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Accommodation Supplement

30 Jun 2002
Information collected by the Child Poverty Action Group suggests quite strongly that overcrowded housing and unstable housing arrangements are a significant cause (and perhaps the most significant cause) of the both poor health status and low levels of educational achievement of New Zealand's most vulnerable children. Providing these children with decent affordable housing is the most important step that can be taken to improve the wellbeing and prospects of these children.
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Poverty, primary care and child and youth health

30 Apr 2002
The Child Poverty Action Group has become increasingly concerned by the evidence of deteriorating child health in Auckland and other parts of the country. This backgrounder has been put together by members Assoc. Professor Innes Asher, Head of Starship Children's Hospital Respiratory Service, Dee Parks, health manager and researcher, and Dr Carolyn Dakin, Paediatric Respiratory Specialist.
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