Southern District Health Board

Below are links to key government strategies that help guide and shape the direction adopted by the Board in planning and setting the goals and objectives for Southern DHB.

• New Zealand Health Strategy (2000)
• New Zealand Disability Strategy (2001)
• Primary Health Care Strategy (2001)
• He Korowai Oranga – Maori Health Strategy (2002)
• Health of Older People Strategy (2002)
• Child Health Strategy (1998)
• Pacific Health and Disability Action Plan (2002)
• Reducing Inequalities in Health (2002)
• Achieving Health for All People (2003)
• Healthy Eating - Healthy Action - Oranga Kai - Oranga Pumau - A Strategic Framework (2003)
• Cancer Control Strategy (2003)
• Te Tahuhu, Improving Mental Health 2005-2015: the Second New Zealand Mental Health and Addiction Plan (2005)
• Te Kokiri: The Mental Health and Addiction Plan 2006-2015 (2006)

Note that the above links are connected through to the Ministry of Health website where these strategies are all available, together with additional national health sector information.