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hi i'm caroline and i am a reserve in
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the new zealand army i've had a really
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exciting opportunity this summer to work
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within the defense health directorate
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and one of my projects has been helping
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develop the new defense health website
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it's really exciting because this is an
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external website so anyone can access it
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we've designed it to be a one-stop shop
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for all things health and well-being
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there are some unique and engaging
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features to the site that we're really
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excited to share with you guys there are
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some interactive self-help quizzes as
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well as some fitness videos some
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personal stories and a massive reserve
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of information on so many different
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health topics ultimately it's just a
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safe space for you to learn engage and
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help yourself and your peers i've
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reached out to a few people to review
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the site and speak about what stood out
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to them here's what they had to say
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hey i'm soph and i'm a private in army
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reserves and a recent graduate of ohio
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university personally i found there's
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lots of resources on training gaining
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physical fitness and how to pass the
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next fullness test
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there are also walkthrough videos
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detailing different exercises and
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recovery that show the technical side of
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things to help prevent injury
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with unilife stress and anxiety are a
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given especially around exam time
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but on the new defense health website
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there's a range of resources that can
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help you achieve goals and manage
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stressful times there's also some
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amazing personal stories that i would
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highly recommend checking out to give
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you a fresh view on how to deal with
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life's problems
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all civilian employees have access to
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health providers including nzdf social
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workers chaplains our sexual assault
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prevention and response advisors as well
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as our gender and pacifica networks
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wellbeing support is an amazing resource
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that nzdev have made available to us
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please visit the nzdf health hub for
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more information
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you