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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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Recommended
NZ Literature Abstracts
- The health of Māori adults and children, 2011–2013
- Regional results from the 2011-2013 New Zealand Health Survey
- Strategic overview: Cardiovascular disease in New Zealand
- New Zealand Health Survey: Annual update of key findings 2012/13
- Health loss in New Zealand: A report from the New Zealand Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study, 2006–2013
International Literature
- Interventions for improving community ambulation in individuals with stroke (Cochrane review)
- Patient and healthcare provider barriers to hypertension awareness, treatment and follow up: A systematic review and meta-analysis of qualitative and quantitative studies
- Pharmacotherapy for mild hypertension (Cochrane Review)
- Effect of pre-diabetes on future risk of stroke: Meta-analysis
- Mini-stroke doubles risk of heart attack
Popular
NZ Literature Abstracts
- Health and Independence Report 2013
- The health of Māori adults and children
- New Zealand Health Survey: Annual update of key findings 2012/13
- The health of New Zealand adults 2011/12: Key findings of the New Zealand Health Survey
- Alleviating the burden of chronic conditions in New Zealand (ABCC NZ Study): Literature review
International Literature
- Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2012 (OECD)
- Does better disease management in primary care reduce hospital costs? (England)
- Pharmacotherapy for mild hypertension (Cochrane Review)
- A systematic review of telerehabilitation in stroke care
- Does higher quality primary health care reduce stroke admissions? A national cross-sectional study (UK)
