The Paediatric Society of New Zealand provides information available to the public on all matters that concern the health and welfare of children and advancing public education and awareness of the science and practice of paediatrics, child health and welfare of children.
State of Child Health in Aotearoa New Zealand
Created: 27/11/2020
Cure Kids has consulted with the Paediatric Society of New Zealand and the Royal
Australasian College of Physicians, and contracted the New Zealand Child and Youth
Epidemiology Service at the University of Otago to prepare this inaugural report.
This report summarises the best available data on the health of our children in three areas:
• dental disease
• respiratory conditions
• skin infections