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This is the first time Health New Zealand l Te Whatu Ora has published this report, a nationwide picture of the population’s health.
This briefing provides the response of the Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora, Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority to the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Health Reform Implementation (the MAC) report High-level assessment to support future focused health reform implementation of November 2023 (the MAC report), and a proposal to disestablish the MAC.
New Zealand Public Health is unique and fits into the health reform 2022 with all the new changes implemented by the new government.
Repealing the Smokefree Act: A case of “Damn the evidence, full steam ahead”
The health system in New Zealand has gone through drastic changes after the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act was implemented in June 2022. This act outlined the need to centralize the health system to address persistent health inequities between populations.
This publication sets the direction for achieving pae ora, healthy futures for all New Zealanders over the next 10 years.
The New Zealand Health Strategy sets out how New Zealand’s health system can improve people’s access to and experiences of health services so that everyone benefits – both individually, through better accessibility, quality and efficiency of care; and collectively, as we all benefit from having a healthier population.
The New Zealand Health Strategy will help achieve a shift in thinking, so that health is not just viewed as an outcome, but as an enabler of wellbeing.
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, notably including Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI.
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
DIGITAL HEALTH
TE TIRITI