The Ministry has published the following documents on child health in New Zealand.
Advice for health practitioners on vitamin D and sun exposure in pregnancy and infancy.
Child health publications
Publications
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Published 10 December 2020 -
Published 02 July 2020This report briefly describes the development of the indicator of potentially avoidable hospitalisation for the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy, using the routinely collected National Minimum Dataset for hospital inpatient events (NMDS). -
Published 31 March 2020The guidance helps English and Māori medium Early Learning Services develop a policy to improve their food and drink environment. -
Published 30 January 2020This report profiles pressures on neonatal intensive care units and describes how they are functioning in today’s health environment. It also identifies opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the neonatal intensive care system -
Published 12 June 2019This publication, based on the New Zealand Health Survey, explores the prevalence of household food insecurity in New Zealand children aged 0-14 years. It also provides insights into the wider circumstances of children living in food insecure households, including their health status, development and unmet need for health care -
Published 08 May 2019The Assessment and Planning Guide is intended to inform the ongoing development and implementation of best-practice processes by providing health professionals with strategies to assess the care, support and health needs of whānau from which a care plan can be developed for SUDI (sudden unexpected death in infancy) prevention. -
Published 08 May 2019The Quality Guidelines focus on safe sleep device (SSD) safety requirements which together with key modifiable SUDI (current sudden unexpected death in infancy) risk factors, will protect infants from harm during sleep. They set out minimum levels of product specifications to ensure SSD are fit for purpose, safe and reliable. -
Published 05 April 2019This Annual Data Explorer presents the 2017/18 results from the New Zealand Health Survey, for both adults and children. The Annual Data Explorer includes information on health behaviours and risk factors, health conditions and access to health services
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Published 27 August 2018Cue cards for health professionals, showing the steps for health and risk assessment, safety planning and referral in cases of child abuse and neglect. -
Published 27 August 2018Cue cards for health professionals, showing the identification of and steps for intervention in cases of child abuse and neglect.