Results from the Prisoner Health Survey 2005 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2009 Results from the Prisoner Health Survey 2005 describes the health status of sentenced prisoners in New Zealand, using a range of indicators from a national survey…
Suicide Facts: Deaths and Intentional Self-harm Hospitalisations 2006 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2009 This annual statistical publication presents and summarises suicide information received from the New Zealand Mortality Collection, and admissions to hospital for intentional self-harm sourced from the…
Nursing Developments in Primary Health Care: 2001-2007 Last Publication Date: 02 Apr 2009 This report outlines the development of primary health care nursing in New Zealand since the introduction of the Primary Health Care Strategy (PHCS) in 2001 (Minister…
Options for the future of meningococcal B vaccine (MeNZB) in the childhood immunisation schedule Last Publication Date: 02 Apr 2009 While there is good evidence that MeNZBTM is effective, the epidemic strain is continuing to circulate. It is important to continue to protect the vulnerable birth…
National Strategic Plan of Action for Breastfeeding 2008-2012 Last Publication Date: 02 Apr 2009 The National Strategic Plan of Action for Breastfeeding 2008-2012 sets out a strategic framework to support the establishment of a breastfeeding culture in New Zealand. It…
Connected Health ICT Research 2009 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 From 2007 to 2009, the Ministry of Health commissioned qualitative and quantitative research studies of the health sector’s ICT usage and requirements – the most extensive…
A balanced approach to youth justice: Strengths-based practice, appreciative inquiry and the group consult tool Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 30-36. Youth justice practitioners are well aware of a tension between practice approaches that elicit strengths and resources of young people…
Improving interventions to reduce violent offending by young people in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 Social Work Now, Issue 42, pages 18-23. Young people who commit violent offences damage their victims, the community, their families and themselves. This article summarises work undertaken…
Using a Framework of Māori Models for Health to Promote Health for Māori Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 Keeping Up to Date’ aims to increase awareness of the reasons to use evidence in practice, to stimulate debate about evidence, and to encourage the health…
Supporting the rights of young people in youth justice: An analysis of cross-sectoral responses Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 Social Work Now, Issue 42, pages 24-29. The topic of human rights, particularly the rights of people who commit offences against others, generates intense and sometimes heated…
