Health and Wellbeing Info
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This section of Webhealth holds information that covers a variety of topics that have been developed to provide useful resources covering local and national issues. Wherever possible these resources have had external input, particularly in checking that all information is accurate and to ensure quality information.
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Addictions [16 articles]
- 15 Top Tips for Quitting
- ALAC - Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand
- CAGE Questionnaire, A Screening Test for Alcohol Dependence
- Cannabis and Your Health
- Drinking and You
- Drugs in Focus - New Zealand Drug Foundation
- Drugs, Alcohol & The Law
- Get the Msg! New Zealand Drug Foundation
- How to be the Best Support Person
- Obesity Information
- Phobias
- Problem Gambling
- The Assessment and Management of People with Co-existing Mental Health and Substance Use Problems 2010
- Tips for Self Care
- Understanding Addiction (Chinese Language)
- Want to quit smoking? Check out The Quit Group!
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Child Health [37 articles]
- 101 Ways to Live Wisely (and Well)
- Adolescent Oral Health
- Allergies
- Asthma
- Autism and Aspergers Syndrome
- Best Health
- Breastfeeding. Naturally.
- Breastfeeding: Supporting mum and baby
- Bullying
- Dental Health and Fluoride
- Disability and Children: Education
- Disability and Children: First Contacts
- Eating for Healthy Children - Aged 2 to 12
- First Time Parenting
- Food for Health
- Glue Ear
- Grommets
- Guardianship
- Headlice Facts
- Immunise your Children
- Is my child being bullied?
- Keeping Safe Around Hot Water
- Keeping Warm
- Kids Health
- Learn to Relax
- Measles Fact Sheet
- Meningitis is Serious
- Plunket and PlunketLine
- Poisons Around The Home
- Preventing Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI)
- Safe Travel
- Teen Tools
- The Choking Game - What Parents Should Know
- The Difference Between a Cold and a Flu?
- Useful Tips On Single Parenting
- When to Take Your Child to the Doctor
- Wise Use of Antibiotics
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Conflict [29 articles]
- Anger, Conflict and Bullying
- Applying for a Protection Order
- Assertiveness in Four Steps
- Bullying
- Cyberbullying
- Discrimination & Mental Illness: Housing
- Discrimination & Mental Illness: Parenting
- Discrimination and Mental Illness: Employment
- Good Communications
- Guardianship
- Have you been the victim of a crime?
- How do I pay for Counselling?
- How to Cope with a Break up, Separation or Divorce
- How to Get What You Want Through Negotiation
- Insurance & Savings Ombudsman - Consumer Information Sheets
- Is my child being bullied?
- Making Complaints – A Guide for Mental Health Service Users
- Plain English Legal Information
- Practical Help for Managing Workplace Stress
- Protection Orders
- Responding to a Protection Order
- Sexual Abuse - Recommended Readings
- Teenagers Guide To Family Separation
- The Feeling Good Handbook
- The Youth Court in New Zealand - Te Kooti Taiohi o Aotearoa
- Useful Family Violence Free Phone Numbers and Websites
- What I need to know about the Victims Charter
- What to do if you are Raped?
- Your Rights with Health and Social Services
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Counselling [12 articles]
- About Grief - and some helpful info and ideas to help you on the journey
- About Therapies
- Art Therapy in New Zealand
- Getting The Lowdown on How to Get Help
- Guardianship
- How do I pay for Counselling?
- How to Cope with a Break up, Separation or Divorce
- Kai Xin Xing Dong
- New Guide to Talking Therapies in New Zealand
- Tips for Choosing a Counsellor
- Tips for Self Care
- Your Rights with Health and Social Services
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Culture [26 articles]
- 101 Ways to Live Wisely (and Well)
- Being referred to a specialist?
- Cultural Wellbeing
- Drinking and You
- Getting your medicines from the Chemist / Pharmacy
- Have you been the victim of a crime?
- Inspiring Communities
- Kai Xin Xing Dong
- Making friends
- Maori Health Review
- Maori Word Translator
- Matariki Celebration
- New Zealand Health System
- Pacific Health Review
- Practical Help for Managing Workplace Stress
- Refugee and Migrant Mental Health Needs
- Safe Travel
- Stop Abuse for Everyone
- Strong Families Strong Children = Refugee Resource Kit
- Survival Kit
- Teen Tools
- The Online Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language
- Translated Mental Health Information
- Useful website on Maori Culture
- What's Different About Driving in New Zealand
- When to Take Your Child to the Doctor
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Disability [18 articles]
- Accessible Travel and Accommodation
- Asthma
- Autism and Aspergers Syndrome
- Being Diabetic
- Disability and Children: Education
- Disability and Children: First Contacts
- Discrimination & Mental Illness: Housing
- Discrimination & Mental Illness: Parenting
- Discrimination and Mental Illness: Employment
- How to be the Best Support Person
- NZ Health and Disability Support Groups
- Paraloan
- The Online Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language
- Tips for Self Care
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Weka.... What everyone keeps asking about (disability information)!
