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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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Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and viral influenza vaccinations in pregnancy for improving maternal, neonatal and infant health outcomes (Cochrane review)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-10 09:43:59.088
In this Cochrane review, the authors assess the impact of Hib and viral Influenza vaccinations during pregnancy on maternal, neonatal…
International Literature
Influenza vaccines for preventing cardiovascular disease (Cochrane review)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-05-07 12:47:38.965
This updated review published in 2008 investigates the potential benefits of influenza vaccination for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular…
NZ Literature Abstract
Influenza vaccine: Uptake and attitudes in 2014
posted by WM Admin on 2015-05-14 11:18:36.639
To understand the factors that contribute to people taking up the influenza vaccine, the Health Promotion Agency’s (HPA’s) biennial Health…
Research Review
Diabetes and Obesity Research Review Issue 93
posted by WM Admin on 2015-05-06 09:35:53.795
Studies in this issue (attached below): Using international gestational diabetes criteria in NZ Development of a VDR in NZ Diet…
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NZ Literature Abstracts
- Evaluation of the Canterbury under-18 seasonal influenza vaccination programme
- Report on the performance of general practices in Whānau Ora collectives as at December 2012
- Southern Hemisphere Influenza and Vaccine Effectiveness Research and Surveillance (SHIVERS)
- Effectiveness of seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in preventing influenza hospitalisations and primary care visits in Auckland, New Zealand in 2013
- Estimating influenza-associated mortality in New Zealand from 1990 to 2008
International Literature
- Social determinants of health and seasonal influenza vaccination in adults >=65 years: A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative data
- Effect of influenza vaccination of health care personnel on morbidity and mortality among patients: Systematic review and grading of evidence
- Influenza vaccine in pregnancy: Policy and research strategies
- Influenza immunisation program at three tertiary paediatric hospitals in NSW in 2010 (Australia)
- Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and viral influenza vaccinations in pregnancy for improving maternal, neonatal and infant health outcomes (Cochrane review)
