Embodying Social Rank: How body fat varies with social status, gender and ethnicity in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 02 Oct 2006 Obesity is widely recognised to be a major public health concern, and inequalities in body fat distribution are of great current interest. This bulletin uses data…
A comparison of selected findings from the 1996/97 and 2002/03 New Zealand Health Surveys Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2006 This report provides information on changes in the prevalence of selected risk and protective factors, diabetes, use of health services and self-reported health status over the…
Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2006 Te Rau Hinengaro literally translates as ‘the many minds’ and is a reference to how the mind may be thought of as having many different states…
Problem Gambling Intervention Services in New Zealand: 2005 Service-user statistics Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2006 Problem Gambling Intervention Services in New Zealand: 2005 Service-user statistics presents national problem gambling services statistics for the 2005 calendar year. Gambling-related harm is a social…
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…
