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This page contains resources and local contact information that you can view and use. It is targeted at people working with children aged under 5 in Hawke's Bay.
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Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Māui Hawke's Bay has constructed this page to support those working in Early Childhood as a accessible resource. We will endavour to keep it up to date. Please use the "submit a revison" button for any feedback, updates or suggestions.
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Health education resources are available from the ground floor of Napier Health, 76 Wellesley Road, Napier.
We have information on a wide range of health topics. We have free pamphlets, booklets, posters, DVDs and education kits available.
Safekids Aotearoa provides valuable information, services and advice on unintentional childhood injury prevention.
Safety in pre-school centres, plants which existing literature suggests should not be grown or tolerated in pre-school centres.
Information on scabies
Under the Smoke-free Environments Act schools, kura kaupapa, early childhood education centres, and kōhanga reo must be smokefree - indoors and out, 24/7. This site includes information specific to schools and early childhood environments.
Sport Hawke's Bay has an ambition to get more people more active more often. Click here to see how Sport HB can support your children.
Click here to learn all about starting a new early learning service on the Ministry of Education site.
Fanataistic videos from the Healthy Communities Team at Regional Public Health ‘Taonga Mokopuna video learning series’ designed to reduce the spread of illness and keep centre environments healthy.
Four-year-old children are screened for hearing problems and some vision problems. This routine screening is part of the B4 School Check.
Most vision and hearing screening is conducted by Vision Hearing Technicians (VHTs) who are employed by District Health Boards. They are trained specifically for this role and conduct screening in schools, early childhood education centres and other community settings such as Plunket rooms or doctors’ clinics.
If you are ready to stop smoking and you live in Hawke’s Bay you've landed in the right place, because we help people just like you become smokefree!
Click to download this handwashing poster.
Advice on wash down facilities and procedures for sick or soiled children.
Well Child Tamariki Ora providers monitor the wellbeing of your baby/child until they reach five years of age.
The Well Child Tamariki Ora programme is a package of free health services available for all New Zealand children from birth to right before they start school.
