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Apr 30, 2015
Te Hiku Hauora Medical Director Dr. Norma Nehren praises the NDHB for their efforts to increase access to GP visits for children with their Free Under 13 GP visits and prescriptions. They started this in October of 2014 in advance of the Ministry’s roll out of the...
Apr 28, 2015
Pukepoto School have wholeheartedly adopted the slogan ‘Waters best, forget the rest’ by vowing to replace sugary treats with bottled water as a reward incentive for their students. And Te Hiku Hauora health promoters Louisa Cooper and Anahera Tripp, who lead the...
Apr 23, 2015
Catching the flu can lead to severe illness or death for certain high risk members of the community, including children with asthma. Most of these children who die from flu are not vaccinated. The idea that fit, healthy tamariki who have asthma and are on preventers...
Apr 9, 2015
This past Tuesday (April 7) was World Health Day. World Health Day is a global health awareness day which has been celebrated every year since 1950 under the sponsorship of the World Health Organisation (WHO). It is a day that provides an opportunity to focus on key...