Health Targets

News

2008

Quarter Three Report now available (18 July)
Summaries on progress in Quarter Three for each Health Target and more detailed information (eg, graphs and their source data) are now available.

DHBs continue making progress on health targets (18 July)
All the country’s district health boards continue making progress on the 10 annual health targets, chalking up big gains in tobacco control and in reducing hospital admissions for children under five, Director-General of Health Stephen McKernan said today.

Quarter Two Report now available (10 April)
Summaries on progress in Quarter Two for each Health Target and more detailed information (eg, graphs and their source data) are now available.

Mental Health Services Target: Six out of 10 mentally ill people have crisis prevention plans (10 April)
Bobby (name changed to protect privacy) has bipolar affective disorder but has developed a plan to cope with alternating periods of mania and depression.

View also the media release from the Minister of Health:
DHBs achieve 9 out of 10 health targets - Beehive.govt.nz (10 April)

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2007

Quarter One Report now available (30 November)
Summaries on progress in Quarter One for each Health Target, from the Ministry of Health Target champions, and more detailed information (eg, graphs and their source data) is now available.

Specific information on each DHB's progress towards their local targets is provided on their individual pages.

Oral Health Target: Adolescent Use of Free Dental Services Improving (30 November)
Community-based oral health services open year round and equipped with modern facilities have helped Invercargill reach more Maori and Pacific children, the two groups most likely to have poorer oral health.

Health Targets: Challenge and Opportunity (8 August)
Health targets offer a significant opportunity to improve the health of all New Zealanders, Director-General of Health Stephen McKernan said.

View also the media release from the Minister of Health:
An ambitious new direction for health - Beehive.govt.nz (8 August)

Health Targets - Moving towards healthier futures (8 August)
This publication provides information on the 10 Health Target areas and indicators for 2007/08.


Page last updated: 18 July 2008