在亚洲健康周期间(2019年9月9日–9月15日)，Waitemata医管局呼吁居住在Waitemata地区(包括奥克兰西区、北岸至Wellsford)年龄在60-74岁之间的的华人居民，参加每两年一次的免费肠道筛查。
　　肠道筛查能及时地查出早期的肠癌，让其在扩散前得以医治，从而达到挽救生命的目的。免费肠道筛查套装会邮寄到户，其中附含详细使用说明，帮助在家自查。
　　华语健康推广员李峻女士(JunLi)致力于提升华人对参与肠道筛查重要性的认知，以及推广如何在家轻松进行肠道筛查。李女士最近帮助来自台湾、目前住在奥克兰北岸Albany的JohnLi先生完成了肠道筛查测试。
　　John发现肠道筛查过程相当简便后，很乐意向身边亲友分享推荐相关体验。他说：“肠筛自查真的很简单，我和很多朋友一样，年龄增长的同时，也很担忧自身的健康。完成肠筛自查后，对自身健康状况更加了解，感觉就更好了。”
　　Waitemata地区亚裔人群的肠道筛查参与度较低，健康推广经理SandraSkipwith期望改善这一状况，她表示：“我们历来致力于平等的参与机会，所以真心期望看到更多华人能参与进来。我们可以提供翻译、指导等服务，甚至在您需要到医院做治疗时，提供接送服务。”
　　如果您居住在Waitemata医管卫生局管辖区，并享有免费公共医疗服务，年龄在60-74岁，您就有资格参与免费的肠道筛查。请向您的家庭医生咨询，或免费致电0800924432获取华语服务。也可在网站www.timetoscreen.nz查询相关信息。
　　新西兰正逐步向全国推广这个免费的肠道筛查计划。已推行该计划的医疗管理卫生局包括：Waitemata(包括奥克兰西区、北岸至Wellsford)、CountiesManukau(包括Manukau City、Franklin和Papakura地区)、Southern、Hutt Valley和Wairarapa、Nelson Marlborough，Lakes和Hawke'sBay。奥克兰医疗管理卫生局(Auckland DHB)和其余的医管局将于2019年末至2021年开始。
　　Chinese people are being urged to take a bowel screening test as part of Asian Health Week.
　　Those aged 60-74 living in the Waitemata District Health Board area are being encouraged to take a free bowel screening test every two years.
　　Bowel screening can save lives, as it finds cancers at an early stage when they are just beginning to grow, before they have had the chance to spread. The free test kit is posted to people to use at home and comes with detailed instructions on how to use it.
　　Chinese health promoter, Jun Li, is passionate about raising awareness of how easy bowel screening kits are to use and how much of a difference they can make. She recently helped John Li, originally from Taiwan but living in Albany, to consider bowel screening.
　　John found the whole experience very easy and was keen to spread the word in his community: “Take the test, it’s really simple. Like me, some of my friends worry about their health as they get older. Taking the test made me feel better and more in charge of my own health”.
　　In the Waitemata region, Asian people have a lower participation rate and this is something that Sandra Skipwith, Health Promotion Manager, would like to change: “We really want to see more Chinese people taking part, and equity of participation is something we are really passionate about. We can help with translations, instructions, and even a ride to the hospital if you need treatment.”
　　If you live in the Waitemata DHB area, which goes from North Shore to Waitakere and up to Wellsford, and are eligible for publicly funded health care, you are eligible for screening. Ask your GP or call 0800 924 432 and ask to speak to someone in Chinese. Information is also available at www.timetoscreen.nz.
　　A national bowel screening programme is being rolled out gradually across New Zealand. The programme is available in the following DHBs: Waitemata, Counties Manukau, Southern, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa, Nelson Marlborough, Lakes and Hawke's Bay. Auckland DHB and the remaining DHBs are due to begin to offer bowel screening from late 2019 to 2021.