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Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, notably including Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI; and how interventions, policy and the health system overall can contribute to such groups attaining an equitable health status.
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Media coverage
Hauora Taiwhenua Presents 10-Point Action Plan for Rural Māori Health
Hauora Taiwhenua has presented a 10-point action plan to Ministers following last week's pivotal Rural Māori Health Summit in Wellington. Co-hosted with our Te Tiriti partners, Te Rōpū Ārahi, the Summit brought together politicians, health officials and key stakeholders to address the urgent challenges in rural Māori healthcare.
Will new health minister carry on good work on this lifelong disability?
The work of ex-Health Minister Shane Reti relating to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder was visionary
Otago Uni’s affirmative action ‘a good news story’ for health workforce, study finds
The increasing number of Māori and Pacific students studying medicine and surgery at the University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka is a “good news story”, says a leader in public health.
Commentary
Healthy Families NZ – a decade of impact
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora’s Healthy Families NZ is marking ten years of impact with the release of an impact report ‘Reshaping our systems for a healthier Aotearoa New Zealand’.
Ministry of Health Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024
The Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 sets out who we are and what we do, how we manage our business, our financial statements and statement of service performance as specified in Vote Health – Main Estimates of Appropriation 2023/24 and (where updated) in Vote Health – Supplementary Estimates of Appropriation 2023/24.
Strategic Intentions 2024–2028 Ko ngā Takune-ā-Rautaki 2024–2028
The document sets out the Ministry’s own strategic focus, functions and priorities aligned and contributing to, but distinct from those of the Government.
Academic Literature
Interventions to improve equity in emergency departments for Indigenous people: A scoping review
The aim of this scoping review was to map the ED-based interventions aimed at improving equity in care for Indigenous patients in EDs.
Priority actions for improving population youth mental health: An equity framework for Aotearoa New Zealand
Symptoms of depression and anxiety have increased dramatically among Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa) youth over the last decade, with widening inequities for Māori (Indigenous population). Increased access to quality timely treatment is essential, but not sufficient to reduce population rates of mental distress.
Selective under-representation of Pacifc peoples in population estimates for health indicator measurements in Aotearoa New Zealand misinforms policy making
Pacifc people are systematically undercounted, but the impact on health statistics is not well studied.
Legislation and Parliament
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Reports and Government Documents
Attendance rates rising but not good enough
Associate Education Minister David Seymour says this Government has prioritised student attendance and as a result we’ve seen every term in 2024 record higher attendance than in 2023.
Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Health January 2025
Following a change of Minister, the Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora, produces a Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Health, as is usual practice.
Guidelines and policies for women’s health in Auckland
Policies and guidelines for women's health in Auckland.
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HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
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