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Last Publication Date: 14 May 2013
Section 24 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 (MODA) governs the prescription of controlled drugs for the treatment of addiction. The Minister of Health has…
Last Publication Date: 10 May 2013
This document provides advice for health practitioners on vitamin D and sun exposure in pregnancy and infancy. It identifies those at high risk of vitamin D…
Last Publication Date: 1 May 2013
One of the Government priorities is reducing waiting times for patients who are accepted for elective assessment and treatment. At the request of the Director-General of…
Prostate cancer is a significant burden to men’s health and is now one of the most important issues facing New Zealand men.The lack of a reliable…
Last Publication Date: 18 Apr 2013
These data tables give regional estimates from the 2011/12 New Zealand Health Survey, and selected time trends from 2006/07.Results are available for:the four regions (Northern, Midland,…
Last Publication Date: 1 Apr 2013
This report presents key findings about alcohol use and hazardous drinking among adults aged 15 years and over. These results come from the 2011/12 New Zealand…
Consequent to the 2011 National Health Committee (NHC) referral round, this Technology note considers the case for investing in renal denervation (the application of radio frequency…
Last Publication Date: 28 Mar 2013
This report presents information on Pacific health for the metro-Auckland Pacific population. Population health data is the most frequently used tool for decision making and developing…
Last Publication Date: 22 Mar 2013
This brief paper presents key findings about the health and wellbeing of Pacific adults and children in 2011/12. These results come from the New Zealand Health…
Last Publication Date: 13 Mar 2013
Pacific peoples have poorer health status across a wide variety of measures compared to the total New Zealand population. They also appear to have the least…
