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Reducing smoking initiation literature review

In early 2004 the HSC undertook some preliminary work on a literature review of youthfocused anti-tobacco interventions. This preliminary work identified a need for a more…

Te Tāhuhu: Improving Mental Health 2005–2015: The Second New Zealand Mental Health and Addiction Plan

Te Tāhuhu: Improving Mental Health outlines Government policy and priorities for mental health and addiction for the 10 years between 2005 and 2015, and provides an…

National Health Emergency Plan: Guiding Principles for Emergency Management Planning in the Health and Disability Sector

The Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 replaced the Civil Defence Act 1983.This has changed the emphasis in emergency planning in the health sector from ‘hospital-based…

Intensive Care Services in New Zealand

The report from the intensive care clinical advisory group to the Deputy Director-General, Clinical Services, makes recommendations on a framework for intensive care services in New…

Working Together

“Working Together” was written by the Kites Trust to advance the Ministry of Health’s knowledge of how to obtain and integrate input from mental health service…

Public Health Depression Initiative: A Review of Depression Campaigns - Lessons for New Zealand

The National Depression Initiative (NDI) is a national project to raise awareness of depression, to aid early recognition, appropriate treatment and recovery. It is part of…

Locum Psychiatrist use in New Zealand: A Stock Take and Review of the Issues

Early in 2004 District Health Board Mental Health Managers and Clinical Directors raised concerns at the cost and time involved in the recruitment and use of…

Discriminating Times? A re-survey of New Zealand print media reporting on mental health

In 2000, the Mental Health Commission published a report following a systematic survey of 1997-98 newspaper clippings “to analyse and describe how the newsprint media (re)…

Mainstream Smoke Emissions from 'Roll-Your-Own' Loose Leaf Tobacco Sold in New Zealand

Mainstream Smoke Emissions from 'Roll-Your-Own' Loose Leaf Tobacco Sold in New Zealand analyses the smoke emissions from several ‘regular’ and ’mild’ brands of loose (Roll-Your-Own) tobacco…

Men and Health: A literature review

This review critically examines literature about men and their health status to inform considerations about men’s health in New Zealand.