- What is Cerebral Palsy?
- Your Rights with Health and Social Services
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Family [69 articles]
- 101 Ways to Live Wisely (and Well)
- A Guide to Death, Funerals and Small Estates
- Accessible Travel and Accommodation
- Adolescent Oral Health
- Age Concern Health Promotion
- Applying for a Protection Order
- Assertiveness in Four Steps
- Breastfeeding. Naturally.
- Breastfeeding: Supporting mum and baby
- Cancer - Needing more information or support?
- Carer NZ
- Disability and Children: Education
- Disability and Children: First Contacts
- Eating Disorders
- ElderNet
- Fatherhood
- First Time Parenting
- Food Safety
- Grommets
- Guardianship
- Have you been made Redundant?
- Have you been the victim of a crime?
- How to Cope with a Break up, Separation or Divorce
- How to be the Best Support Person
- Immunise your Children
- Inspiring Communities
- Internet Safety
- Is my child being bullied?
- Just Cook - Interactive Kitchen
- Kai Xin Xing Dong
- Keeping Safe Around Hot Water
- Keeping Warm
- Kids Health
- Leukaemia & related blood conditions
- Making friends
- Midwives and their roles
- Miscarriage Information
- Mothers Matter - The Postnatal Depression Family/Whanau New Zealand Trust
- New Zealand National Poisons Centre
- Obesity Information
- Planning A Family Budget
- Plunket and PlunketLine
- Poisons Around The Home
- Preventing Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI)
- Prostate Cancer
- Renting and You - a guide to the law about renting
- Responding to a Protection Order
- SKIP (Strategies with Kids - Information for Parents)
- Safe Travel
- Safety At Home
- Staying Calm - Tips for Parents
- Strength Based Resources
- Sun Safety
- Survival Kit
- Talking with your Teenager / Rangatahi about Safer Sex
- Teen Tools
- Teenage Pregnancy
- Teenagers Guide To Family Separation
- The Choking Game - What Parents Should Know
- The Feeling Good Handbook
- The Great Little Cookbook - Hints and Healthy Eating on a Tight Budget
- The Youth Court in New Zealand - Te Kooti Taiohi o Aotearoa
- Tips for Self Care
- Tips on Stress for Parents
- Useful Family Violence Free Phone Numbers and Websites
- Useful Tips On Single Parenting
- Useful websites on information about the Heart
- Want to quit smoking? Check out The Quit Group!
- Which Contraception To Use?
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Financial [23 articles]
- 5 Ways to Remain Upbeat in a Down Economy
- Coping with Financial Stress - Looking after yourself and your family/whanau
- Free Online Nonprofit Organisation and Management Programme
- Funding for Organisations and Community Groups
- Have you been made Redundant?
- Healthcareers
- How do I pay for Counselling?
- How to Live off The Smell Of an Oily Rag
- How to get a Job
- Insurance & Savings Ombudsman - Consumer Information Sheets
- Internet Safety
- Keeping Warm
- Paraloan
- Planning A Family Budget
- Practical Ideas To Help Community Groups During The Recession
- Problem Gambling
- Renting and You - a guide to the law about renting
- Responding to a Protection Order
- Shop Smart and Save
- Simple Savings
- The Great Little Cookbook - Hints and Healthy Eating on a Tight Budget
- What I need to know about the Victims Charter
- Work and Income - Future Focus
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Health [100 articles]
- 101 Ways to Live Wisely (and Well)
- ALAC - Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand
- Accessible Travel and Accommodation
- Acupuncture
- Adolescent Oral Health
- Age Concern Health Promotion
- Allergies
- Asthma
- Being Diabetic
- Being referred to a specialist?
- Best Health
- Body Piercing and Tattooing - Protecting your Health
- BreastScreen Aotearoa
- Cancer - Needing more information or support?
- Cannabis and Your Health
- Canterbury Earthquake Recovery - Useful Information
- Cervical Cancer Vaccine
- Chlamydia - Information Guide
- Cholesterol
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Confidence in your Health Practitioner leaflet
- Curing and Preventing Chlamydia
- Dental Health and Fluoride
- Diabetes New Zealand
- Do I need a sexual health STI check?
