The Health Sponsorship Council (HSC) is a New Zealand government agency that promotes health and healthy lifestyles. We do this by developing and delivering health promotion and marketing programmes.

MISSION: To encourage New Zealanders to adopt and maintain healthy attitudes and lifestyles.

OVERALL OBJECTIVE: To market health and engender positive attitudes and behaviour regarding specific health issues.

POSITIONING STATEMENT: Marketing Social Change.



HSC is currently working in the following areas:

	Tobacco control. Visit the tobacco control pages of this site for more information about what the HSC is doing in this area.	Melanoma Summit New Zealand 2008 14 November Wellington Further information and registration details coming shortly.
	Sun safety. Visit the SunSmart site for a range of information - from skin cancer, being SunSmart and our environment, to what the UV Index forecast is, and more.
	Problem gambling. Visit the 'Our Problem' website for information on the HSC's social marketing programme.
	Healthy Eating. Visit the 'Feeding our Futures' website for information on the HSC's social marketing programme.