Useful Links & Resources
A selection of useful health links.
Cancer
- Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition Provides a voice for New Zealand women who have experienced breast cancer.
- Prostate Cancer Foundation Empowering men to make informed decisions about the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
- Waikato/Bay of Plenty Cancer Society The Cancer Society is here to support people touched by cancer today,…
Depression / anxiety
- Call 1737 FREE instant AND 24 / 7 PHONE support from great & friendly professionals; Fully FREE! Your EMERGENCY go to when in crises or in need of support.
- CBT guide to self-help for depression Great self-help site app.
- Depression Learn what is happening to you and how you can get help for anxiety or depression.
- Happify Fun app around depression and anxiety.
- Health Navigator The go-to for all your Health Queries in New Zealand.
- Moodfit Fitness for Your Mental Health; VOTED BEST OVERALL MENTAL HEALTH APP OF 2020 & 2021
- MoodMission Change the way you feel; best for learning coping skills.
- Sanvello The top-rated app for stress, anxiety, and depression with over 3 million users. Best for stress relief.
- Talkspace Therapy for how we live today; best for therapy
General
- Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ The official website of the Asthma Foundation New Zealand.
- COVID19 Information
- Diabetes New Zealand New Zealand Diabetes Website with information on diabetes and likely symptoms.
- Health Navigator The go-to for all your Health Queries in New Zealand.
- Travelers' Health Official U.S. government health recommendations for traveling.
- What is your risk of skin cancer? How often do you need to be checked? Scan Your Skin website; assess your risk of skin cancer by answering a few questions.
- Women's Refuge New Zealand A women’s organisation for women and their children, here to help prevent and stop family violence.
Kids / Children's Health
- Health Navigator The go-to for all your Health Queries in New Zealand.
- Ibuprofen Calculator Enter your patient’s weight and the calculator expresses the dose in millilitres of liquid and milligrams.
- Immunisation Independent information about vaccine-preventable diseases and the benefits and risks of immunisation.
- Incredible Years NZ For those parents struggling with their kids behaviour
- Kids Health Information about children’s health for New Zealand parents, caregivers, family and whānau.
- Paracetamol Calculator The dose of paracetamol is based on a child’s weight and not their age. Weigh your child and use the calculator to calculate their correct dose.
- Planet Puberty Site for parents of children with an intellectual disability or autism
- Plunket Support services for the development, health and wellbeing of children under 5.
- Triple-P parenting – on parenting support Helping parents, children and their families
Post- and peri-natal depression
- Call 1737 FREE instant AND 24 / 7 PHONE support from great & friendly professionals; Fully FREE! Your EMERGENCY go to when in crises or in need of support.
- Health Navigator The go-to for all your Health Queries in New Zealand.
- Mothers Helpers Mothers Helpers can support you and help you find hope and joy in your family life again.
- Mothers Matter For those struggling with peri- and post-natal depression
- Parent Land For those struggling with peri- and post-natal depression
- Perinatal anxiety and depression Aotearoa For pregnant and new mothers struggling with anxiety or depression