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  FoodSwitch

  Apps

  FREE android and iPhone app!

  Packaged foods can be surprisingly high in salt, fat and sugar. FoodSwitch is a revolutionary new smartphone app that helps you make healthier food choices.

  FoodSwitch can help you find out what’s in the food you’re eating, so you can make simple switches to healthier options. With FoodSwitch you can scan the barcode of packaged foods using your smartphone camera and receive immediate, easy to understand nutritional advice and a list of similar foods that are healthier choices.

  How it works

  In three easy steps, you can reduce excessively high levels of fat, salt and sugar in your family’s diet and even share shopping lists with friends via social media.

  This app has been reviewed by Health Navigator.

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  Hello Sunday Morning or Day Break

  Apps

  Tired of waking up with a hangover?

  Don't let the day get away. The Hello Sunday Morning (HSM) or Day Break app helps you set simple, achievable weekly challenges to help reset your drinking habits.

  Choose challenges to complete and then spend just two minutes each Sunday morning checking-in with your progress. Ever sung karaoke completely sober? Need some tips on how to unwind after work without alcohol? Have a boozy wedding coming up?

  The HSM app is ideal for social drinkers who are looking for quick and easy ways to cut back on their drinking and challenge their relationship with alcohol – one Sunday at a time.

  Supported by the Australian Government (Department of Health), VicHealth, Vodafone Foundation and nib foundation.

  Download Hello Sunday morning for iOS devices here.

  Download Day Break for android devices here

  Please note that this app is free for a two week trial and then $59.99 AUS annual fee. Check out Drink Smart for a free app: http://www.booksonprescription.co.nz/product/drink-smart/

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  Stroke Riskometer

  Apps

  Stroke Riskometer™ is a unique and easy to use tool for assessing your individual risk of a stroke in the next five or ten years and what you can do to reduce the risk.
  The app can also give you an indication of your risk of heart attack, dementia, and diabetes.

  Available to download on the App Store for iOS and Google Play for Android.

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  Aunty Dee

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  A New Zealand based wellbeing tool to help people cope with stressful life experiences through support with problem solving.

  Aunty Dee is a free online tool that can be accessed on smartphones, tablets and desktop computers. The tool aims to help people work through a problem or problems. By encouraging users to think about, reflect and explore their problems in a structured way, users can proactively find solutions to their problems and then act. Although anyone can use the tool, it is aimed at Pacific and Maori young people aged 14-25 years. The website also has a library of tips and tricks for some common problems such as trouble sleeping or problems with relationships, friends, health and school.

  Download app

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  Rise and recharge

  Apps

  To help you become chair-aware, the free Rise & Recharge app — developed by Baker IDI with the support of the Vodafone Foundation — will help you spend less time stuck in the saddle and boost your energy.

  Long periods of sitting (sedentary behaviour) increases our risk of developing heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some forms of cancer.

  Check out our infographics or get some handy tips to help you be the Boss of your Chair.

  Download the free Rise & Recharge app from the App Store or Google Play now.

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  ACT Companion

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  The Acceptance Commitment Therapy Training app: Be present, open up, and do what matters.

  The acceptance and commitment therapy companion app based on the best-selling book, The Happiness Trap, by Dr Russ Harris.

  Download from Google PLay for android or the App Store for iOS.