Caring Counts | Tautiaki tika Last Publication Date: 01 May 2012 The New Zealand Human Rights Commission’s decision to hold this Inquiry was prompted by two significant concerns. The first relates to the low pay, the undervaluing,…
What does smoking fulfil for young people? Technical report Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2012 This report presents data on young people’s attitudes towards smoking, in terms of the functions that smoking fulfils. It shows time trends using data from the…
Women’s Retirement Income: A Comparative Analysis of Four Women’s Stories Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2012 This report summarises the findings from interviews with four women in their midfifties. The key purpose of the interviews was to find out about the women’s…
Young people's attempts to stop smoking: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012 In 2010, around one half (51%) of young current smokers wanted to stop smoking. Around two-thirds (67%) of young people who had smoked in the past…
Women’s Retirement Income: A Summary of Key Issues from the Literature Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012 As the policy challenges of dealing simultaneously with an ageing population, increased costs of health care and welfare benefits, and economic and fiscal constraints, an increased…
Traumatic Brain Injury Research Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012 Thousands of people each year experience some degree of TBI, which is identified by confusion or disorientation, loss of consciousness, post-traumatic amnesia and other neurological abnormalities…
Alcohol-related injury: An evidence-based literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 This review focuses on research that considers the role of alcohol in causing injury and the effectiveness of educational and environmental strategies in preventing alcohol-related injury.…
Mental Health and Addiction Service Delivery: Implications of Emerging Practice Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 This brief review has been undertaken to support the Ministry of Health and Mental Health Commission in developing their Service Development Plan over 2011/12. The objectives…
Falling Short in Workplace Safety: An analysis of falls in the construction sector Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 Falls from height and falls on the same level have been identified in New Zealand and overseas as a significant cause of harm in the construction…
The Alcohol Purchasing Patterns of Heavy Drinkers Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 In 2011 the Ministry of Health commissioned research to investigate the alcohol purchasing patterns of heavy drinkers. The research informed consideration of a minimum pricing regime…
