to link to this site, please contact healthed@learningmedia.co.nz
Age Concern New Zealand
Age concern New Zealand is a not-for-profit, charitable organisation, dedicated to promoting the quality of life and well-being of older people, and advocating a message of positive, healthy ageing for people of all ages.
Agencies for Nutrition Action
This incorporated society is made up of six principal member organisations which have in the past worked independently to influence New Zealanders' food choices.
Alcohol & Public Health Research Unit
The Alcohol & Public Health Research Unit is an independent, peer-reviewed research organisation with an international reputation. Much of their alcohol research focuses on preventing harm through development of national policy and community action.
Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand
ALAC's primary objective is to promote moderation in the use of alcohol and to develop and promote strategies that will reduce alcohol-related problems for the nation.
ASH (Action on Smoking and Health)
ASH provides an information service to health promotion and education providers, policy makers, politicians, the media, students, community groups and members of the public on issues relating to tobacco and public health.
Child Cancer Foundation
The foundation provides services for children and young people with cancer and supports their families.
Enigma Publishing Ltd
Enigma Publishing Ltd delivers highly-focused healthcare information through a range of products and services designed to support clinical decision making and enhance patient care.
Everybody (previously NZ Health Online)
everybody aims to provide useful and accurate consumer health information for New Zealanders. It is written by medical writers and reviewed by consumer health organisations and health professionals. everybody is a consumer health information resource that is owned and published by CMPMedica (NZ) Ltd. The product is distributed in print (free to New Zealand GPs) and on the internet.
Family Planning Association
The Family Planning Association focuses on health promotion and a positive view of sexuality, seeking to enable people to make informed choices about their reproductive and sexual health.
Feeding our Futures
Feeding our Futures has been developed by the Health Sponsorship Council as an initiative in the Government's Healthy Eating-Healthy Action (HEHA) Strategy. The Feeding our Futures programme is specifically designed to help parents and caregivers ensure their children are getting a healthy diet.
Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand
The Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand: Runanga Whakapiki ake i te Hauora o Aotearoa is a national umbrella organisation that helps to unite the efforts of community groups as they work for a healthier society.
Health Sponsorship Council
The Health Sponsorship Council (HSC) promotes positive health messages in the community, encouraging people to make health a priority in their lives. The HSC currently works on three health issues: sun safety (SunSmart), active sustainable transport (Bike Wise and walking), and tobacco control (Smokefree and Auahi Kore).
Healthy Women
This site features the two national screening programmes: BreastScreen Aotearoa and Cervical Screening. This site offers New Zealand women and their families easy access to important and relevant health information. The site is called "healthy women" because it promotes a positive idea of wellness.
IHC New Zealand
The IHC website is about living with intellectual disability in New Zealand. IHC New Zealand will advocate for the rights, inclusion and welfare of all people with an intellectual disability and support them to live satisfying lives in the community.
Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand is a non-profit organisation working in partnership with other groups to achieve a vision of a mentally healthy country.
Ministry of Health: Manatu Hauora
The Ministry of Health is responsible for the development and implementation of policy for, and the funding of, the health and disability sector.
National Drug Policy New Zealand
The National Drug Policy aims to improve the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders by encouraging the development of strategies and programmes which prevent and reduce drug-related harm.
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