Mental Health: Service use in New Zealand, 2007/08 Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2010 The publication presents data extracted from the Mental Health Information National Collection, and covers the year ended 30 June 2008. This publication will be available in hard…
National sun exposure survey 2009/10: Topline report Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2010 Started in 1994, this ongoing sun protection survey takes place every three years, and collects information on New Zealanders' sun protection behaviour and attitudes. Topline results…
An Evaluation of Moana House Residential Therapeutic Community Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2010 An evaluation to assess the impact of participation in the Downie Stewart Foundation Programme, Moana House, on the functioning and changes of its residents.
Focused literature review for the problem gambling programme - 2010 Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2010 In 2010, HSC commissioned an updated literature review focusing on particular topics that were relevant to the problem gambling programme development. These included the risk factors…
Evaluating Health Impact Assessments in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 05 Aug 2010 Are Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) worthwhile? Answering this question involves evaluating HIAs, and the purpose of this paper is to provide guidance on the evaluation of…
Living Standards and Health: New Zealand 2006/07 Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2010 The report 'Living Standards and Health: New Zealand 2006/07' compares two measures of living standards that were included in the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey, and…
Unequal Impact II: Māori and Non-Māori Cancer Statistics by Deprivation and Rural-Urban Status 2002-2006 Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2010 Unequal Impact II: Māori and Non-Māori Cancer Statistics by Deprivation and Rural-Urban Status 2002-2006 provides specific information about the unequal distribution of cancer outcomes for Māori…
Practice nurse cost benefit analysis: report to the Ministry of Health Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2010 This study uses the results of a literature review and data from nine New Zealand primary care practices, including general practitioner (GP) and nurse diaries recording…
Saving Lives: Amenable mortality in New Zealand, 1996-2006 Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2010 The report re-examines the concept of amenable mortality (deaths potentially avoidable through health care) as a health system performance measure.Trends in amenable mortality over the past…
Changes to the Well Child/Tamariki Ora Framework Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2010 This document sets out the changes that are being made to the 2002 Well Child/Tamariki Ora Framework (the Framework) following a major review.The document describes the…