- Controlling communicable disease
- Reducing causes of non-communicable disease
- Reducing or removing environmental hazards
- Emergency planning and response
Health Protection
Health Protection
Health Protection is charged with protecting and promoting public health with a focus on environmental health through risk assessment, risk mitigation and communication, with the support of legislation.
The Health Protection team is part of Waikato DHB’s Population Health services.
More information and advice on the services we provide
- Communicable disease
- Alcohol licensing
- Smokefree environments
- Smokefree hospitals (health target)
- Refugee and new migrant health screening
- Environmental health
- Drinking Water Assessment Service
- Drinking Water Assistance Programme
Key personnel
Tanya O’Shannessey
Team Leader
Location
85 Alexandra Street, Hamilton
Service hours are 8am-4.30pm Monday to Friday.
Please phone or email us before visiting us.
Contact
Email: Health.Protection@waikatodhb.health.nz
Phone: 07 838 2569
A health protection officer is available on-call outside of office hours for urgent issues only on 021 999 521.