Our 2011 election manifesto - Labour Party

Labour will over time develop nationwide networks of services for women with eating
and associated disorders and develop programmes to address binge drinking by
young women.
Labour will review the effectiveness of the health and physical wellbeing curriculum
strand in schools to assess the adequacy of resource and training needs to deliver
the curriculum.
Men‟s health
Labour in government initiated a number of programmes to promote and assist men‟s
access to healthcare. The development of a colorectal cancer initiative has seen the training
of technicians and the extension of targeted screening for men which will lead to earlier
intervention and better outcomes.
Through the programmes run by PHOs and Public Health units in workplaces and social
gatherings, growing numbers of men are now actively engaged in greater awareness of
preventative health programmes and earlier intervention.
Labour investigated the best ways of diagnosing and treating prostate cancer and boosted
resources to ensure the most effective procedures and knowledge are being used by DHBs
and medical professionals to reduce mortality from this cancer. The long running select
committee inquiry initiated by National is unlikely to identify major changes to prostate
diagnosis or treatment that currently uses best international evidence and advice.
Labour will follow up on any recommendations from the prostate cancer report and
continue to promote new initiatives and programmes in the area of men‟s health.
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