Supporting healthy and active lifestyles
The Community Health Information Centre (CHIC) provides free health resources within the Community and Public Health region (Canterbury, South Canterbury and the West Coast). We distribute resources developed by Community and Public Health staff, and from other health agencies including:
- Ministry of Health
- the Cancer Society
- Te Hōtu Manawa Māori
- Family Planning and
- the Mental Health Foundation
The service has been operating since 1992, under several previous names such as 'Health Education' (Department of Health) and 'The Pamphlet Place' (Healthlink South).
Anybody who lives in the Canterbury (from Kaikoura to the Waitaki River) and West Coast regions can access our resource service.
Christchurch CHIC operating from new Community and Public Health Office at 310 Manchester Street
It is hoped that in the future our customers could again be able to visit and view resources. We will update you on the progress towards this goal.
Resource orders can still be submitted via fax, email or online.
Thanks for your support and patience.
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Your local CHIC has many types of resources available
Resources are either free or available for loan. Free resources include pamphlets, posters and stickers.
Prior to the February 2011 earthquake, CHIC had videos, DVDs, CD-ROMs, educational kits, books and Ministry of Health documents available to loan. Fortunately some of these items were retrieved, and we are beginning to recreate some of the collection that was lost. We will keep you posted as to when and how the loan items will be made available for use by the community.
Ordering Free Pamphlets and Posters
 Resources can be ordered by mail, fax, phone, email, online, or by visiting one of our centres.
Order resources from the Community Health Information Centre online
Download the CHIC Order Form (for use when ordering by fax or mail).
Download the CHIC Stock List with all our current free resources available to order (updated quarterly).
All free resources will be delivered free of charge within our geographic region, and should be dispatched to you within 5 working days of receiving your order. If the item is out of stock, delivery may take up to one month or longer. We will inform you of your order's progress. Check your delivery docket for details.
Download the CHIC Newsletter - gives information about new free resources, and those currently under revision or no longer available.
Other Services CHIC provides in our Communities
 Display Stands
We currently have a number of Display Stands located at local hospitals, Work and Income Centres, Libraries and Service Centres. These hold a variety of our most popular pamphlets. Contact your local CHIC office if your organisation is interested in displaying our resources.
Resource Displays at Local Health Events
We also display our free resources at local community events and health educational days. Contact us if you have an event which you would like us to attend.
CHIC no longer produces an annual Awareness Calendar.
Upcoming appeals and awareness dates.
Links
HealthEd (Ministry of Health)
Webhealth
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