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Keeping well
Te noho hauora

To keep your body working well, you need to look after it. Do things that are good for your body – like eating nutritious foods, exercising, brushing your teeth and getting enough sleep.

Alcohol

Drinking alcohol in moderation can fit into a healthy lifestyle. But too much increases health risks. To stay healthy, limit how much you drink, follow guidelines, and have alcohol-free days.

Being physically active

Being physically active strengthens your body, boosts your energy, and improves your mood. It helps maintain a healthy weight, reduces the risk of illness, and promotes overall wellbeing.

Caffeine

Caffeine occurs naturally in foods such as coffee, tea and cocoa and has a long history of use as a mild stimulant. In small doses, it can make you feel more alert, awake, clear-minded and able to concentrate. In large doses, it can make you feel anxious, affect your heart rate and cause runny poos (diarrhoea) and difficulty sleeping.

Cancer screening

Cancer screening looks for signs of cancer in people who do not have symptoms. It helps spot cancers at an early stage. Regular screening increases your chance of detecting cancer early.

Eating well

Eating well fuels your body with essential nutrients, boosts energy, and supports overall health. It helps prevent diseases, improves mood, and keeps you feeling your best every day.

Emergencies and natural disasters

Be prepared and know what to do so you can protect yourself and your whānau from illness and disease.

Healthy homes and environments

Helping to stop the spread of illnesses, keeping safe in the sun and heart, pets and insects, household electronics, ventilation, and natural disasters.

Quitting smoking

If you are ready to quit smoking there are many different options and products to help you quit and stay smokefree.

Recreational water safety

Activities in the sea, rivers and lakes are great fun, but these waterways can impact health if they become contaminated.

Tattoos

Choosing to get a tattoo is a very personal decision. It is important to think carefully about it and the potential health risks. Tattooing has been around for hundreds of years. Bone was traditionally used for piercing the skin in Māori and Pacific culture, and sometimes still is, however it is more common for tattooists to now use needles.

Teeth and gums

Healthy teeth will last a lifetime. Having healthy teeth and gums helps protect your smile and supports your overall health. It can also avoid the pain and cost of decay.

Transgender and gender diversity

Learn about gender identity, therapy and surgery, gender diversity in tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) and how to support them, and find services and support.

Travel

Find out how you and your whānau can keep healthy when travelling at home and overseas.

Safe sex

Learn about the different types of contraception, how STIs are spread, and what to do if you are experiencing sexual harm.

Sleep

Sleep is necessary for good health and wellbeing. It is important for your brain function, emotional wellbeing and physical health.

Workplace wellbeing

Workplace wellbeing is about doing everyday business in a way that leads to a healthier, happier and more productive workplace.
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