Public Health: Health Resources & Publications
Our Public Health Information Centre has health education resources and teaching aids available on a wide range of topics. It is situated in "Health on Main" 575 Main Street, Palmerston North
MidCentral Health’s Public Health Service has a Health Information Centre that offers a FREE service to the entire community – individuals, schools, community groups, educational institutions, medical centres, health professionals and others.
A wide range of FREE resources are available. These include pamphlets, booklets, posters, stickers etc from the Ministry of Health and from other non-government organisations like ALAC (Alcohol Advisory Council), Cancer Society, Heart Foundation, Like Minds etc.
Teaching resources, videos and DVDs are available to borrow, FREE of charge.
Information is available on topics including:
- Alcohol and Drugs
- Cancer
- Child Health and Safety
- Communicable Diseases
- Dental Health
- Diabetes
- Environmental Health
- Food Safety
- Health-promoting Schools
- Hearing
- Immunisation
- Injury Prevention
- Māori Health
- Men's Health
- Mental Health
- Nutrition and physical activity
- Older People's Health
- Pacific Island People’s Health
- Sexual Health
- Smokefree
- Teenagers' Health
- Women’s Health
Many resources are from the Ministry of Health and their catalogue may be browsed and/or ordered on the web. Health Education Resources
Contact us:
Phone: (06) 350 4560
Fax: (06) 350 4561
Email Public Health
Visit us:
Public Health Information Centre
“Health on Main”
575 Main St (Old Mitre 10 Building)
Palmerston North
Office hours: Monday- Friday 8.30am – 4.00pm
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Last Updated 08/03/2010