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THINK Hauora supports general practices to deliver the following services to our communities. The services described below are part of our support services; services that you can access through your General Practice.

Immunisation

Timely immunisation is the most effective way to protect pregnant mothers, babies and children from preventable diseases such as whooping cough, tetanus, hepatitis B, and measles.

The National Immunisation Schedule provides free vaccinations for children until they have reached 18 years of age. If you are enrolled with a General Practice, your General Practice team will keep a record of your immunisations and boosters to help you know when these are due.

The Immunisation Advisory Centre provides useful information to help make informed decisions about immunisation. For more information on any immunisation services please call your General Practice team or contact THINK Hauora on 06 354 9107 or email info@thinkhauora.nz

Sexual Health & Reproductive Services

THINK Hauora supports General Practice teams to provide free sexual and reproductive health services to men and women under the age of 23. These services include:

Promotion of safe sexual health
Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Education and advice concerning sexual health
Contraceptive advice
Screening services
Contact tracing
Referral to secondary services as required, including sexual abuse and assault services

For more information on sexual health and reproductive services please call us on 06 354 9107 or email info@thinkhauora.nz

Abortion Services

It's important that all whānau have access to a range of health services when they need it.

DECIDE is the National Abortion Telehealth Service and is the place to go to for information about abortion services in Aotearoa.

It is OK if you're not sure what to do or where to start. Your health and wellbeing is a priority and decide.org.nz are there to help.

Screening Services

Cervical Screening

The Cervical Screening Programme is designed to encourage women aged from 25-70 to have a three-yearly cervical smear test to detect any abnormal cells at the earliest stage. For more information check the National Cervical Screening Register or call 0800 729 729.

Prostate Screening

Prostate cancer screening should be discussed with your doctor to help guide you in deciding if it is the right course of action. For information on prostate cancer, check the Ministry of Health's Kupe website.

Breast Screening

Free mammograms are available every two years through BreastScreen Aotearoa for women aged 45-69 years of age. For more information on breast screening check BreastScreen Aotearoa or call 0800 270 200.

Bowel Screening

The National Bowel Screening Programme (NBSP) is a FREE programme to help detect bowel cancer. It is available for people who are eligible for publicly funded health care. In MidCentral, Bowel Screening is available for Māori and Pacific people aged 50 to 74 years. For everyone else, the age is 60 – 74 years.

The bowel screening test is a simple test that can be done at home. For more information check the National Bowel Screening Programme website or call 0800 924 432. You can also contact the local Bowel Screening team at bowelscreening@midcentraldhb.govt.nz.