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Hospitals and medical centres
New Zealand health and disability
directory - Public
hospitals and health services, Accident Compensation
Commission, District Health Boards, health education
resources, crown entities and ministerial committees.
Sicklehut medical links
- Comprehensive
source of contact information for hospitals, medical
centres, specialists, surgery, medical libraries and
schools, journals and health news.
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Specific inquires and
support
Big Buddy - Boys need good male role
models in their lives to become good men. While mothers do
courageous work in raising their boys alone, they cannot
model maleness. Big Buddy's recruits men and screens
them to act as mentors to fatherless boys.
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Dingdots' Pick!
Family Doctor
- Provides the best possible
information on your health and is produced by doctors
and other health professionals, not a substitute for
personal professional medical advice.
Lifeline - Free,
professional and confidential counselling, 24 hour
telephone counselling 0800 111 777. Also:
Mensline
5:30 - 11pm daily
Phone: 09 522-2500 or 0800 MENSLINE
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Chinese LifeLine (Cantonese and
Mandarin)
10am - 2pm Mon to Fri, also 7-10pm Mon to
Thurs
Phone: 09 522-2088 or 0800 888 880
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Kidsline
4pm - 6pm weekdays
Phone: 09 522-4223 or 0800 KIDSLINE |
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After these hours phone diverts to
LifeLine's 24-hour counselling line 0800 111
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Youthline
- Provides confidential
support for young people, 0800 37 66 33
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Alcohol and drugs
Alcohol Advisory
Council of NZ -
test your drinking with DrinkCheck, what's in a standard
drink, how much is too much, how to be safer, the law.
Alcohol Drug
Association New Zealand -
a range of alcohol and other drug information, a
helpline to support you, your family and friends around
alcohol and other drug use.
Drug Information - Needle Exchange Programme,
a harm
reduction based approach to drug use,
provides factual reality based information about drugs
to empower people to make rational, informed, reasoned
decisions about their drug use.
Fast-Times -
Loads of information about
drugs, what they do, fast-times is not run by a
government department, health organisation or church
group. They're not dealers either but simply
volunteers who believe in telling it like it is.
URGE - Good info on
drugs, alcohol, law, sex and stress, targets youth health
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Sex and reproduction
Sex Files
- A place to learn about sex, by Auckland Sexual Health
Service, relationships, sexually transmitted disease,
contraception, pregnancy, and some straight answers to
your questions.
The Word
- Info on sex, life and relationships, designed
for young people from age 12 years. It contains
information about sexuality, sexual health, reproduction
and contraception and more.
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Other useful sites
Medsafe
- NZ medicines and medical devices
safety authority.
Ministry of Health
- Health topics, organisations, health
services, publications, statistics, district health boards,
and more.
New Zealand Medical Association
- Advocate for doctors and patients.
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