Drug Use in New Zealand: Key results of the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey Last Publication Date: 02 Jan 2009 This report presents the key findings about drug use and drug-related harm among New Zealand adults, from the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey…
Cancer Projections: Incidence 2004-08 to 2014-18 Last Publication Date: 02 Jan 2009 This report updates the cancer incidence projections produced by the Ministry of Health since 2002. Overall, the risk of cancer is expected to stabilise or even decline…
How do we determine if statutory regulation is the most appropriate way to regulate health professions? Last Publication Date: 02 Jan 2009 The Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (the Act) came into force in September 2004. The Act provides a framework for regulating health professions to ensure…
Early Protection Immunisation Programme: Information pack Last Publication Date: 02 Jan 2009 Information for DHBs, PHOs and vaccination providers about the Early Protection Influenza Immunisation Programme commencing on 1 February 2010. The Pack includes information on the Early Protection…
An introduction to the concept of intercultural communicative language teaching and learning: A summary for teachers Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This document is an introduction for language teachers to the concept known as intercultural communicative language teaching and learning. It is a summary of a Ministry…
Prevalence of Opportunistic Melanoma Screening in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This paper quantifies the prevalence of opportunistic melanoma screening in New Zealand in 2008
The Impact of Neighbourhood Characteristics and Support on Well-being, Housing Satisfaction, and Residential Stability for People with a Mental Illness Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 The global burden of disease attributable to mental illness is high, and as a result people with serious mental illness are at greater risk of indicators…
Shifting Māori Health Needs Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 The paper discusses how the projected increase in Māori population impacts on Māori demand for health services over the next 10 to 20 years, and looks…
Project InterActive Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that children’s physical activity decreases as they age, particularly during the transition from one school level to another.…
The Evolving NCEA Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This report draws on data from the three-yearly NZCER National Survey of Secondary Schools, with a particular focus on new data gathered in the 2009 survey…
