Population Health is a service that is charged with health promotion, health protection and population-based screening programmes.
Population Health aims to prevent people living in local communities from becoming injured or unwell in the first instance. In other DHBs, these services are provided by what are commonly known as public health units.
- Health Promotion
- Health Protection Service
- Emergency Management
- Breast Screening Service
- Cervical Screening
- Refugee / new migrant screening
- Medical officers of health (Ministry of Health statutory position)
Information Dispatch, Bi-monthly News from Public Health
Our Public Health newsletter goes out on a bi-monthly basis to internal staff and key stakeholders external to the unit. The aim of the Information Dispatch is to highlight and showcase some of the work we do from a public health perspective, as well as what is going on withinpublichealth nationally and internationally. Helping to increase your understanding of the significant roleourPublic Healthserviceplays in improving the health and wellbeing of the communities is important for us.
Happy Reading,
Any feedback / comments please email infodispatch@waikatodhb.health.nz
Key personnel
Mark Spittal
Executive Director, Community and Clinical Support
Location
Level 5, Hugh Monckton Trust Building
Cnr Rostrevor & Harwood Streets
Hamilton
Contact information
Ph: (07) 838 2569 (Business hours)
On-call phone 021 999521
Key personnel
Mark Spittal
Executive Director, Community and Clinical Support
Location
Level 5, Hugh Monckton Trust Building
Cnr Rostrevor & Harwood Streets
Hamilton
Contact information
Ph: (07) 838 2569 (Business hours)
On-call phone 021 999521