Oral Health in Advanced Age: Findings from LiLACS NZ Te Puāwaitanga O Ngā Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu Last Publication Date: 30 Jun 2014 This report presents key findings about three aspects of oral health in advanced age; denture use, chewing difficulty and use of the dentist. Findings are from a…
Ala Mo'ui: Pathways to Pacific Health and Wellbeing 2014–2018 Last Publication Date: 26 Jun 2014 On a population basis, Pacific communities experience poor health outcomes in New Zealand. For example, Pacific male life expectancy is 6.7 years less than the total…
Equity of Health Care for Māori: A framework Last Publication Date: 20 Jun 2014 Equity of Health Care for Māori: A framework guides health practitioners, health organisations and the health system to achieve equitable health care for Māori. There are three…
Guidance for Healthy Weight Gain in Pregnancy Last Publication Date: 18 Jun 2014 Optimal weight gain during pregnancy is associated with improved outcomes for both the mother and the baby regardless of the mother’s existing weight. An estimated one third…
Health Literacy and the Prevention and Early Detection of Gout Last Publication Date: 06 Jun 2014 A fairly good level of health literacy is needed to prevent or manage a long-term health condition such as gout. Health literacy is generally defined as…
Vocational Pathways Update 2014: Successes, challenges, next steps Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2014 This report summarises activities and observations since the release of the Vocational Pathways in April 2013. This report has been prepared by the Ministry of Education,…
What's Working: Improving equal employment opportunities in the public service Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2014 Equal employment opportunity (EEO) is about equality in the workplace. It is a human right to be treated fairly at every point of the employment process…
The Health of Māori Adults and Children, 2011–2013 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2014 This four-page report presents key findings on the health and wellbeing of Māori adults and children (2011–2013) and shows trends since 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey…
Making disability rights real: Second Report of the Independent Monitoring Mechanism of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2014 This second report of the Disability Convention Independent Monitoring Mechanism (IMM) details some of the experiences disabled people in New Zealand encounter each day. It highlights…
Report on the Performance of General Practices in Whānau Ora Collectives as at June 2014 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2014 This report focuses on the performance of general practices in Whānau Ora collectives – using results from the software package HealthStat, which collects an anonymous summary…