The NMDHB is committed to supporting our population to maintain their health and wellbeing - We are leading the way towards "health conscious families".
Mission Statement
"To work with the people of our community to promote, encourage and enable their health, wellbeing and independence".
- Improve long term condition management
- Improve participation and independence
- Improve health and disability support services
- Improve sustainability
An Integrated Approach
Health Improvement and Protection
The NMDHB has five major groups, one of which - The Primary and Community Division - works with the community to both ensure that the people of our district have the information and support they need to enable them to choose and maintain health and wellbeing; and to encourage positive lifestyle choices. With our strong focus on improving and protecting your health, we are working within the District Health Board towards improving services of wellness, health and disability support, and the sustainability of both our health services, and of our environment.
Health Care
To ensure that you have the best access to primary health care (your clinician, GP, physiotherapist, pharmacy, podiatrist etc.) we also work collaboratively with the Nelson Bays Primary Health, and Kimi Hauora Wairau Primary Health Organisation (PHOs), on removing barriers to you getting timely and appropriate care, including working on better linking and co-ordinating your hospital services with the primary health care sector.
Healthy Lifestyles and Environments
Our community-oriented Nutrition and Physical Activity Programme and Public Health Service focus on supporting you to make healthy choices through their broad and varied work in health promotion and protection, including healthy eating, public orchards, active transport, immunisations, mental health, smoking cessation, and safe drinking water. We also work with the local Councils to support them in creating healthy environments for you.
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