An Analysis of the Usefulness and Feasibility of a Population Indicator of Childhood Obesity Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2006 This paper provides an analysis of the usefulness and operational feasibility of an indicator to monitor both obesity in children and young people, and the effectiveness…
More than an apple a day: Children’s right to good health Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 Health is one of the key areas affecting a child’s development, with repercussions for almost every other area of life including education, employment, justice and family…
High On Life Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 This report presents the results of an evaluation of the High on Life (HOL) initiative implemented in secondary schools in urban Wanganui and the Taranaki region.
Household Spending on Culture: 2006 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 Cultural activities play a significant part in the daily lives of New Zealanders, contributing, among other things, to our national identity and our understanding of ourselves…
Inquiry into certain allegations about Housing New Zealand Corporation Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 The Board of Housing New Zealand Corporation asked me to consider undertaking an inquiry after allegations made by a former contractor of the Corporation appeared in…
Families and Heavy Drinking: Impacts on Children's wellbeing Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 This research report identified and reviewed the current research literature about the impacts on children of heavy parental alcohol use. Research on alcohol-related harm has historically focused…
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…
The Ministry of Health’s Hospital Throughput 2003/2004 Report Last Publication Date: 02 May 2006 This report provides hospital discharges by age, gender, ethnicity, socio-economic deprivation, admission, and discharge types. The report also includes data on the average length of stay,…
Unequal Impact: Māori and Non-Māori Cancer Statistics 1996–2001 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2006 Unequal Impact: Māori and Non-Māori Cancer Statistics 1996–2001is the first cancer chartbook of Māori and Non-Māori cancer statistics. This chartbook of Māori and non-Māori cancer statistics…
Tatau Kahukura: Māori Health Chart Book 2006 Last Publication Date: 06 Apr 2006 Tatau Kahukura: Māori Health Chart Book is a richly detailed report that offers a descriptive analysis of data, along with statistical information, that is accessible and…