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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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- Improving the transition: Reducing social and psychological morbidity during adolescence: A report from the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor
- Health loss in New Zealand: A report from the New Zealand Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study, 2006–2013
- The health of children and young people with chronic conditions and disabilities in the Northern District Health Boards
- The eCHAT program to facilitate healthy changes in New Zealand primary care
- How do intoxicated patients impact staff in the emergency department? An exploratory study
International Literature
- Perceived barriers to smoking cessation in selected vulnerable groups: A systematic review
- Global statistics on addictive behaviours: 2014 status report
- A systematic review of smoking cessation interventions for adults in substance abuse treatment or recovery
- Tobacco smoking, associated risk behaviours, and experience with quitting: A qualitative study with homeless smokers addicted to drugs and alcohol (UK)
- Tobacco smoking among people living with a psychotic illness: The second Australian survey of psychosis
