Mental Health
Guidance for sleep, stress, energy, and general wellbeing – tools to help you thrive in daily life.
At UniMed, we believe that health insurance should do more than just react when something goes wrong.
That’s why we offer a growing range of benefits to help our Members stay well - mentally and physically - every day. The skin cancer detection app, SkinVision, is one of the services that is included in Active Benefits offered to our Members.
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Skin cancer: New Zealand’s most common and deadliest cancer
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in New Zealand and accounts for around 80% of new cancer diagnoses each year.
Our melanoma death rates are the highest in the world, driven by three key environmental factors:
- Intense UV Radiation: Our geographic location places us directly under the ozone hole, exposing us to exceptionally high levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
- Clear Skies: Unlike countries with urban smog that can filter UV rays, New Zealand’s clean, clear air offers little protection from the sun.
- Proximity to the Sun: During summer, the Earth’s orbit brings the southern hemisphere closer to the sun than the northern hemisphere experiences in its summer, intensifying UV exposure.
In 2022, 535 people died of skin cancer (317 deaths were from melanoma and 218 deaths from non-melanoma).
This means that more New Zealanders die each year from melanoma than on our roads.
That’s why UniMed is proud to offer SkinVision as part of our Active Benefits. Become a UniMed Member today to get affordable health insurance with Active Benefits that protect your health and support you when you need it most.
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