Transcription of Reducing Inequalities in Health
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Reducing Inequalitiesin HealthReducing Inequalities in HealthiiPublished in September 2002by the Ministry of HealthPO Box 5013, Wellington, New ZealandISBN 0-478-27062-3 (Book)ISBN 0-478- 27065-8 (Internet)HP 3521 This document is available on the Ministry of Health website: Inequalities in HealthForewordSignificant Inequalities exist among different groups of New Zealanders. For example,Ma ori, Pacific peoples and people from lower socioeconomic groups have worse healthand die younger than other New Zealanders. The reasons for Health Inequalities are complexand generally beyond the control of the groups most New Zealand Health Strategy identifies the need to reduce Inequalities in Health . TheMinistry of Health and its advisors believe that a co-ordinated approach to reducinginequalities in Health is necessary.
the overall health of New Zealanders and to reduce inequalities amongst New Zealanders, with a focus on Ma¯ori, Pacific peoples and low-income New Zealanders. Successful implementation of the New Zealand Health Strategy requires a population health approach. This approach takes into account all the factors that influence health and how
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