Health Literacy and the Prevention and Management of Skin Infections Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2014 Health literacy refers to the degree to which people are able to access and understand essential health information in order to make informed and appropriate health…
Measuring New Zealand students' international capabilities: An exploratory study Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2014 This exploratory study considers the feasibility of measuring New Zealand senior secondary (Years 12/13) students' "international capabilities". Building on background work undertaken by the Ministry's International…
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…
Assessment of the Design and Implementation of the Children's Teams to January 2014 Last Publication Date: 06 Jun 2014 In mid-2013 the Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (SuPERU) within the Families Commission commenced an assessment of the Children’s Team’s model. The Children’s Teams are…
Growing Up In New Zealand: At 9 Months Old Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2014 Growing Up in New Zealand is a longitudinal study that provides an up-to-date, population-relevant picture of what it is like to be a child growing up…
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…
Starting the conversation: an evaluation of how services are using the Ruby's Dad resource Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2014 This evaluation summarises the main effects that the 33 participating health professionals (and three parents) have observed when using Ruby's Dad in their practice with children,…
Raising achievement in primary schools: ALiM and ALL Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2014 This national report is a companion report to Raising achievement in primary schools It presents further findings of how some of the primary schools were using the…
Raising achievement in primary schools Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2014 This national report presents the findings of how well a sample of primary schools were taking actions to increase the number of students achieving 'at' or…
National serosurvey of vaccine preventable diseases Last Publication Date: 02 May 2014 The serosurvey is based on blood test results of children aged 6-15 years and adults aged from 16-70 years. The study from 2005 to 2007 measures…