Fieldays® Hauora Taiwhenua Health & Wellbeing Hub
Make your health a priority with a visit to the Hub.
Location: E Street
The Fieldays Hauora Taiwhenua Health & Wellbeing Hub is operated in collaboration with Mobile Health, attracting tens of thousands of visitors each year.
Your place to get a free checkup or just check-in
If you haven't already done it, you can get your annual health and wellbeing WOF done at Fieldays. Get down to the Fieldays Hauora Taiwhenua Health & Wellbeing Hub in June to get yourself checked out.
We recognise the importance of health & wellbeing
Whether we’re struggling with our physical or mental health, the Fieldays Hauora Taiwhenua Health & Wellbeing Hub has been set up to help us look after ourselves and our family. Get free check-ups, talk to health experts, book health appointments and get information, all in one place.
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Health & Wellbeing
The most important asset on-farm and at home is YOU. Get your free health and wellbeing check-ups at the Hub.
Free health checks
FREE tests for hearing, blood sugar levels, hepatitis C, skin cancer spot checks, blood pressure checks, atrial fibrillation checks.
Talk with the experts
Talking to a health expert can be difficult but often once you have that initial conversation things can feel less overwhelming. Take the time to have that chat.
Book appointments
With a wide range of medical experts and service providers on site, this is a one-stop shop to book those appointments you have been letting slide.
Collect information
Tap your Fieldays Smart Band with Exhibitors to gather important information and connect with health and wellbeing exhibitors.
Support networks
Having support networks around you and your Whānau during a period of ill-health is often as vital as the medication you are prescribed. Come make those connections and extend your network.
Mental health support
With one in five people affected by mental illness and addiction each year, there are many of us doing it tough right now. Get information and confidential support from mental health workers.
Engagement session in the Hub
| Thursday 12 June | Session name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00pm | Rural Health Q&A with Minister Matt Doocey | Minister Matt Doocey (Minister Mental Health, Assoc Minister of Health – Rural) accompanied by Minister Mark Patterson (Minister of Rural Communities) and Dr Grant Davidson, CEO of Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network will be hosting a panel to discuss the current situation for health in rural New Zealand and future plans to enhance rural health outcomes. This is an extension of the current series of Rural Health Roadshows that Minister Doocey is running in 12 rural towns throughout New Zealand. Ministers Doocey and Patterson will both begin the session with short addresses to the audience, and then be open to questions, concerns and possible solutions from the public. The session will start at 1pm on Thursday 12th of June in the Hauora Taiwhenua Health and Wellbeing Hub. |
Further engagement sessions are also happening at the new Fieldays Tent Talks in association with the University of Waikato.
Fieldays Channels, From the Field | 2022
Brain Space
Cheree visits the Inflatable Brain and an art exhibition with a difference. Stephanie Hughes, Associate Professor, Otago University Susie McCarty / Rich Easton / Kerry McLeod, Neurological Foundation
“ It was good doing the rounds among all the healthcare providers, getting support and having meaningful conversations. „
FAQs
The Fieldays Hauora Taiwhenua Health & Wellbeing Hub brings together a range of organisations to educate visitors about their physical and mental health. Visitors can get various free health checkups, and take a step towards better health. On the Fieldays App map, search Health Hub, and select 'Directions', or follow signage at the event.
The Fieldays App makes it easier and faster to plan your trip and to navigate your way around.
Download free from the App Store or Google Play.
Fieldays Channels, From the Field | 2022
Beer Goggles
YouthINTact Odyssey have a serious message - but a fun way of getting it across, Cheree tries on the VR beer goggles for size. Izzy Haycock, Youth Worker
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