The Health of Children and Young People with Chronic Conditions and Disabilities in the Northern District Health Boards

There is limited information about the nature and causes of disabilities and chronic conditions (including obesity) in New Zealand children and young people. This report attempts to help address this by collating a range of routinely collected data sources to provide information about children and young people with specific chronic conditions and disabilities in the Northern DHBs.

This report is the third of a three-part series on the health of children and young people in the Northern DHBs and fits into the reporting cycle as follows:

Year 1 The Health Status of Children and Young People

Year 2 The Determinants of Health for Children and Young People

Year 3 Children and Young People with Chronic Conditions and Disabilities