National Health Emergency Plan Last Publication Date: 02 Dec 2008 The National Health Emergency Plan: outlines the structure of emergency management in New Zealand and how the health and disability sector fits within it, and provides a…
National Health Emergency Plan: Guidance on community-based assessment centres and other support services Last Publication Date: 02 Dec 2008 Community-based assessment centres (CBACs) are one of the services planned for responding to a national health emergency, especially where there are large numbers of people involved.This…
Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in NZ - Implementation 2004-2007 Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 The aim of this project was to provide a broader lens through which the costs and benefits of gambling can be analysed, and the societal-level impacts…
Healthy Eating – Healthy Action, Oranga Kai – Oranga Pumau - Progress on Implementing the HEHA Strategy 2008 Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2008 The Healthy Eating, Healthy Action: Oranga Kai – Oranga Pumau, Progress on implementing the HEHA strategy 2008 document will inform a wide range of audiences -…
Development and Implementation of a National Funding and Service System for Hearing Aids: Stage One Interim Report Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2008 This report is the first stage of a wider project that aims to develop and implement a system that will provide the Ministry with a cost-effective…
Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women: A background paper Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2008 This background paper supports three of the key priorities of the New Zealand Health Strategy (Minister of Health, 2000) – namely, to:improve nutritionincrease physical activityreduce obesity.Food…
Mental Health: Service Use in New Zealand 2005 Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2008 This publication is the fifth New Zealand Health Information Service mental health publication to present data from the Mental Health Information National Collection.Data for clients seen…
Effectiveness of Intervention Services for Problem Gambling - Implementation 2004-2007 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2008 In March 2006 the Ministry contracted for services to provide a better understanding of the range of treatment approaches used in New Zealand, and whom they…
Māori and Informal Caregiving: A background paper prepared for the National Health Committee Last Publication Date: 29 Oct 2008 This paper explores Māori informal caregiving in the context of whānau. Included in this paper is the definition of whānau, which is discussed in detail, and…
Health Targets: Moving towards healthier futures, 2007/08: The results (amended 17 Oct) Last Publication Date: 17 Oct 2008 Summary from the Director-General of Health, Stephen McKernan I am pleased to present the results of the first year of Health Targets – 2007/08. When we launched…
