The HSC is a New Zealand government agency that promotes health and encourages healthy lifestyles.
HSC’s work focuses on reducing the social, financial and health sector costs of smoking, skin cancer, problem gambling, and poor nutrition and sedentary lifestyles.
Tobacco control - Visit the tobacco control pages of this site for more information about what the HSC is doing in this area. You can also visit the Smokefree, Auahi Kore, Smokefree Schools, and Smoking Not Our Future websites.
Sun safety - Visit the sun safety pages of this site for more information about what the HSC is doing in this area. You can also visit the SunSmart site for information about skin cancer in New Zealand, being SunSmart, what the UV forecase is, and more.
Minimising gambling harm - Visit the minimising gambling harm pages of this site for more information about what the HSC is doing in this area. You can also visit the Choice Not Chance website for information on the HSC's Choice Not Chance programme.
Nutrition and Physical Activity - Visit the nutrition and physical activity pages of this site for more information about what the HSC is doing in this area. You could also visit the Feeding our Families or Breakfast-eaters websites.
Latest research
New Zealand’s society is dynamic and there are constant changes in our way of life, attitudes, social and economic conditions.
HSC does research so we can follow these changes and act on the most up-to-date information.
