Child immunisation: Reports by parents and caregivers: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 The Ministry of Health recommends and subsidises a number of vaccinations to immunise New Zealand children against communicable diseases such as tetanus, polio, and measles (Ministry…
The Well Child / Tamariki Ora Quality Improvement Framework Last Publication Date: 29 Jul 2013 The 2007/08 review and the 2012 quality reviews of the Well Child/Tamariki Ora (WCTO) programme identified variable clinical practice, service quality and health outcomes, and recommended…
Survey of Selected Samples of Tattoo Inks for the Presence of Heavy Metals 2013 Last Publication Date: 04 Jul 2013 The Ministry of Health surveyed tattoo inks to assess whether the tattoo inks supplied by established (mainstream) manufacturers or suppliers of tattoo ink supplies complied with…
TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) 2010/11 Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2013 The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) measures trends in mathematics and science achievement at the fourth and eighth grades (Years 5 and 9)…
PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) 2010/11 Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2013 The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is a research study that provides both trend and snapshot information on the reading literacy of New Zealand's…
Annual Report on Drinking-water Quality 2011–2012 Last Publication Date: 20 Jun 2013 This report describes the microbiological and chemical quality of water in New Zealand drinking-water supplies serving populations of more than 100 people, and progress towards meeting…
Registered Nurse Prescribing in Diabetes Care: 2012 Managed National Roll Out Last Publication Date: 13 Jun 2013 This report is an evaluation of a demonstration site coordinated by Health Workforce New Zealand. A diabetes nurse (DN) operates with a high degree of expertise…
Financial Knowledge and Behaviour Survey 2013 Last Publication Date: 13 Jun 2013 This report presents the results of the third national survey of financial knowledge levels of adult New Zealanders. The Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income,…
The Distribution of Household Crowding in New Zealand: An analysis based on 1991 to 2006 Census data Last Publication Date: 07 Jun 2013 The Distribution of Household Crowding in New Zealand: An analysis based on the 1991 to 2006 Census data looks at the distribution of exposure to household…
Infectious Diseases Attributable to Household Crowding in New Zealand: A systematic review and burden of disease estimate Last Publication Date: 07 Jun 2013 Infectious Diseases Attributable to Household Crowding in New Zealand: A systematic review and burden of disease estimate explores the relationship between household crowding and 10 close…