Menzies HealthLAB is celebrating 10 years in the Territory!

HealthLAB is an educational, interactive, mobile, pop up laboratory where participants can take their own health measures and learn what they mean for their current and future health. 

Over its 10 years there have been over 14,000 HealthLAB participants including more than 5000 people from 23 remote towns and communities. 

HealthLAB stations include:

  • Healthy Heart
  • Ultrasound viewing of organs
  • Healthy Eating
  • Healthy Kidneys
  • Healthy Babies
  • No More Smokes
  • Hygiene
  • Alcohol
  • Exercise
  • Hydration
  • Healthy Brain
  • The HealthLAB Time Machine

And more! Just ask us.

Bookings for HealthLAB are available; email us to find out more.

2024 events:
  • 9 February - International Day of Women and Girls in Science event at Casuarina Library
  • 19 February – Darwin High School
  • 22 March – Mackillop Catholic College
  • 28 March – Taminmin College
  • 3 April – Nightcliff Middle School Health Expo
  • 8 April - Launch Darwin & Melaleuca ‘Marrara Sports Trek/Sports Taster’
  • 9 May – Michael Long Leadership and Learning Centre: Areyonga
  • 13 May – SEDA College Menzies visit
  • 16 May – Stars Foundation Menzies visit
  • 31 May - Darwin High School Health Expo
  • 14 June - Palmerston College Sports Day
  • 20 June - Michael Long Leadership and Learning Centre: Nawarddeken Academy
  • 18 July - Michael Long Leadership and Learning Centre: APY Lands Women's council
  • 24 July - Michael Long Leadership and Learning Centre: Galiwinlku
  • 8 August - Darwin Principles Professional Development Day
  • 28 August - Henbury Science Day
  • 29 August - Michael Long Leadership and Learning Centre: Lajamanu
  • 4 September - Darwin Middle School Health Expo 
  • 5 September - Haileybury Rendall School visit
  • 10 September - School of Sport
  • 12 September - Michael Long Leadership and Learning Centre: Elliot
  • 16 September - SEDA student visit to Menzies
  • 28 November - Michael Long Leadership and Learning Centre: Groote Eylandt
  • 3 December – Dripstone Middle School

What we do:

  1. A school program across the Territory
  2. A community program across the Territory
  3. Collaborative HealthLABs with ACCHOs, NGOs, NT Government, and others
  4. Training including a Digital Badge in Health Communication 
  5. Youth4Youth HealthLABs 

Our aims:

  • To increase awareness in the community about the health consequences of lifestyle choices made today on their later personal health and the health of their children yet to be born.
  • To change behaviours linked to smoking, alcohol, physical activity and nutrition.
  • To improve the health and wellbeing of the population and in the long term, to decrease the adult onset of chronic disease and improve the health of the next generation.
Our Staff
  • Professor Heidi Smith-Vaughan (HealthLAB Head)
  • Nicole Boyd (Project lead and HealthLAB Manager)
  • Mark Mayo (Executive lead)
  • Charlotte Valle (Health promotion officer)
  • Mele Tupou (Health promotion assistant)

Check out our Facebook page here: @menzieshealthlab