In Fact: Smoking cessation behaviours in the past 12 months: quit attempts and use of support Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015 New Zealand has a goal of reducing smoking prevalence to a minimal level by 2025 (often referred to as ‘Smokefree 2025’).1 This goal is supported by…
In Fact: Smokers’ expectations of future smoking Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015 The Health Promotion Agency’s (HPA’s) Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) provides insight into New Zealanders’ tobacco-related behaviours and attitudes. This factsheet uses data from the 2014…
Cutting back on drinking: 2014/15 ABAS: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015 In 2013/14, one in five (20%) New Zealanders aged 15 years or more who drank alcohol in the past year reported a potentially hazardous alcohol consumption…
Formative Evaluation of Sore Throat Clinics Last Publication Date: 23 Dec 2015 Rheumatic fever can be prevented by prompt diagnosis of a Group A streptococcal (GAS) throat infection and treatment with antibiotics. The Rheumatic Fever Prevention Programme aims…
Amphetamine use 2014/15: New Zealand Health Survey Last Publication Date: 15 Dec 2015 This report presents findings from the 2014/15 New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) about amphetamine use in the last 12 months (past-year) in adults 16–64 years of…
Effective Community-level change: What makes community-level initiatives effective and how can government best support them? Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2015 Community-level initiatives have been widely implemented in New Zealand and overseas. However, there is a lack of robust quantitative evidence on whether community-level initiatives are effective…
Governance and accountability for three Christchurch rebuild projects Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2015 The Canterbury earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 destroyed large parts of Christchurch and the Canterbury region. Since then, central and local government have been leading a…
Evaluation of the Cancer Nurse Coordinator Initiative Second Annual Report Last Publication Date: 17 Nov 2015 The second annual Cancer Nurse Coordinator Initiative (CNCI) evaluation report draws on a wider range of data sources than the 2014 report and the data quality…
What Works: Integrated social services for vulnerable people Last Publication Date: 05 Nov 2015 Provision of integrated social services is not new. It is however, increasingly being seen as key to addressing service fragmentation and inefficiencies. But what do we…
In Focus: Families with complex needs: International approaches Last Publication Date: 05 Nov 2015 Supporting families with complex needs often requires funding and delivery arrangements that differ from standard social services. A continuum of interventions, including individual, targeted approaches alongside…
