Publications Ngā whakaputanga kōrero

The Pacific Health and Disability Action Plan (the Action Plan) sets out the strategic direction and actions for improving health outcomes for Pacific peoples and reducing inequalities between Pacific and non-Pacific peoples. It is directed at the health and disability service sectors and Pacific communities, and aims to provide and promote affordable, effective and responsive health and disability services for all New Zealanders.

Positive sexuality and healthy sexual and reproductive health are Government priorities. As we are sexual beings, positive sexual identity and sexuality are fundamental to our sense of self, self-esteem and ability to lead a fulfilling life.

This document aims to ensure that the health, developmental, educational and psychosocial needs of individuals with Down syndrome and their families are identified and addressed, and that individuals with Down syndrome receive care that is appropriate, timely and well co-ordinated between primary and secondary care. The recommended clinical practice (RCP) provided here should be used to supplement routine well child and adult care.

The New Zealand Disability Strategy aims to make New Zealand a more inclusive society, eliminating the barriers to people with disabilities participating in and contributing to society.

A strong primary health care system is central to improving the health of New Zealanders and, in particular, tackling inequalities in health.

This strategy document, published in 2000, has now been superseded by the New Zealand Health Strategy 2016.

Guidance for involving families and whanau of mental health consumers/tangata whai ora in care, assessment and treatment processes

Body piercing and tattooing are activities that can affect public health when operators use unsafe techniques. There are significant hazards posed by contact with blood and body fluid, such as (the risk of) transmitting blood-borne viral diseases.

This report considers the social, cultural and economic determinants of health and provides advice to the Minister of Health on practical strategies that will improve the health of New Zealanders and reduce socioeconomic inequalities in health

This strategy was developed through extensive consultation with the child health community in New Zealand. It reflects the child health community's views about what is needed to improve health outcomes for children/tamariki and their families and whānau in New Zealand.

A resource developed for early childhood services to provide information and advice about common illnesses and how to prevent them; the care of children with ongoing conditions such as asthma and diabetes; the Well Child–Tamariki Ora programme; food and nutrition; staff health; and safety issues likely to occur in any early childhood service.