Caroline McElnay explained

Caroline McElnay
Birth Place:Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Alma Mater:
Occupation:Public health official
Order1:Director of Public Health
Term Start1:2016
Term End1:2022

Caroline Ann McElnay is a medical officer in New Zealand.[1] She was the director of public health for the New Zealand Ministry of Health from 2016 to 2022, and chaired the Pandemic Influenza Technical Advisory Group, which advises the Ministry on matters concerning the control of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand.[2]

Biography

McElnay, one of seven children, grew up on a farm in Bushmills, Northern Ireland.[3] She studied medicine at Queen's University Belfast and then public health at the University of Manchester. During her studies in Manchester she completed a one-year exchange in New Zealand, including six months in Napier.[4]

She was appointed director of population health for Hawke's Bay District Health Board. She advocated for health equity in the region and in 2014 she published a major report on the subject. While at the board she was involved in the response to Havelock North's gastro outbreak, the first case of the SARS virus in New Zealand and a listeria outbreak.

McElnay was appointed to the role of director of public health at the Ministry of Health in 2016.

McElnay's resignation as director of public health was announced to Ministry of Health staff in February 2022. Her last day in the role was 7 April.[5]

Honours and awards

In the 2023 New Year Honours, McElnay was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for services to public health.[6]

Personal life

McElnay later moved with her husband to Napier in 1995.[3] She has three children.[7]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. News: Confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 61, bringing total to 708. 1 April 2020. TVNZ. 2020-04-04. en-NZ. 2 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200402034652/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/confirmed-coronavirus-cases-rise-61-bringing-total-708. live.
  2. News: Morton. Jamie. Coronavirus: Meet the experts advising the NZ Government on Covid-19. 2020-03-06. The New Zealand Herald. 2020-04-04. live. en-NZ. 1170-0777. 29 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200329194651/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12314523.
  3. News: Caroline McElnay - piloting the pandemic response. Bridie. Witton. Stuff. 2021-09-25. 2021-09-25. 25 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210925025214/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/126398563/caroline-mcelnay--piloting-the-pandemic-response. live.
  4. Web site: McElnay: Building the fence at the top of the cliff. 2 December 2016. Stuff. en. 2020-04-04. 24 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924231018/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/87118473/mcelnay-building-the-fence-at-the-top-of-the-cliff. live.
  5. News: Cheng . Derek . Public health exodus: Chiefs Caroline McElnay, Niki Stefanogiannis join Ashley Bloomfield in departing from Ministry of Health . 8 April 2022 . . 6 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220408001137/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/public-health-exodus-chiefs-caroline-mcelnay-niki-stefanogiannis-join-ashley-bloomfield-in-departing-from-ministry-of-health/VSOKUPYSVOI4IAMKAPIDFAL2PY/. 8 April 2022. live.
  6. Web site: New Year honours list 2023 . 31 December 2022 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 31 December 2022.
  7. News: Meet the Irish woman near the top of New Zealand's Covid-19 response. 9 April 2020. The Irish Times. en. 2021-04-28. 17 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417070727/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/meet-the-irish-woman-near-the-top-of-new-zealand-s-covid-19-response-1.4224223. live.
  8. Book: McElnay. Caroline. The epidemiology of hip fractures in the elderly and the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation as a preventive strategy.. University of Manchester. Medical School. 1991. University of Manchester. Manchester. English. 642940895. 4 April 2020. 19 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220419111811/https://www.worldcat.org/title/epidemiology-of-hip-fractures-in-the-elderly-and-the-efficacy-of-vitamin-d-supplementation-as-a-preventive-strategy/oclc/642940895. live.
  9. Book: McElnay. Caroline. Health inequity in Hawke's Bay. Hawke's Bay District Health Board. 2014. 978-0-473-31294-7. English. 911035887. 4 April 2020. 24 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160124045116/http://www.hawkesbay.health.nz/file/fileid/50327. live.

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