Disability Support Services Strategic Plan 2010 to 2014 Last Publication Date: 21 Mar 2012 The Ministry of Health’s Disability Support Services group (DSS) has developed a four-year Strategic Plan for the period July 2010 to June 2014. This plan sets…
Health of Māori Children and Young People with Chronic Conditions and Disabilities Last Publication Date: 19 Mar 2012 The report on the health of Māori children and young people with chronic conditions is divided into two main parts Part 1: 'Children and Young People with…
Partnerships with Māori: He Waka Whānui Last Publication Date: 17 Mar 2012 Drawing from the Families Commission Act 2003 (Section 7), the Families Commission takes a strengths-based approach to the work informing its Whānau Strategic Framework. For example,…
Vitamin D Status of New Zealand Adults Last Publication Date: 14 Mar 2012 This report presents the most recent information about the vitamin D status of New Zealand adults. This information comes from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition…
Achieving healthy urban planning: A comparison of three methods Last Publication Date: 05 Mar 2012 This paper compares three of these ways: health impact assessment (HIA); seconding public health professionals to local government (secondment); and community-driven planning, by studying recent New…
Race Relations in 2011 Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012 The year 2011 was dominated by the Canterbury earthquakes, the hosting of the Rugby World Cup, the environmental consequences of the foundering of the container ship…
Young people's attempts to stop smoking: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012 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…
Shopping behaviours of different food and drinks consumption groups: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 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 Harms Way: A case study of Pacific workers in Manukau Manufacturing Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012 There is an extensive research literature on health and safety in relation to migrants and ethnic minority communities, but there is very little published research specifically…
Health sector: Results of the 2010/11 audits Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012 The performance of district health boards is important for our health, and our health is vital to the economic well-being of New Zealand. The health sector…
