344 results in multiple government agencies
Last Publication Date: 1 Oct 2012
The Safe Surgery Saves Lives initiative was established by the World Alliance for Patient Safety as part of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) efforts to reduce…
Last Publication Date: 1 Aug 2012
This short scoping report seeks to express the value of preventing falls that lead to harm. The purpose is to inform where the Health Quality &…
Last Publication Date: 1 Jun 2012
Sapere Research Group undertook a cost benefit analysis of the WHO surgical safety checklist for the Health Quality & Safety Commission. The report concludes there is…
The specific objectives of this feasibility study were to examine: The availability and robustness of data and information to assess alcohol-related issues in the Queenstown Lakes…
The material in this report is drawn from gambling-related questions included in the 2010 Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS). With the exception of gambling participation data,…
Last Publication Date: 1 Apr 2012
This report presents data on young people’s attitudes towards smoking, in terms of the functions that smoking fulfils. It shows time trends using data from the…
Last Publication Date: 1 Mar 2012
This fact sheet provides a summary of differences in where people buy foods and drinks, how much they spend, and the influences on their shopping based…
In 2010, around one half (51%) of young current smokers wanted to stop smoking. Around two-thirds (67%) of young people who had smoked in the past…
Last Publication Date: 1 Feb 2012
This report provides a snapshot of people’s perceptions, and risk, of harm from casino gambling in New Zealand, from data collected in the 2010 Health and Lifestyles…
This review focuses on research that considers the role of alcohol in causing injury and the effectiveness of educational and environmental strategies in preventing alcohol-related injury.…
