New delegations for the associate Ministers of Health announced

23 Jul 2019

New delegations for the associate Ministers of Health have been announced and responsibility for the Health Promotion Agency/Te Hiringa Hauora (HPA) has shifted from Hon Jenny Salesa to Hon Peeni Henare. 

The full list of responsibilities is: 

Associate Minister of Health: Hon Peeni Henare

Responsibility for policy and service delivery realting to: 

  • Māori health equity
  • the Health Promotion Agency
  • blood and organ donation (including the New Zealand Blood Service)
  • diabetes
  • other initiatives as agreed from time to time. 

 

Associate Minister of Health: Hon Jenny Salesa

Reponsibility for policy and service delivery relating to: 

  • Pacific health equity 
  • problem gambling
  • healthy school environments 
  • health of older people 
  • tobacco 
  • ethics committees
  • special patients
  • the Health Quality and Safety Commission 
  • HealthCERT and quality assurances (including Radiation Safety)
  • Disability Support Services
  • other initiatives as agreed from time to time.

 

Associate Minister of Health: Hon Julie Anne Genter 

Responsibility for policy and service delivery relating to the following areas (with the exeption of remuneration issues, which are retained by the Minister of Health):

  • climate change and health 
  • population health (built environments) 
  • women's health (including maternity services, breast and cervical cancer screening, and the health aspects of abortion) 
  • sexual health 
  • family and sexual violence
  • public health (including immunisation, but excluding drinking water) 
  • other initiatives as agreed from time to time.