The National Health Emergency Plan: Multiple Complex Burn Action Plan provides direction to the health sector in the event of a burn emergency in New Zealand.
Emergency management publications
Publications relating to health emergency management and planning in New Zealand.
Publications
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Published 02 September 2011The National Health Emergency Plan: Mass Casualty Action Plan provides strategic direction and co-ordination to the health sector in the event of an incident resulting in a large number of casualties.
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Published 02 July 2011If you have had to move to a new home following the Canterbury earthquakes due to your home being in the red zone, and you have previously received funding support from the Ministry for housing modifications, the Ministry may be able to help you when you move to your new home.
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Published 02 July 2011These guidelines help to minimise the public health risk from major fires. The focus is on industrial fires, but some of the content is also relevant to large scrub or forest fires.
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Published 02 June 2010A new scientific study shows the full effect of Pandemic Influenza H1N1 in New Zealand in 2009.
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Published 02 April 2010Sets out the all of government measures to be taken to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic.
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Published 02 May 2009Worldwide, the number of counted polio cases reached its lowest level of 483 cases in 2001. Since 2001 eradication has proven difficult in a small number of countries, with the number of counted polio cases fluctuating since 2001, peaking at 1,997 cases in 2006. In 2008, 18 countries experienced 1,655 cases; fourteen countries in Africa and four in Asia. There are four remaining polio-endemic countries; Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Nigeria (801) and India (559) accounted for 82 percent of cases in 2008.
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National Health Emergency Plan; National Reserve Supplies Management and Usage Policies: 2nd editionPublished 02 April 2009This document describes policy for the management and use of national reserve supplies, and details the principal responsibilities of the Ministry and DHBs in managing and using these significant national resources.
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Published 02 December 2008Community-based assessment centres (CBACs) are one of the elements planned for responding to a national health emergency, especially where there are large numbers of people involved. This document aims to provide guidance to DHBs and primary health organisations on the role and function of CBACs, home-based services and teletriage in a health emergency.
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Published 02 December 2008The National Health Emergency Plan outlines the structure of emergency management in New Zealand, guides the health and disability sector on planning for and responding to health emergencies, and provides other organisations and government agencies with contextual information on emergency management.
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