- Drinking and You
- ElderNet
- Endometriosis
- Family Doctor
- Food Safety
- Getting Ready for a Flu Pandemic
- Getting your medicines from the Chemist / Pharmacy
- Grommets
- Guide to Wellness
- Haemochromatosis/Iron Overload
- Hair Loss Guru
- Headlice Facts
- Health Navigator - Direction for a Healthier Life
- Healthy Brains
- Hepatitis A, B & C
- Herpes - Myth vs Fact
- Hip Hooray - For Young People Requiring Hip Surgery
- How to be the Best Support Person
- Influenza and Bird Flu
- Inspiring Communities
- Kai Xin Xing Dong
- Keeping Safe Around Hot Water
- Keeping Warm
- Kids Health
- Learn to Relax
- Leukaemia & related blood conditions
- Maori Health Review
- Medsafe - Consumer Medicine Information
- Men's Health - Ignoring it won't make it better
- Meningitis is Serious
- Menopause
- Midwives and their roles
- Ministry of Health - Health Education Resources
- Natural Fertility (Sympto-Thermal Method)
- Natural Health Review
- New Zealand Continence Association
- New Zealand Health System
- New Zealand National Poisons Centre
- Noise Around The Home
- Obesity Information
- Pacific Health Review
- Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
- Phobias
- Poisons Around The Home
- Practical Help for Managing Workplace Stress
- Pregnancy Ultrasound
- Preventing Osteoporosis
- Preventing Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI)
- Prostate Cancer
- Refugee and Migrant Mental Health Needs
- Safe Travel
- Safety At Home
- Scabies
- Stress
- Sun Safety
- Survival Kit
- Swine Influenza/H1N1 - Frequently Asked Questions
- Talking with your Teenager / Rangatahi about Safer Sex
- The Cochrane Library
- The Difference Between a Cold and a Flu?
- The Great Little Cookbook - Hints and Healthy Eating on a Tight Budget
- Tips for Self Care
- Transport To and From Medical Appointments
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Twelve Simple Tips to Improve Your Sleep
- Useful websites on information about the Heart
- Want to quit smoking? Check out The Quit Group!
- Warm and Healthy Homes
- Webhealth Awareness Events and Appeals Calendar 2012
- What is Cerebral Palsy?
- When to Take Your Child to the Doctor
- Which Contraception To Use?
- Wise Use of Antibiotics
- Wonder Walkers - Mobilising New Zealand Women
- Your Rights with Health and Social Services
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Mental Health [75 articles]
- 10 Keys to Happier Living
- 101 Ways to Live Wisely (and Well)
- 5 Ways to Remain Upbeat in a Down Economy
- A Gift of Stories: Discovering how to Deal with Mental Illness
- A to Z of Mental Health Resources
- About Grief - and some helpful info and ideas to help you on the journey
- Advance Directives in Mental Health Care and Treatment
- Assertiveness in Four Steps
- Best Health
- Bipolar Disorder
- Breaking the Patterns of Depression
- Bullying
- Cannabis and Your Health
- Children Of Parents with a Mental Illness
- Confidence in your Health Practitioner leaflet
- Coping with Financial Stress - Looking after yourself and your family/whanau
- Depression
- Depression - Self Help Website
- Depression Fallout: The Impact of Depression on Couples and What You Can Do to Preserve the Bond
- Depression: There is a way through it
- Discrimination & Mental Illness: Housing
- Discrimination & Mental Illness: Parenting
- Discrimination and Mental Illness: Employment
- Don't Sweat the Small Stuff - and it's all small stuff (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Series)
- Eating Disorders
- Feeling Good
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Getting The Lowdown on How to Get Help
- Guide to Wellness
- Habits of Mind
- Having Suicidal Thoughts?
- How do I pay for Counselling?
- How to Raise Self Esteem
- How to Win Friends & Influence People
- How to be the Best Support Person
- How to look after your Mental Health
- Is my child being bullied?
- Kai Xin Xing Dong
- Kia Mauri Tau!
