Publications / Ngā Pānuitanga

This summit was held from 11-12 October 2006 in Christchurch. The presentations given at this conference are listed below as well as the Summit Report.  Some of these files are quite large and may take time to download.

  Child Health Summit Report 2006 (585kb)

Dr Liz Craig, NZ Child & Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Auckland   The current health status of New Zealand children (1.04Mb)

Riripeti Haretuku, Director Mäori SIDS, University of Auckland   Māori child health (1.2Mb)

Dr Mavis Duncanson, Office of the Children's Commissioner   How we can ensure the best future for New Zealand's children (694kb)

Dr Teuila Percival, Paediatrician, KidzFirst Children's Hospital, Counties Manukau DHB   "O Taimaiti", Pacific children (1.4Mb)

David Fergusson, Christchurch School of Medicine   The Evaluation of Early Start (128kb)

Coralanne Child, Early Childhood Education, Ministry of Education   Weaving Early Childhood Education and Public Health (1.4Mb)

Mark Bromley (National Co-ordinator Family Start) & Polly O'Brien (Senior Service Development - Family & Community Services), Ministry of Social Development   Family and Community Services Early Intervention Approach (940kb)

Angela Baldwin, General Manager Clinical Services, Royal New Zealand Plunket Society   The Impact of Working with the Well Child/Tamariki Ora Framework (792kb)

Dr Pat Tuohy, Chief Advisor Child & Youth Health, Ministry of Health   Review of the Well Child/Tamariki Ora Framework (908kb)

Robin Whyman, Chief Advisor Oral Health, Ministry of Health   Oral health for all - for life (281kb)

Martin Lee, CDHB   Early childhood caries: prospects for prevention (576kb)

Nikki Turner, Director, Immunisation Advisory Centre, University of Auckland   Immunisation - coverage and equity (2.9Mb)

Karen Mitchell, Group Manager National Screening Unit, Ministry of Health   Implementing newborn hearing screening - trials and tribulations (1.9Mb)

Christine Stewart, Advisor, Nutrition, Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health   Positive nutritional outcomes - pre-birth to 5 years (1.9Mb)

Adele Orangi, Active Movement Advisor, Sport Canterbury   Born to move - moving kids towards a healthy active life (737kb)