Public Health Nurses are available to support schools and whanau in keeping students well. Public Health Nurses offer the following nursing support: Nursing assessments, treatment and referral on to other services for a variety of childhood health issues and hearing loss Immunisation programmes including Year 7 (11 years old) Ear health including Public Health Nurse Ear clinics Enuresis programme (Ramsey Coote Bedpad Alarms) If you have any concerns about your child's health you can contact a Public Health Nurse through your school or directly to your closest office. Click here for the contact numbers for the Public Health Nurse offices.

Click here for full schedule of: Clinic times and dates by area Ear wax letter for parents/caregiver Full referral details. Click on link for Kidz First Community Health Referral Form

The Vision and Hearing technicians provide community clinics for B4 school checks at the following locations. You can call into the clinics during clinic times or ring to make an appointment. Clendon - Tuesdays 1 - 3pm Public Health Nurses Clinic Unit B6 Clendon Town Centre Roscommon Road, Manurewa (09) 259 3851 Pukekohe - Fortnightly on Wednesdays Pukekohe Hospital Tuakau Road, Pukekohe Otara - Tuesdays 12.30 - 3pm Clover Park Community House Israel Avenue, Otara (09) 259 3851 (This clinic is relocating in November 2012, TBA) Papakura - Fridays 1 - 3pm Awhinatia Health, 5-19 Great South Road Papakura

The universal Newborn Hearing Screening Programme offers screening to all babies born in New Zealand. Within Counties Manukau District Health Board area there are screeners at all the birthing units. They attempt to screen all babies before they leave the units and, if missed, babies are seen at outpatient clinics. Any baby that doesn't complete the screen successfully will be referred to Audiology Clinic for further assessment.

The Hearing and Vision Team delivers services to 300 pre-schools and 167 schools within the Counties Manukau region. This Well Child screening programme includes: Glue ear testing for pre-school children Hearing and Vision testing for new entrants Vision testing for Intermediate School children Hearing tests in Public Health Nursing Community Ear Clinics Mobile Ear Van delivers services to children with high needs (e.g. Kohanga Reo, Pacific language pre-schools and decile one schools).