Primary Health Care

Health Promotion

Health promotion is an important aspect of implementing the Primary Health Care Strategy and contributes to a population-based health approach in primary care. PHOs are funded to develop health promotion programmes for their enrolled populations.

The following documents are to be used as references for PHOs and DHBs when developing and considering health promotion plans.

A Bird' s Eye View of Public Health
A Bird' s Eye View of Public Health (PDF, 30 KB)

Public Health in a Primary Health Care Setting
Public Health in a Primary Health Care Setting (PDF, 80 KB)

Guide to Developing Health Promotion Programmes in Primary Health Care Settings
Guide to Developing Health Promotion Programmes in Primary Health Care Settings (PDF, 82 KB)

Page last updated: January 2007