Keep well

Our workshop topics of sleep, sexual health, nutrition, and health literacy are covered in this section.

Online resources

Sleep

• See our infographic on some of the reasons why you might be sleeping badly.
• Read the Ministry of Health’s recommendations about why good quality sleep is essential for your health and wellbeing.
• Explore contemporary expectations about sleep, effects of inadequate sleep, and what you can do to optimise sleep.
• Sleep guided meditation using ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) with relaxing sounds of nature.
• Sleepio is an app that uses cognitive behavioural therapy to help reset sleeping patterns naturally.
• Relax Melodies: Sleep Sounds helps you sleep with nature sounds, white noise, guided meditations, stories, exercises, and techniques.
• Read Health Navigator NZ's tips to help improve your sleep with a ‘sleep tips tracker’ to see which tips work for your sleep.
• Take a quiz and learn how to get better quality sleep from Small Steps.

Sexual health

• Watch the classic cup of tea video demonstrating consent.
• Worried if your body is normal or not? Check out the Labia Library to see how diverse labias look or the NZ Aids Foundation for diverse penis shapes and sizes.
• Read the Light Project about how porn affects body image and attitudes and beliefs about sex.
• Read about preventing STIs from Just the Facts.
• Read about long-acting reversible contraception for females.
• Find out more about being queer, gender diverse, takatāpui, and intersex at Rainbow Youth.
• Reaching out for help if you have experienced sexual violence.
• Read about Safer Sex for Rainbow Youth from Health Navigator as well as accessing PreP from the NZ Aids Foundation.
• Watch a video about Sex: The First Time, The Real Sex Talk from Villainesse.

Nutrition

• How to read food labels when you’re shopping.
• Learn about portion sizes and how to estimate them.
• Read about healthy eating on a budget, including using seasonal veges, portion sizes, use by dates, and alternative sources of protein.
• Basic preparation and cooking techniques video for common New Zealand vegetables.
• What’s the best diet? Healthy Eating 101 with Dr Mike Evans walks you through how to incorporate healthy eating into your life.
• Watch Disorder from the Outlook for Someday about young New Zealanders who have experienced eating disorders.
• Read about why strict diets aren’t always the answer and why developing a healthy relationship with food is important.
• Explore the ROAR and EDANZ websites for information and interactive features about eating and body concerns.
• The Easy Eat Diary app, recommended by Health Navigator, helps monitor food intake for energy intake and exercise.
• Take this Quiz to find out if your drinking habits are healthy.
• Learn about your drug habits with this anonymous test.

Alcohol and other drugs

• Can you pour a standard drink? Use this interactive tool to test your knowledge.
• How much are you drinking? Interactive tool to help you keep track of the amount of alcohol you are consuming.
• A straight up guide to safer using from The Level.
• Tripsit Drug Combinations table to avoid mixing drugs and Drug Interaction Checker for prescription medicines.
• Pill Library from Know Your Stuff NZ to identify drugs sold as MDMA that are harmful substances.
• Watch a video to understand when alcohol and drug use become a problem, from Villainesse.
• Online tool from The Lowdown to help you check your usage.
• Online tool to find out if your gambling is sweet as or becoming a problem.

Movement and exercise

• Check out University Recreation Wellington for fitness classes, gym memberships, personal training, sports, and more.
• Find walking and biking trails in your local area to get active outdoors.
• Check out Nuku Ora for active health and wellness, including home exercise options.
• Read about how regular exercise is good for your body and your mind.
• Be safe in the New Zealand sunlight. Slip, Slop, Slap and Wrap.

Health literacy

• Read about three simple questions you can ask to help you understand your consultation with your GP or nurse.
• Watch Merle talk about whāia te mātauranga, he oranga moū—looking after yourself.
• Find out about patient rights from the Health and Disability Commissioner.
• Apply for the University’s Student Hardship Fund for medical and dental costs, disability, or temporary illness.
• Accessing after-hours medical help in person.
• Accessing after-hours medical help over the phone at Healthline.
• Read about being smart with your medicine to use it safely.
• How to order a repeat prescription from Mauri Ora when your medication runs out.

Workshops

All of the content in our online resources aligns with the messages in our weekly wellbeing workshops.