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The Future of Rongoā Māori: Wellbeing and Sustainability

This research aims to examine the contribution of rongoā Māori to indigenous wellbeing, and to identify issues for the ongoing sustainability of traditional Māori healing in…

He Ritenga Whakaaro: Māori Experiences of Health Services

While Māori have lower life expectancy, greater morbidity and higher rates of disability, they have less access to health and rehabilitation services than do non-Māori. The…

Systematic review of the literature on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

This systematic review of the literature on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) evaluates the relative effectiveness of various prevention strategies aimed at reducing the burden of…

Communicating Effectively with Youth about Depression: A Literature Review

The objective of this limited literature review is to identify information which will assist in: The further enhancement and development of thelowdown website and associated services…

National Depression Initiative Public Health Campaign After 2 Years: Evaluation Report 2

This is a limited Evaluation of the first two and a quarter years of the National Depression Initiative (NDI) Public Health Campaign, up to the end…

Formative Investigation between gambling (including PG) and Crime in NZ: Implementation 2004-2007

The aim of this project was to carry out a formative investigation of the link between gambling (including problem gambling) and crime in New Zealand. Problem…

Implementing the ABC Approach for Smoking Cessation: Framework and work programme

This document sets out a framework for implementing the ABC approach for Smoking Cessation. It outlines:the purpose and goals of the ABC approachthe ABC approach –…

Research into knowledge and attitudes to illegal drugs: A study among the general public and people with experience of illegal drug use

This research sought to understand how New Zealanders viewed illegal drugs, the reasons why people used drugs, the risks and harms associated with their use and…

Recommendations to Improve Quality and the Measurement of Quality in New Zealand Emergency Departments

This report contains 14 recommendations to the Minister of Health, from the Working Group for Achieving Quality in Emergency Departments.This Working Group was established in 2008,…

The changing face of Fruit in Schools

Healthy Futures is the evaluation of the Ministry of Health’s Fruit in Schools (FiS) initiative. This evaluation was conducted by the New Zealand Council for Educational…