Health and Research Collaborative

Health and Research Collaborative engaged in both health services delivery and research projects. HARC continues to provide stop smoking services for the Whanganui region. These activities include a Quit Clinic service to help people stop smoking, also supporting stop smoking practitioner engagement in community activities. HARC has engaged in a number of research projects. The Health and Research Collaborative provides an operational framework for primary and community health research, for research education, and for research implementation. Our projects are summarised on our website www.harc.org.nz Current projects include Early Pregnancy and Maternity Care, Best Start alignment with expectation of Hapu Mama, Rural influences on Maternity Care, Bowel Screening Module, Safe Access to Physical Activity for Transgender People, implemented incentive-based engagement approaches and contributed to regional education and Peer-Support.