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Content Disclaimer

Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health is part of the National Public Health Service under Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand. This Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health website is for information purposes only, and solely for the use of promoting healthy choices and environments.

The information provided by Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health is not designed for the purposes of treatment of illness.

Any person requiring medical advice or treatment should seek proper care from an appropriate provider of such services.

The information contained on this website is derived from a number of sources. While Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health has taken all reasonable steps to ensure that all information is from reliable and reputable sources and is accurate, it accepts no liability or responsibility for any acts or omissions, done or omitted in reliance in whole or in part, on the information.

Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health accepts no responsibility for the manner in which this information is subsequently used.

Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health is not responsible for the contents or reliability of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Listing shall not be taken as endorsement of any kind.

Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health cannot guarantee that these links will be active or function correctly at all times and Te Mana Ora |Community and Public Health has no control over availability of the linked pages or documents.

Any reference to a particular product or commercial website is to be taken as an example only and does not constitute an endorsement by Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health.

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Disease Investigation Privacy Statement

The information provided and collected during an infectious disease investigation interview is confidential.

Your information will be stored on a secure national database.

It can only be access by people involved with your follow-up and national disease surveillance.

We may need to share information with anyone identified that you have been in contact with who requires follow-up – so they can help us decide if they are at risk of infection. This may include your name and locations visited while infectious.

We may also need to share health information with your GP (if you have one in New Zealand) to get the necessary support you require.

We can share your information to prevent or lessen a serious threat to public health if deemed absolutely necessary – under the Health Act 1956 (Subpart 5) and the Health Information Privacy Code 1994. For example to ensure that your contacts receive timely advice on testing and isolation requirements.

 

If you wish, you can access your health information. You can ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong or misleading.

You can direct any concerns about the privacy of your health information to Te Whatu Ora Privacy Officer or the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.

Contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.

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Distribution of Resources Disclaimer

Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health is a regional Authorised Provider of Ministry of Health resources. We provide resources to Canterbury, South Canterbury, and the West Coast of the South Island, as well as the Chatham Islands.

Contact your local Ministry of Health Authorised Provider for resources or information if you live in another region of New Zealand.

Copies of Ministry of Health and Te Whatu Ora Health Promotion resources are not available for distribution outside New Zealand.

Currently the maximum resource quantity for online orders is 100 for any single item.

Contact your nearest Community Health Information Centre directly to order larger quantities.

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