Health
Health information
- Alcohol and drug Helpline - 0800 787 797
- Phone for help with alcohol or drug addiction.
- http://www.adanz.org.nz/Helpline/home
- Source: Alcohol Drug Association New Zealand (Non NZ Govt)
- New Zealand Blood Service
- How and where to donate blood.
- http://www.nzblood.co.nz/
- Source: New Zealand Blood Service (NZ Govt)
- Pandemic influenza
- How New Zealand is preparing for a future pandemic.
- http://www.moh.govt.nz/pandemicinfluenza
- Source: Ministry of Health (NZ Govt)
- PlunketLine - 0800 933 922
- Phone for free child health advice from 7am to midnight.
- http://www.plunket.org.nz/plunket-you/what-we-offer/plunket-line
- Source: Royal New Zealand Plunket Society (Non NZ Govt)
- Prescription medicines
- Information about medicine safety, regulation and reporting medicine side-effects or making a complaint.
- http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/Consumers/cons.asp
- Source: Medsafe (NZ Govt)
- Problem gambling
- Information about problem gambling and links to organisations that can help.
- http://www.ourproblem.org.nz/
- Source: Health Sponsorship Council (NZ Govt)
- Public health information
- Order kits, DVDs, publications and posters on public health issues like nutrition or smoking.
- http://www.healthed.govt.nz/
- Source: Ministry of Health (NZ Govt)
Staying healthy
- Alcohol safety
- Find out about the effects of alcohol and where to get help for problem drinking.
- http://www.alac.org.nz/AlcoholIntroduction.aspx
- Source: Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (NZ Govt)
- Bike safety
- See bike safety tips and download a maintenance check.
- http://www.bikewise.co.nz/index.php/section/category/cyclingresources/
- Source: New Zealand Transport Agency (NZ Govt)
- Healthy eating websites
- Links to sites with information on nutrition and healthy eating.
- http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/238fd5fb4fd051844c256669006aed57/a0f12b84f9f54060cc256f4f000f58ff?OpenDocument
- Source: Ministry of Health (NZ Govt)
- Food safety
- The latest information on hot topics in food safety like food labelling and genetic modification.
- http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/consumers/food-safety-topics/index.htm
- Source: New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZ Govt)
- Foodborne illnesses
- Food safety tips and information about food poisoning.
- http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/consumers/food-safety-topics/foodborne-illnesses/index.htm
- Source: New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZ Govt)
- Injury prevention
- How to avoid injury at work, during sport and at home.
- http://www.acc.co.nz/preventing-injuries/index.htm
- Source: Accident Compensation Corporation (NZ Govt)
- Poisoning prevention
- Information and advice from the National Poisons Centre to keep you and your family safe.
- http://www.poisons.co.nz/index.php?PHPSESSID=2cf1003a6e710b39d0f5128c1a68ff8c
- Source: Ministry of Health (NZ Govt)
- Push Play - keeping fit
- Great ideas for getting active 30 minutes a day.
- http://www.sparc.org.nz/pushplay/overview
- Source: Sport and Recreation New Zealand (NZ Govt)
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