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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.
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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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- Assessing the cost-effectiveness of public health interventions to prevent obesity: A systematic review of the effectiveness of 16 obesity prevention interventions
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International Literature
- Cochrane review: Multiple risk factor interventions for primary prevention of coronary heart disease
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- Efficacy of interventions to combat tobacco addiction: Cochrane update of 2012 reviews
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- Psychological interventions for parents of children and adolescents with chronic illness (Cochrane review)
