Summary
A strong primary health care system is central to improving the health of New Zealanders and, in particular, tackling inequalities in health.
The Primary Health Care Strategy was developed in 2001 to provide a clear direction for the future development of primary health care in New Zealand. Although now somewhat dated it remains a useful document that outlines the specific contributions primary health care makes to improving health outcomes.
The Primary Health Care Strategy followed on from the New Zealand Health Strategy 2000 and the New Zealand Disability Strategy 2001. The New Zealand Health Strategy set out principles, goals and objectives for the health system – and these guided the development of the Primary Health Care Strategy.
The Primary Health Care Strategy was developed using the submissions received on a discussion document released in March 2000. That document, The Future Shape of Primary Health Care: A Discussion Paper, can be found below.
ERRATA: Page 3 - Missing Population Health Objective = "Reducing Obesity"
Publishing information
- Publication date
- ISBN
- 0-478-24306-5 (Booklet), 0-478-24307-3 (Internet)
- HP number
- 3415
- Copyright status
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Owned by the Ministry of Health and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.
