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Mental Health

Ministry of Health Strategies, workforce development, publications, newsletters, legislation.
Midland Mental Health Network

Network of Five District Health Boards

Strategic Plans

Mental Health Commission

Links page gives a useful directory of sites

 

Maori workforce development

 

National Addiction Treatment Workforce Development

The Werry Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health:

  • Workforce development
  • Teaching and

Research

Mental Health Foundation
  • Resources
  • Mental Health Promotion Research
  • Newsletter
Calendar of events
Standards Plus: imagine better

Promotes leadership and quality in services for people with disabilities, older people, people with mental illness, families and elders

Te Pou

This is the national centre of mental health research, information and workforce development

Web Health Mental Health and Addictions training calendar
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Health of Older People

DHBNZ

Contract/variations

Ministry of Health
  • Long term residential care,
  • community care
  • projects
  • statistics
  • resources
  • events
Sector Services (previously HealthPac)

 

Office for Senior Citizens

New Zealand Positive Ageing Strategy.

 

Age Concern Not-for-profit organisation working to promote the rights, quality of life and well being of older people
Ministry of Social Development publications
  • Positive ageing indicators
  • ‘Ageing in Place’: The views of older homeowners about housing maintenance, renovation and adaptation
Ministry of Health publication for HOOP forum 2006

Aged Care Workforce
A Practical Example of How Future  Health Workforce Issues Can Be Addressed (pdf)

Children and Youth

Ministry of Health – child health

Publications and resources

 

Ministry of Youth Development

Policy and research
Health indicators

Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand

Workforce development

 

YouthLine

Training calendar
Workforce competencies

Disabilities

Support Options website

Extensive directory of disability services and resources

Office for Disability Issues

Events calendar

 

Chronic Disease

Ministry of Health Leading for Outcomes
Health System Change/Community Primary Care/Population health/CVD/Diabetes
National Health Committee

Meeting the Needs of People with Chronic Conditions

 

Cancer Council

Publications
Events

 

Immunisation Advisory Centre

On line resource centre
Resources catalogue
Myths and concerns

Research and statistics

Ministry of Health New Zealand Health Survey “Portrait of Health"

A wide range of topics was included in the survey, covering health behaviours and risk factors, health conditions, health status and health service use

Health Research Council

Items published in 2006-07

 

Department of Labour

Labour market – regional industry and trends

 

Public Health Intelligence
(Ministry of Health)

Public Health Intelligence Online

Interactive maps with linked tables and charts which allow data to be viewed in multiple dimensions.

National Health Committee

Literature Review: a report prepared for the National Health Committee
Informal Caregivers

Hauora Maori Standards of Health

Maori health research latest edition
2000-05

 

District Health Boards New Zealand Latest workforce data

Oral Health

Ministry of Health

Governance

Te Puni Kokiri
Risk management/safety

 

 

Department of Labour

Workforce

Health Promotion Forum NZ

Calendar of events
Training data base 2007

 

Career Services

Scholarships and Funding

 

The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners

List of conferences

 

District Health Boards New Zealand DHBNZ
  • Workforce development toolkit
  • Workforce composition
  • LAMP leadership and management performance development
  • Conferences

Health Promotions resources

Ministry of Health

Health Education resources: brochures and posters