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Great turn out for Mother’s day walks

2013-05-16T03:01:34+00:00

More than 4,600 women across New Zealand took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate Mother’s Day and Go Red for Women at the Jennian Mother's Day Fun runs/walks.

Nutrition for Older People

2013-05-15T01:18:28+00:00

Tick Dietitian Rebecca McLean discusses why good nutrition and physical activity are important as we get older

Have a Heart-to-Heart over High Tea

2013-05-10T02:30:58+00:00

May is Go Red for Women month and the perfect opportunity for women to get together with their friends to enjoy each other’s company with some tasty treats

The World Congress of Cardiology 2014

2013-05-08T23:53:01+00:00

Online registrations will soon open for the The World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) -the official congress of the World Heart Federation.

Want to learn more about food and nutrition for under 5s?

2013-04-30T02:41:01+00:00

You're Invited to Attend a HEAT Nutrition Training Course!

The HEAT (Healthy Eating Action and Training) nutrition training course is a level 3 unit standard qualification in nutrition available for food preparers. The course is ideal for chefs, caterers, teachers, menu planners, supervisors and students with an interest in catering.

Heber’s Heart Health Check

2013-04-24T04:31:59+00:00

Having a heart health check is like a warrant of fitness to find out how the main engine in your body is performing.

E-cigs: can they help me stop smoking

2013-04-23T21:07:17+00:00

A friend asked me about e-cigs, otherwise known as ‘electronic cigarettes’ and how they could help her quit smoking.

Malo Fatu,

2013-04-23T20:58:33+00:00

My wife is being a bains in my life’s at the moment. Ever since we was receiving a informashins about getting my engine a checked she keeps on blah…blah to me. I fort she was talking abouda my car engines but she says – this fella name Bucks is talking aboud da checking of the hearts at the doctor. It’s bin 2 weeks and she still a blah…blah to me like a non stob. But the fing is Fatu, I don’t have the time, I godda work and we have a hips of overtime at the moment. Also, I don’t wanna see a doctor and pay the moneys when I’m not sick. But really, I’m also a scary of the doctors ‘cos I don’t know what they doos for this heart checking. I wanna do it to stob it my wife growling to me. Fatu have you done the heart checkings? Can you shared wif me your adventure please so I can learned waaz a happen there?

Fanks mate

Get a Heart Check to Stob it my wife Blah Blah to me.

We can help you stop smoking

2013-04-23T20:51:23+00:00

Many people who smoke say they would like to stop if they could. The money spent is too much. The damage to the heart and body is painful and it can lead to early death.

But there is hope with more people trained to help and support those who want to stop smoking.

Leave ‘yourself’ outside the door

2013-04-22T21:16:05+00:00

Caring comes naturally to two delightful Pacific health educators - Sulita Smith and Brenda Schaaf from ProCare.