The 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey collected information on 4921 children aged form birth to 14 years and 12,488 adults aged 15 years and over. The survey found the majority of New Zealand children and adults are in good health and have excellent access to health care services. Other positive trends were a decrease in the daily smoking rate, a slowing in the rate of increase of obesity in adults and no change in the rate of obesity for Maori adults since 1997.
Now we are still considering number of children and adults who did not meet healthy behavior recommendations. Most of them are not doing physical activity, not eating well and having a smoking free lifestyle. There was also increased prevalence of some common health conditions, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol for men since 2002/03, although this may be decreased by better treatments in primary health care services.
At same time, large amount of people are suffering from the pressure. The New Zealand Health Survey 2006/07 reported over 80% of people has different levels of melancholia. Although most of them are staying at a reasonably low level, melancholia is very hard to control. It just likes an untimed bomb, which easily caused by the stress.
To all the New Zealanders, obesity, melancholia and cancer are three most serious and harmful diseases to us. It easily outbreaks and imperils us in our living environment.
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