Related links: Health

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General Health Information:

NZ Health Education Database

NZ Health Information Service

Medical encylopaedia

(US National Library of Medicine)

Health, Nutrition and Obesity:

Ministry of Health:

Nutrition and the Burden of Disease

[PDF]

How to tell if your child is overweight

Other current health issues:

Bird Flu

Map: UN estimates of people with HIV/Aids (July 2004)

Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Meningococcal Disease

Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

Agent Orange exposure

DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis or Economy Class Syndrome)

Government websites:

Ministry of Health

Accident Compensation Commission

Food Safety Authority

Health and Disability Commissioner

Health Research Council

Health Sponsorship Council

Immunisation Advisory Centre (University of Auckland)

Maori Health

MedSafe (Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority)

National Health Committee

National Radiation Laboratory

National Screening Unit

(Breast screening and cervical screening programmes)

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)

Pharmac (Pharmaceutical Management Agency)

The Quit Group

(anti-smoking)

Diseases and Conditions:

Health and disability support groups in NZ

Graphic: Type 2 diabetes

Kidney Kids

Meningococcal Disease information (Ministry of Health)

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Auckland

Organ Transplants and Donations:

Organ Donation NZ

Kidney Donation Information (Christchurch Hospital)

Liver Transplant Unit (Auckland)

Other:

Dietetic Association

Family Planning Association

Medical Council

myHealth natural health products register

NZ Health Trust

Pharmaceutical Society

Plunket Society

Royal NZ College of General Practitioners

Herald Feature: Health system

District Health Boards:

Auckland

Bay of Plenty

Canterbury

Capital and Coast

Counties Manukau

Hawke's Bay

Hutt Valley

Lakes District

Mid Central

Nelson Marlborough

Northland

Otago

South Canterbury

Southland

Tairawhiti

Taranaki

Waikato

Wairarapa

Waitemata

Whanganui