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Health Target
Long Term Target
Waikato DHB Target 2015/16
 Progress towards 90 percent of pregnant women who identify as smokers, at the time of confirmation of pregnancy in general practice or booking with a Lead Maternity Carer, being offered brief advice and support to quit smoking.
90%
90 percent of the eligible population will have had their cardiovascular risk assessed in the last five years
90%
1.6.2.3 Better Public Services
The Government has set 10 challenging results for the public sector (which includes DHBs) to achieve over the next five years. The area that health is taking a major role in is outlined in the following table.
Better Public Service Result
National Target
Result 2: Increase participation in quality early childhood education
In 2016, 98 percent of children starting school will have participated in quality early childhood education.
Result 3: Increase infant immunisation rates and reduce the incidence of rheumatic fever
 Increase infant immunisation rates so that 95 percent of eight-month-olds are fully immunised by December 2014 and this is maintained through to 30 June 2017
 Reduce the incidence of rheumatic fever by two thirds to 1.4 cases per 100,000 people by June 2017.
Result 4: Reduce the number of assaults on children
By 2017, halt the rise in children experiencing physical abuse and reduce current numbers by 5 percent.
1.6.2.4 Social Sector Trials
The Social Sector Trials involve Education, Health, Justice and Social Development, and the New Zealand Police working together to change the way that social services are delivered. They test what happens when a local organisation or individual directs cross-agency resources, as well as local organisations and government agencies to deliver collaborative social services. There are four Social Sector Trials in our district in the following areas:
 Taumarunui
 Waitomo District
 South Waikato District; and
 Waikato District
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