Nga Kaitiaki Hauora a Iwi
The Otago Public Health Nursing Service provides free, confidential Well Child/tamariki and youth/rangatahi health assessments for youth aged between 0-18 years who are eligible for and/or attending early childhood centres and schools.
Public Health nurses offer advice and support:
- to schools and early childhood centres on health issues
- to parents/caregivers of young people
- to young people at self-referral clinics in schools
We also provide:
- Individual Child / Youth Health Education, Protection and Prevention
- Communicable Diseases and Immunisation
- B4 School Checks
- Human Papillomavirus Vaccination (HPV)
- Rural Community Youth Health Clinics
- Student Health Assessments, under the School Based Service Contract (SBSC)
We have offices throughout Otago. A list of key contacts is on the left of this page.