HPA - Health Promotion Agency

66%

of NZers could identify at least two sources for where to get help for depression (up from 51% in 2016) See pg. 19 of 2017/18 Annual Report

13,626

at-risk gamblers checked their gambling (up from 10,571 in 2016/17). See pg. 25 of 2017/18 Annual Report

51%

of 18 to 44-year-olds said the Say Yeah, Nah campaign helped them to accept others who say no to a drink (up from 33% in 2012/13). See pg. 14 of 2017/18 Annual Report

49%

of people who play pokies experienced some level of gambling harm in 2016. (up from 41% in 2014).

Research

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Our research monitors key health indicators, behaviours and attitudes, informs and evaluates programmes and initiatives, and identifies emerging health trends. This helps build an evidence base for promoting health and wellbeing.

Publication

We lead, deliver and support a range of health promotion programmes and initiatives in Aotearoa. Learn more about our work.

Alcohol

We provide information, advice, research and resources to help prevent and reduce alcohol-related harm and inspire New Zealanders to make better decisions about drinking alcohol.

Campaigns

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Communicating information directly to New Zealanders is key to our work. To achieve this we design and deliver a wide range of marketing and communications initiatives.

Immunisation

Campaign

School immunisations

12 Feb 2019

The school-based immunisation programme provides free ‘Boostrix’ and ‘HPV’ immunisations for children in Year 7 and Year 8 to protect them against several serious diseases such as tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough and most cancers caused by HPV.

Campaign

Get Hep C Tested

11 Feb 2019

‘Get Hep C tested’ is a campaign encouraging people who don’t know they have hepatitis C to get tested. Campaign went live 25 February 2019. Around 50,000 New Zealanders have hepatitis C (hep C). But many don’t know they have it as the symptoms are subtle, like tiredness.

Skin cancer prevention

Campaign

#DumbBurn

28 Jan 2019

'What’s your look? – Don’t make it #DumbBurn', is a Skin Cancer Prevention Programme targeted to 18 to 24-year-olds in social and workplace settings.

Are you looking to order HPA resources?

On order.hpa.org.nz you can find and order HPA’s resources, including a range of pamphlets, booklets, posters and other resources, on the topics covered in our programme areas.

If you are unable to find the resource you are looking for or you’re looking for a resource on another health topic, please also look at the HealthEd website. This is an online catalogue of more than 500 health resources covering 44 topic areas.

Visit order.hpa.org.nz

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Learn about our work

alcohol-related harm

Te Oranga Hinengaro: Māori Mental Wellbeing

#DumbBurn