Wednesday 12 January 2026 10 am to 12 pm
Jacqui Lee Gray – Breast Screening Health Promotion Co Ordinator For Best Care Whakapai Hauora
- Making Appointments
- Offering patients transport to their appointments and home if they have no vehicle.
- Offering clients Petrol or Food Voucher (Koha)
- Breast Screening is a crucial part of cancer prevention and detection in women. It involved having a mammogram every two years to check for signs of breast cancer.
- Breast screening is recommended for all women aged 45 to 69 and it is a free service provided by BreastScreenAotearoa.
- Woman can enroll by calling 0800 270 200 or register online.
- Jacqui-lee Gray: Breast Screening Health Promotion CoordinatorBest Care (Whakapai Hauora) Charitable Trust140-148 Maxwells LinePO Box 1341Palmerston North Phone: (06) 35 36385 ext: 739 Mobile: 022 547 6872 Email: Jacqui-lee@rangitaane.iwi.nz
Carleen Absalom – Bowel Screening
1. Time to Screen is a free government-run programme to help detect bowel cancer.
2. It is offered every two years to people aged 60 to 74 who are eligible for publicly funded healthcare.
3. When it is your turn to be screened, you will receive an invitation letter, a consent form, and a free bowel screening kit.
4. Screening is one of the most effective ways to find bowel cancer early before it spreads. Call Time to Screen on 0800 924 432 or visit their website timetoscreen.nz to learn more.
Carleen Absalom
Māori Health Promoter – Bowel Screening
Cancer Screening, Treatment and Support
Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua | MidCentral
Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand
carleen.absalom@midcentraldhb.govt.nz
Mobile 0274147582
27 Amesbury Street, Palmerton North,4410, New Zealand