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Empowering Pacific Youth to Lead Healthier Lives

The Fono is working on a project that is designed to empower Pacific communities towards better health and wellbeing, particularly with preventing prediabetes in young

Stained Teeth Cleaning Treatment – Dental Case Study

After years of smoking and drinking coffee, tea and red wine, dental patient John* came to The Fono dental with severely stained teeth. Here we

Brushing Tips

There is a great deal you can do to help keep your teeth healthy and strong. It all comes down to brushing and flossing regularly.

Rheumatic fever

It starts with a sore throat and can lead to heart surgery, and is more prevalent in winter and the colder months. Rheumatic fever is

Know the signs of a STROKE

A stroke can happen to anyone, anytime – it could be someone you know or the person next to you. Each year around 9,000 people have

Quit smoking and we will reward you!

Quit Smoking this March, April, May and June and we’ll reward you! Every person who successfully quits during those months will receive a $50 Warehouse

Tooth Decay

Bacteria interacts with the food you eat to produce waste products in the form of acids, which cause a breakdown or demineralisation (dissolving of the

Breast Cancer

In New Zealand, eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer a day. She could be your colleague, mother, sister, daughter, niece, cousin or friend. We

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