- Learn to Relax
- Living with a Black Dog: His Name is Depression
- Making Complaints – A Guide for Mental Health Service Users
- Men and Depression
- Mental Health Emergency
- Mental Health First Aid Guidelines
- MoodGYM - Delivering Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for preventing depression
- Mothers Matter - The Postnatal Depression Family/Whanau New Zealand Trust
- New Guide to Talking Therapies in New Zealand
- No One Gives You Chocolates
- Out of the Blue
- Panic Attacks
- Phobias
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Refugee and Migrant Mental Health Needs
- Responding to a Protection Order
- Sexual Abuse - Recommended Readings
- Sharing the Load : What to do when someone you love is depressed
- Strength Based Resources
- Stress
- Stress - Help Guide
- Suicide
- Survivors of Suicide Handbook
- Taming The Black Dog: A Guide to Overcoming Depression
- Te Pou - The National Centre of Mental Health Research and Workforce Development
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- The Assessment and Management of People with Co-existing Mental Health and Substance Use Problems 2010
- The Depression Workbook: A Guide for Living with Depression and Manic Depression, Second Edition
- The Feeling Good Handbook
- Tips for Self Care
- Translated Mental Health Information
- Twelve Valuable Steps to Raise your Self Esteem
- Useful Tips On Single Parenting
- Wellness Recovery Action Plan - WRAP
- What to Do if You're Burned Out & Blue
- Your Rights with Health and Social Services
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Ministry of Health - Health Education Resources [23 articles]
- Anger, Conflict and Bullying
- Body Piercing and Tattooing - Protecting your Health
- BreastScreen Aotearoa
- Cannabis and Your Health
- Chlamydia - Information Guide
- Dental Health and Fluoride
- Feeling Good
- Food for Health
- Getting Ready for a Flu Pandemic
- Good Communications
- Headlice Facts
- Hepatitis A, B & C
- Immunise your Children
- Keeping Healthy Outdoors
- Meningitis is Serious
- Menopause
- Ministry of Health - Health Education Resources
- Noise Around The Home
- Poisons Around The Home
- Preventing Osteoporosis
- Preventing Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI)
- Scabies
- Talking with your Teenager / Rangatahi about Safer Sex
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Older People [20 articles]
- 101 Ways to Live Wisely (and Well)
- Accessible Travel and Accommodation
- Age Concern Health Promotion
- BreastScreen Aotearoa
- Carer NZ
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- ElderNet
- Hair Loss Guru
- Have you been the victim of a crime?
- Information about Residential Care for Older People
- Kai Xin Xing Dong
- Making friends
- Menopause
- New Zealand Continence Association
- Preventing Osteoporosis
- Prostate Cancer
- Retirement
- Safe Travel
- Safety At Home
- What is Dementia?
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Service Provider Tools [22 articles]
- 101 Ways to Live Wisely (and Well)
- Community Research
- Free Online Nonprofit Organisation and Management Programme
- Funding for Organisations and Community Groups
- Healthcareers
- Inspiring Communities
- Kai Xin Xing Dong
- Let's get real
- Making Supervision Work for You
- Managing the Risk of Workplace Violence to Healthcare and Community Service Providers
- New Guide to Talking Therapies in New Zealand
- New Zealand Guidelines Group
- Online Donations Toolkit from the Charities Commission
- Practical Help for Managing Workplace Stress
- Practical Ideas To Help Community Groups During The Recession
- Sexuality Resources for Clinicians
- Strong Families Strong Children = Refugee Resource Kit
- Takarangi Competency Framework
- The Cochrane Library
- Toolkit for Safer Children
- Translated Mental Health Information
- Webhealth Awareness Events and Appeals Calendar 2012
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Youth [38 articles]
- 101 Ways to Live Wisely (and Well)
- Adolescent Oral Health
- Anger, Conflict and Bullying
- Body Piercing and Tattooing - Protecting your Health
- Bullying
- Cervical Cancer Vaccine
- Chlamydia - Information Guide
- Drinking and You
- Drugs and Alcohol
- Drugs in Focus - New Zealand Drug Foundation
- Drugs, Alcohol & The Law
- Eating Disorders
- Feeling Good
- Food for Health
- Get the Msg! New Zealand Drug Foundation
- Getting The Lowdown on How to Get Help
- Good Communications
- Headlice Facts
- Internet Safety
- Is my child being bullied?
- Making friends
- Suicide
- Survivors of Suicide Handbook
- Talking with your Teenager / Rangatahi about Safer Sex
- Teen Tools
- Teenage Pregnancy
- Teenagers Guide To Family Separation
- The Choking Game - What Parents Should Know
- The Youth Court in New Zealand - Te Kooti Taiohi o Aotearoa
- Websites for Youth
- What's Up
- Which Contraception To Use?
- Young Workers Resource Centre
- Youth & The Law - How old do I have to be?
- Youth & The Law - Your Rights at Work
- Youth & the Law - Your Rights at School
- Youth and the Law - Your Rights as a Consumer
- Youth and the Law - Your Rights with Police
