Advocacy, Law & Government
NZ Government
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Education
- Autism Government Working Parties
- Other relevant Government Departments
Ministry of Health
Ministry
of Health
A site to keep up to date about Ministry of Health initatives, discussion
articles and press releases.
Health Education:
HealthEd
The place where you can search for information about a wide
range of health topics from an extensive database of health publications.
This site has been set up by the Ministry of Health to provide access to
health information for the health workforce and the public.
The
NZ Health Information Service
The New Zealand Health Information Service (NZHIS) is a group within the
Ministry of Health responsible for the collection and dissemination of
health-related information.
Ministry of Education
Ministry
of Education
The Ministry of Education site provides information on all aspects of
education from early childhood to tertiary study including information
on special education policies and procedures for obtaining funding. Directorate
for Special Education.
Special
Education Community (Te Kete Ipurangi)
These pages contain a collection of resources and information, and can
help you contact people, share resources and ideas, and discuss issues.
It includes a list of books, a site on how to manage challenging behaviour
for teachers and sites on ,how to achieve inclusion positively,from a
teachers perspective with ideas and books.
Autism government working parties
Autism Services
Interdepartmental Working group
Project Leader: Jeanine Langvik
This group is a collaboration of Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education
staff and the project leader is:
Jeanine Langvik:Jeanine_langvik@moh.govt.nz
Autism
Services Interdepartmental Working Group Updates
This link will take you to the last working groups update June 2000.
Implementation Plan - Autism Services Interdepartmental Working Group
This implementation
plan has been developed by the Autism Services Interdepartmental Working
Group, and is based on work done on Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in
October 1998.
Following the death of, Casey Albury,in 1998, Thomson, and Justice
McGechan called for an independent inquiry into support services for people
with ASD and their families. To read this report in its entirety Click
Here .
Other relevant government departments
The
NZ Guidelines Group
The New Zealand Guidelines Group was established by the
National Health Committee (NHC) in 1996 as an informal network of expertise
and information on guideline development and implementation. The primary
purpose in establishing the New Zealand Guidelines Group was to train
health and disability professionals and consumers in the development and
implementation of evidence-based best practice guidelines.
The
Ministry of Social Policy
Provides strategic and immediate advice to the Government on a broad range
of social issues affecting all New Zealanders. A useful link for keeping
uptodate on policies for affecting people with ASD.
National
Health Committee
Advises the Minister of Health on funding of public health services and
disability services. Designed to facilitate the use of the World Wide
Web by public health workers and organisations in New Zealand
Participate
Useful to keep an eye on media releases relating to government funded
Initiatives in New Zealand for ASD.
Strengthening
Families
Strengthening Families is a strategy that joins health, education
and the welfare sectors of government to improve life outcomes for children.