Alcohol and older people. A descriptive analysis of changes in alcohol use in older New Zealanders from 2004 to 2009 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2014 This report examines the changes in alcohol use in New Zealand for older New Zealanders (aged 60 years and over), and the association of these changes…
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…
Actions to Encourage Healthy Weight and Healthy Lifestyles Last Publication Date: 27 May 2014 Encouraging families to live healthy lives – by making good food choices, being physically active, sustaining a healthy weight, not smoking and drinking alcohol only in…
New Zealand Arrestee Drug Use Monitoring report 2013 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2014 The latest New Zealand Arrestee Drug Use Monitoring Programme Report (NZ-ADUM) has found that 41 % of people detained by police had been drinking prior to…
Hauā Mana Māori - Living unique and enriched lives Last Publication Date: 23 Apr 2014 The research focused specifically on the needs of disabled Māori and their whānau in the Murihiku/Southland region. The research drew from a range of sources including…
Options for future New Zealand censuses: Census Transformation programme Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2014 This paper outlines potential options for future censuses in New Zealand. These options form the basis for investigative work to assess the feasibility of each option.…
Formative evaluation for the alcohol and other drug treatment court pilot Last Publication Date: 31 Mar 2014 The Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court (AODT Court) pilot is designed to supervise offenders whose offending is driven by their alcohol and other drug (AOD)…
Variation and improving services: analysing and interpreting variation Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2014 Addressing variation in health services is one of the major challenges for clinicians and managers, both in New Zealand and internationally. Observing variation raises difficult questions…
Meeting longitudinal information needs Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2014 The aim of the paper Options for meeting longitudinal information needs: A preliminary investigation is to identify the main future requirements for longitudinal data for research and…
Young People’s Survey (YPS) Methodology Report (post 2012 Christchurch fieldwork) Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2014 Sport New Zealand’s Young People’s Survey was undertaken in Term 3 2011. While the majority of schools (and therefore students) took part at this time, some…