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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.
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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International Literature
- Psychological interventions for parents of children and adolescents with chronic illness (Cochrane review)
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NZ Literature Abstracts
- Youth’12 overview: The health and wellbeing of New Zealand secondary school students in 2012
- He Kāhui Kōrero Taumahatanga o te Mate Pukupuku. 'Cancer Stories Project'. Aotearoa / New Zealand narratives of encounters with cancer
- The health of children and young people with chronic conditions and disabilities in the Northern District Health Boards
- Growing up in New Zealand: A longitudinal study of New Zealand children and their families. Report 2: Now we are born
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International Literature
- Self-care of school-age children with diabetes: An integrative review
- Family members’ perceptions of the nursing bedside handover (Australia)
- ‘My body's falling apart.’ Understanding the experiences of patients with advanced multimorbidity to improve care: Serial interviews with patients and carers (UK)
- Psychological differences between smokers who spontaneously quit during pregnancy and those who do not: A review of observational studies and directions for future research
- Psychological interventions for parents of children and adolescents with chronic illness (Cochrane review)
