Reducing exposure to second-hand smoke Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2006 This report outlines changes associated with the implementation of the amended Smoke-free Environments Act 1990: 2003-2006.
Good Oral Health for All for Life Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2006 The vision is for an environment that promotes oral health, whether through fluoridated water, a healthy diet, or publicly funded services staffed by a multidisciplinary workforce…
Cancer Patient Survival Covering the Period 1994 to 2003 Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2006 This new publication is an analysis of cancer registration data and mortality data over a five-year period. Its purpose is to give a measure of the…
Review of the Ministry of Health Hauora Māori Scholarship Programme Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2006 The overall aim of the report is to review the Ministry of Health Hauora Māori Scholarship Programme(HMSP). The report examines its contribution to developing the capability…
Te Kōkiri: The Mental Health and Addiction Action Plan 2006-2015 Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2006 Te Kōkiri: The Mental Health and Addiction Action Plan has been developed to directly implement Te Tāhuhu – Improving Mental Health 2005-2015: The Second New Zealand…
National Mental Health Information Strategy: Implementation Plan 2006 Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2006 The Implementation Plan follows on from the National Mental Health Information Strategy. It outlines progress made towards the goals of the Mental Health Information Strategy and…
Understanding the patterns and relationships: Wendy Kelly examines children’s attachment needs Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 34, pages 11-16 Attachment theory suggests that young children organise their behaviour around the way their caregiver treats them and that the forming…
Choices for living, caring and working: A ten-year plan to improve the caring and employment choices available to parents and carers Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 This document has two objectives: to explain the government’s vision for enhancing choices for parents and carers; and to outline the Choices Plan of Action to deliver this…
Surveying social workers: Don Smith and Pete Ellis discuss the Towards Wellbeing suicide prevention programme from social workers’ perspective Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 34, pages 4-10. The Towards Wellbeing (TWB) programme began with the publication of the best practice guidelines Towards Wellbeing: Responding to the needs…
Moving towards meeting all needs: Lisa Hema reviews developments in youth justice Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 34, pages 17-20. The Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 (CYP&F Act) was born out of a social environment which included…