The Development of a Natural Health Products Bill Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2011 In 2010, the Ministry of Health consulted on high-level proposals for a natural health products bill. The Summary of Submissions outlines public feedback on these proposals.
Annual Review of Drinkingwater Quality in New Zealand 2009-2010 Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2011 This report describes the microbiological and chemical quality of water in New Zealand drinking-water supplies from July 2009 to June 2010. The report comprises the following five…
Review of Health Impact Assessments Conducted under the Ministry of Health Learning by Doing Fund Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2011 This paper was prepared in 2010 as a report of a review of those HIAs (including the WOHIAs) funded as part of the Learning by Doing…
Cancer: Major sites by DHB region of residence 2006–2008 Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2011 The publication shows cancer registration and death information mapped by DHB region of patient residence.The maps show the DHB regions that have significantly higher and lower…
Better, Sooner, More Convenient health care in the community Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2011 This booklet looks at a new policy direction for health, introduced two years ago, which creates an environment where health professionals in the community are actively…
Acceptability of smoking in outdoor places where children go: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 In 2010, around three in four (76%) people agreed that smoking should be banned in all outdoor places where children go, an increase from 2008. In…
Sun bed users in New Zealand: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 New Zealand currently has a voluntary standard for sunbed operators, incorporating recommendations such as ensuring all sunbeds are supervised and not allowing people under the age…
District Nursing Service Development in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 30 May 2011 This report highlights the range of creative and responsive district nursing service delivery models. The report goes deeper into four case studies demonstrating how district nurses…
Community Cancer Support Services Pilot Project Evaluation Last Publication Date: 30 May 2011 In 2008, the Ministry of Health commissioned Health Outcomes International to evaluate three community cancer support pilots. The pilot projects aimed at reducing inequalities in cancer…
Rheumatic fever: a systematic review of the literature on health literacy, overcrowding and rheumatic fever Last Publication Date: 02 May 2011 To assist the Ministry in the development of this programme the New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG) has been asked to undertake a systematic review in two…
