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District health board
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Description
District Health Boards are responsible for providing or buying Government funded health care services for the population of a specific geographical area. There are 21 DHB's in New Zealand and they have existed since 1 January 2001.
District Health Boards are defined at the meshblock level.
See also 'Meshblock' in this definitions group.
en-NZ