Leptospirosis - Reducing the impact on New Zealand workplaces Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2007 It is extremely unlikely that Leptospirosis will be eliminated entirely from the New Zealand environment. There is no human vaccine. Therefore the emphasis must be to…
Fetal and Infant Deaths 2003 & 2004 Last Publication Date: 02 Jul 2007 Annual statistical publication that collates and analyses information on the causes of fetal and infant deaths registered in New Zealand.
Urban-Rural Health Comparisons: Key results of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey Last Publication Date: 02 Feb 2007 This report, Urban-Rural Health Comparisons: Key results of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey, compares the health status of New Zealand adults living in urban and…
Musculoskeletal disorders in meat processing industry: a literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 This review of the peer-reviewed research literature was compiled as an output of the 2004-2006 COHFE project Addressing Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Meat and Seafood Processing,…
Reducing exposure to second-hand smoke Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2006 This report outlines changes associated with the implementation of the amended Smoke-free Environments Act 1990: 2003-2006.
Legal party pill use in New Zealand: Prevalence of use, availability, health harms and ‘gateway effects’ of benzylpiperazine (BZP) and trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP) Last Publication Date: 30 May 2006 The principal aims of the 2006 National Household Survey of Legal Party Pill Use were to provide national population statistics on the prevalence and patterns of…
Attitudes to smokefree bars among New Zealand bar managers Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2006 This study assesses bar managers’ overall support for workplace smoking bans and their perceptions of the impact of smoking bans on venue revenue and individual rights.…
Returning to work from injury Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 New Zealand has a comprehensive accident insurance system that pays much of the direct cost of accidental injuries, and compensates workers 80 percent of their earnings…
New Zealand Injury Data Review Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 This report presents the results of a review of injury data, which was led jointly by the Department of Labour and Statistics New Zealand. The review was…
Evaluation of the ALAC Boating and Alcohol 1999/2000 Campaign Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2000 Drowning is the third cause of injury death across all age groups. Internationally and within New Zealand, alcohol has also been associated with drowning. In 1999,…
