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What does the Ministry of Health do?
The Ministry of Health is the Government's principal agent and advisor on health and disability. It develops policy advice for the Government on health and disability issues, administers health regulations and legislation, funds health and disability support services, plans and maintains nationwide frameworks and specifications of services, monitors sector performance and provides information to the wider health and disability sector and the public. For information on the ministry and the work it carries out go to the Ministry of Health website.
Resources
The Ministry of Health has a number of papers available that illustrate the incorporation of demographic data and projections and the application of demographic techniques in policy analysis, planning and service delivery.
The following papers are an example of this work and are available at Publications:
- Health and Independence Report 2002
- Health of Older People in New Zealand - A Statistical Reference
- The burden of disease and injury in New Zealand
- Key findings from ‘Our Health Our Future – Hauora Pakari, Koiora Roa – The Health of New Zealanders 1999
- Taking the Pulse – 1996/97 Health Survey
- Diabetes in New Zealand – Models and Forecasts 1996–2011.
New Zealand Health Information Service
The New Zealand Health Information Service (NZHIS) is within the Ministry of Health and responsible for the collection, processing, maintenance, and dissemination of health-related data. This site contains a brief description of each collection, with information on scope, start date, guide for use, frequency of updates, access to data, security and privacy issues, reports and publications.
For a description of each collection available for downloading in PDF format, go to Guide to NZHIS National Collections. Categories include:
Access to the data
Security and privacy issues
Reports
Publications
For any enquiries, requests for information or for assistance with the interpretation of the data within the collections please contact the information analysts by email, telephone (04) 922 1800 or fax (04) 922 1899.
Public Health Intelligence team
Public Health Intelligence (PHI) is a multidisciplinary group of epidemiologists, statisticians, geographers, and social scientists in the Ministry of Health. The skills of PHI provide evidence for population health policy and decision-making. More specifically, the mission of PHI is to carry out the Ministry of Health's statutory responsibility to monitor the health of the New Zealand population. PHI achieve their mission by analysing health outcomes, risks and determinants to measure how healthy the New Zealand population is over time and to examine inequalities in health across regional boundaries and between various population groups.
PHI has adopted a methodological structure resulting in four interconnected work streams. This enables PHI to provide an interdisciplinary approach, which includes expertise in the following areas:
Health Surveys
Health GeoInformatics
Modelling and Forecasting
Surveillance and Monitoring
Some of the analytical work of PHI is disseminated through their 'Occasional Bulletin' series, in professional peer-reviewed journals, and presentations at conferences. Whenever possible PHI publications will be available on its website.
Use this link to contact staff within PHI.
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