Disability publications

Publications relating to disability and disability services in New Zealand.

Publications

Provisional Health of Disabled People Strategy

Published 12 July 2023

The Health of Disabled People Strategy sets the direction and long-term priorities for the new health system to move towards achieving equity in disabled people’s health and wellbeing outcomes over the next 10 years.

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COVID-19 Risk Among Disabled People

Published 06 March 2023

This report is a recent analysis undertaken by the Public Health Agency, Manatū Hauora regarding burden of COVID-19 disease in the disabled population who receive Disability Support Services (DSS).

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Demographic Report of Disabled People Accessing Manatū Hauora (the Ministry of Health) Disability Support Services

Published 09 December 2022

This report provides information about disabled people who access a range of disability support services funded by the Ministry of Health in the financial year from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 (2019/20) and five-year trends back to 2015/16.

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Data and Information Strategy for Health and Disability: He Rautaki Raraunga, He Rautaki Pārongo mō te Pūnaha Hauora, Whaikaha hoki

Published 10 December 2021

The Ministry of Health has developed a Data and Information Strategy for Health and Disability to set clear priorities for the sector on how to improve the ways we manage, use and share health and disability data and information.

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Data and Information Strategy for Health and Disability: Roadmap 2021-2024

Published 10 December 2021

This roadmap accompanies the Data and Information Strategy for Health and Disability and identifies the key actions to be taken in each priority area within the next two years.

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New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline’s supplementary paper on the effectiveness of physical activity interventions for young people on the autism spectrum

Published 21 September 2021

The New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline second edition was published in 2016.

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New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline’s supplementary paper on the effectiveness of music therapy interventions for children and young people on the autism spectrum

Published 21 September 2021

The New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline second edition was published in 2016.

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Demographic Report for Clients Allocated the Ministry of Health’s Disability Support Services: 2018 update

Published 27 January 2020

This publication presents aggregated demographic information about the people with disabilities who were allocated Ministry of Health funded disability supports in 2018.

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New Zealand Autism Spectrum Guideline Supplementary paper on Sexuality

Published 15 August 2019

This Supplementary Paper provides new recommendations and good practice points for people using the ASD Guidelines

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New Zealand Autism Spectrum Guideline Supplementary paper on School Transitions

Published 15 August 2019

This Supplementary Paper updates the ASD Guideline with respect to the effectiveness of transitions to and between primary and secondary schools and between year levels within those schools for children and adolescents on the autism spectrum.

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