Understanding and awareness of depression: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 Globally, depression is marked to become the second leading cause of disability by 2020 (Murray & Lopez, 1996). Six percent of New Zealanders experience a major…
Attitudes towards alcohol among 15 to 17-year-olds: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 Understanding the attitudes this population group has towards alcohol is helpful in developing effective health promotion programmes targeting risky alcohol consumption. The Health Promotion Agency’s (HPA’s)…
Links between smoking and risky alcohol consumption - Fact Sheet Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 This fact sheet assesses whether the prevalence of risky alcohol consumption (defined as high levels of alcohol consumption on a single occasion) among New Zealand adults…
Tobacco brand recognition among New Zealand adults - Fact Sheet Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 This fact sheet uses data from HPA's 2014 Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) to gauge tobacco brand recognition among New Zealand adults. This is achieved by…
Use of strategies to avoid excessive gambling: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 While many people gamble safely, a number are harmed by their gambling behaviour, leading to significant health, social, and economic implications. It is, therefore, important to…
Alcohol use among 15 to 17-year-olds: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 Four in nine New Zealanders report the first time they consumed a large amount of alcohol on one drinking occasion was when they were 15 to…
2014 Youth Insights Survey Methodology Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 The Youth Insights Survey (YIS) collects data on smoking-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour, as well as students’ interests, lifestyles, activities and media use, and responses to…
Evaluation of the 'Don't Let the Sun Get Under Your Skin' campaign Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 The sun safety programme of HPA launched a campaign, ‘Don’t Let the Sun Get Under Your Skin’ (UYS), to promote sun-safe knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours among…
Opinions on banning food advertising to children: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 The Health Promotion Agency (HPA) monitors parents and caregivers’ opinions on food marketing to children in the Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS). Results from the 2012…
Young people’s perceptions of how difficult it would be to quit smoking: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 The New Zealand Government has committed to the goal of New Zealand becoming ‘smokefree’ (smoking prevalence of less than 5%) by 2025. To achieve this it…