Ministry of Health Library
Health Improvement and Innovation Digest
Issue 193 - 20 June 2019
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Article access
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Disability Sector Quality Improvement (New Zealand)
Proactive release of information - promoting the effective engagement of disabled people in policy development and service design
The Minister of Disability Issues has proactively released three documents detailing an Oral Cabinet Item. Dr Jonathan Godfrey as President of Blind Citizens along with the Social Investment Agency presented information on how disabled people had been engaged in consultation and the provision of advice to the Social Investment Agency in policy development. This was used as an exemplar to present ideas on the expectations for consulting disabled people, effective engagement and consultation processes, the benefits of doing this effectively and that engagement needs to respect the diversity of disabled people.
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Better Help for Smokers to Quit (International)
Hypnotherapy for smoking cessation
Hypnotherapy is widely promoted as a method for aiding smoking cessation. It is intended to act on underlying impulses to weaken the desire to smoke, or strengthen the will to stop. Published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect and safety of hypnotherapy for smoking cessation.
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Childhood Obesity (New Zealand)
Management of childhood obesity: an audit of clinical practice in secondary care
Childhood obesity continues to be a major health issue for children world-wide, with well-recognised major health effects. Published in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, this study evaluated the prevalence of obesity in children presenting to secondary care in Southern New Zealand, as well as their clinical management.
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Key Ministry of Health Publications
Household food insecurity among children: New Zealand Health Survey
Food insecurity is defined as a limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited ability to acquire personally acceptable foods that meet cultural needs in a socially acceptable way. This publication, based on the New Zealand Health Survey, explores the prevalence of household food insecurity in New Zealand children aged 0-14 years. It also provides insights into the wider circumstances of children living in food insecure households, including their health status, development and unmet need for health care.
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