Information for Health Professionals

Community and Public Health provides public health information and advice to health professionals in our coverage area (Canterbury, South Canterbury, West Coast and the Chatham Islands).

• Public Health Alerts
• Public Health Updates
• Notifiable Diseases
• Influenza and Respiratory Pathogens Reports
• Healthy Public Policy
• Public Health Evidence
• Vaccinators

Latest public health updates

• Measles cases continue
• Legionnaire’s disease numbers climb in spring
• Resources for parents from All Right?
• Immunity against pertussis wanes over time

Latest public health alerts

• Update from Ministry of Health: 2019 Novel Coronavirus added to Notifiable Diseases - 29th January 2020
• Ministry of Health Advisory: Novel Coronavirus 2019 – 27th January 2020
• Measles Alert – 9th January 2020

Featured links

• Information on the novel Coronavirus originating in Wuhan China (Ministry of Health)
• Cantabrians urged to protect themselves against Legionnaires’ disease
• Information on current measles outbreak (Ministry of Health)

Helpful links

• Authorised Vaccinator Forms
• Disease Notification Forms
• Latest Influenza and Respiratory Pathogens Report