Objective 9: Services raise awareness about the range of gambling harms that affect individuals, families/whānau and communities. Objective 10: People access effective treatment and support services at the right time and place. Objective 11: A programme of research and evaluation establishes an evidence base that underpins all activities to prevent and minimises gambling harm. Figure 3 shows how the strategic objectives described above contribute to the strategy’s key outcomes and goal. Figure 3: Framework for organising the strategic objectives No substantive change proposed to the 11 strategic objectives There are no substantive changes proposed to the 11 strategic objectives. However, based on insights from the 2016 HLS, it is proposed to include a focus on reducing inequalities and inequities in Objectives 9 and 10. Alignment with other strategic documents The proposed strategic plan continues to align with and complement a range of other strategic documents, including: New Zealand Health Strategy (Ministry of Health 2016) (refreshed in 2014; Ministry of Health 2014c) (Ministry of Health 2014a). Outline of each of the strategic objectives A more detailed description of the strategic objectives and the priority actions follows. The short-, medium- and long-term priorities for action have been altered, in particular: DIA activities that align with the strategic objectives are included, demonstrating DIAs increased focus on harm prevention and minimisation the underlying principles supporting each strategic objective have been updated to reflect the key strategic themes of the New Zealand Health Strategy (Ministry of Health 2016) new priority actions have been included some language has been updated from the previous strategic plan, and in other cases, some slight alterations have been made to the language for consistency, clarity or to better reflect current practice. Sections 2.4 and 2.5 below compare this strategy’s alignment with and
Objective 9: Services raise awareness about the range of gambling harms that affect individuals, families/whānau and communities. Objective 10: People access effective treatment and support services at the right time and place. Objective 11: A programme of research and evaluation establishes an evidence base that underpins all activities to prevent and minimises gambling harm. Figure 3 shows how the strategic objectives described above contribute to the strategy’s key outcomes and goal. Figure 3: Framework for organising the strategic objectives No substantive change proposed to the 11 strategic objectives There are no substantive changes proposed to the 11 strategic objectives. However, based on insights from the 2016 HLS, it is proposed to include a focus on reducing inequalities and inequities in Objectives 9 and 10. Alignment with other strategic documents The proposed strategic plan continues to align with and complement a range of other strategic documents, including: New Zealand Health Strategy (Ministry of Health 2016) (refreshed in 2014; Ministry of Health 2014c) (Ministry of Health 2014a). Outline of each of the strategic objectives A more detailed description of the strategic objectives and the priority actions follows. The short-, medium- and long-term priorities for action have been altered, in particular: DIA activities that align with the strategic objectives are included, demonstrating DIAs increased focus on harm prevention and minimisation the underlying principles supporting each strategic objective have been updated to reflect the key strategic themes of the New Zealand Health Strategy (Ministry of Health 2016) new priority actions have been included some language has been updated from the previous strategic plan, and in other cases, some slight alterations have been made to the language for consistency, clarity or to better reflect current practice. Sections 2.4 and 2.5 below compare this strategy’s alignment with and