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The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand’s health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
Important note: This site is no longer being actively maintained and is presented here as an online archive. While it still contains a wealth of useful information, visitors who want to receive the latest health information should register to receive the fortnightly email Digest. This will link you directly to articles of interest in the key areas covered by this site. You can register for the Digest here.
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- The distribution of fast food outlets in relation to the prevalence and severity of asthma
- Health Needs Assessment 2015
- Sovereign Wellbeing Index 2015
- The experiences and perceptions of registered dietitians delivering dietetic services in New Zealand primary health care
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International Literature
- Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease (a Cochrane review)
- Diet, nutrition, physical activity and gallbladder cancer (World Cancer Research Fund International)
- Diet and exercise interventions for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus (Cochrane review )
- Multi-country retrospective observational study of the management and outcomes of patients with Type 2 diabetes during Ramadan in 2010 (CREED)
- Women’s views on their diagnosis and management for borderline gestational diabetes mellitus (Australia)