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Health & Disability Intelligence

Obtaining and providing an evidence base for the strategic development of New Zealand's Health and Disability system

A Unit within the Health & Disability
Systems Strategy Directorate


The key functions of the Health & Disability Intelligence Unit include:

  • Continually developing an evidence-base to underpin the strategy and policy development in HDSS and the Ministry.
  • Contributing to the Ministry’s statutory responsibility to monitor the health of New Zealand’s population.
  • Commissioning and evaluating research to underpin policy and practice in health, healthcare and disability services.
  • Working across government to use science and innovation to deliver improvements in, and monitor, health.
  • Analysis of patient and public expectations and satisfaction, useage and attitudes.

Contact us


Health & Disability Intelligence
Health and Disability Systems Strategy
Ministry of Health
Level 2, No 1 The Terrace
Wellington, 6011

P.O. Box 5013
Wellington 6145
New Zealand

Tel: +64 (4) 496 2000
Fax: +64 (4) 496 2340
Email: phi@moh.govt.nz
Website: www.moh.govt.nz/hdi

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Page last updated: 23 June 2009

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PHIOnline (www.phionline.moh.govt.nz) is a tool for the visualisation of health and related information. It displays an interactive map with linked tables and charts which allow data to be viewed in multiple dimensions, and is an alternative way to viewing information.

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