Transitions from early intervention to school-age special education services Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2013 This paper presents an overview of the international literature related to transitions between early intervention services and special education services for school-aged children. The review describes,…
Military-style Activity Camp (MAC) Programme Snapshot Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2013 This snapshot outlines the findings from an evaluation of the Military-style Activity Camp (MAC) programme undertaken by the Knowledge & Insights Group, Ministry of Social Development.The…
Trends in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harms among females in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2013 HPA commissioned the Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation group (SHORE) from Massey University in July 2011 to examine changes over time in alcohol drinking…
Successful transitions from early intervention to school-age special education services: Literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2013 When children transition from early intervention to school-age specialist services, Ministry of Education (Ministry) staff play a critical role in ensuring an effective transition—both across services…
Special report: Unintentional deaths from poisoning in young people Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 Poisoning has been defined as injury to, and destruction of, bodily cells through the ingestion, inhalation, injection or absorption of toxic substances (World Health Organization 2008).…
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…
Parents’, families and whānau contributions to education success Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2013 This paper looks at the impact parents, caregivers, families and whānau can have on children and young people’s learning and education success, and provides a rationale…
The Locally Specific Impacts of Alcohol Outlet Density in the North Island of New Zealand 2006-2011 Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2013 In March 2012, HPA commissioned NIDEA to undertake research into the geographically-specific relationships between alcohol outlet density (by type of outlet) and social harms (specifically different…
Understanding special education from the perspectives of Pasifika families Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2013 The aim of this report is to identify the strengths of current service provision; barriers to accessing SE services for Pasifika; and the extent to which…
