Cervical screening saves lives September is Cervical Screening Awareness Month, and women are being encouraged to have a think about when they last had a cervical smear. The test can detect changes to cells in the cervix that, if left untreated,... Read more

  What will the Waikato health workforce look like in another five or 10 years? More importantly, what do we want it to look like?   Unless we predict, plan and prepare now, we will always be on the back... Read more

Winter is the season for many colds, flu-like illnesses, and stomach bugs (gastroenteritis) - in particular norovirus and rotavirus. We are seeing: increasing numbers of these viruses circulating in the community individuals... Read more

Final nominations: Ted Armstrong Janet Black Christine (Arihia) Brears Andrew Buckley Gordon Chesterman Sally Christie Johnny Dryden Dennis Finn Martin Gallagher Jack Gielen Steve Harvey Jack... Read more

Finance conference The eighth Annual Health Sector Finance Workshop was held for the first time in Wellington on the 18th -20th May 2010. Over 200 delegates attended from DHB's, NGO's, MoH and consultancy groups. A number of presentations were not... Read more

TE MANA WANANGA Seven three-hour classes over seven weeks. Starting 20 July 2010. Classes are 9am-12 noon or 5. 30pm-8. 30pm on Tuesdays. Rauawaawa Kaumatua Charitable Trust50 Colombo Street,... Read more

Fresh Future 2010 Fresh Future is a national fundraising appeal that raises funds through Progressive Enterprises supermarkets and Dick Smith Stores throughout the country for 10 NZ hospitals. Now in its fourth year, the appeal has... Read more

Kick the smoking habit! Population Health and Waikato Rugby Union have partnered up for the 2010 NPC season to help Waikato residentskick the smoking habit. 0800 KICK THE HABIT connects callers to a smoking cessation provider in their area who can help... Read more

Have you had a head injury between 1 March 2010 and 28 February 2011? If so, we want to hear about your experiences and invite you to take part in an AUT and Waikato universities study that Your injury may have been the result of an... Read more

The 2010 Hamilton Boys High School and Waikato DHB Painting Competition “Transfusion” is about the power of art, and the power of the artist to influence the lives of others for the better. By donating artwork to the... Read more