Publications

This publication presents the He Ara Oranga recommendations and identifies the Government’s approach to each.

Kia Manawanui Aotearoa – Long-term pathway to mental wellbeing (Kia Manawanui) is the Government’s high-level plan for transformation over the long-term. It outlines the next steps for further implementation of the changes required to support the mental wellbeing of New Zealanders.

The review considers the effectiveness of physical activity interventions which are aimed at improving social, cognitive and/or behavioural functioning for people on the autism spectrum. Physical activity interventions are activities that require physical movement and effort that can be conducted in groups or individually.

The review considered the effectiveness of music therapy interventions for people on the autism spectrum. Music therapy is defined as the planned use of musical experiences and the relationships that develop through them for therapeutic goals delivered through regular sessions by a music therapist.

The New Zealand Guidelines for Helping People to Stop Smoking provide health care workers with advice they can use when dealing with people who smoke.

The Virtual Diabetes Register web tool presents the estimated numbers of people with diabetes, and the prevalence of diabetes per 1000 people, across different demographic groups in the population. The data presented in the web tool can be explored by year, ethnicity, sex, district health board of residence, deprivation quintile and age group.

This publication outlines the future model for Maternal Fetal Medicine and identifies projects and priorities to improve service quality, consistency and sustainability of maternal fetal medicine services to women and babies in Aotearoa New Zealand. It was written before the announcement of the Health Disability System Review and so does not reflect the changes that are to occur to the Health System in 2022.

Consultation on the draft strategy to prevent and minimise gambling harm is now open. Submit your response online at the Health Consultation Hub.

This report summarises the submissions the Ministry received as part of the public consultation process on the proposals for the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021.

Section 119 of the Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017 (the Substance Addiction Act) requires the Ministry to publish the following information