Tobacco Use in New Zealand: Key Findings from the 2009 NZ Tobacco Use Survey Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2010 This report provides an overview of tobacco use in New Zealand, predominantly for the year 2009. It includes findings from the 2009 New Zealand Tobacco Use…
Face the Facts - campaign evaluation 2010 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 Face the Facts was launched in April 2009 to present some hard-hitting facts about tobacco consumption in New Zealand. This report outlines results from a survey that…
Mental health and addiction funding: Mechanisms to support recovery Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 New Zealand has a population of 4.3 million and, based on the New Zealand Mental Health Survey, 4.7% of people will experience severe mental health or…
Education for Sustainability in New Zealand Schools: Summary Report Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 This Summary Report summarises an evaluation of three Education for Sustainability (EfS) professional development programmes being funded by the Ministry of Education: the Enviroschools Programme, the…
What encourages people to smoke? In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 It is important to know what encourages people to smoke so that efforts can be made to reduce exposure to things that encourage smoking. In the…
Parental influence on children's smoking: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 In the Health Sponsorship Council’s (HSC’s) 2008 Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS), respondents were asked a series of questions to assess their perceptions of parental influence…
Māori Representation in Local Government: The Continuing Challenge Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 Public discussion about Māori representation in local government has been re-ignited by the government decision not to adopt the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Auckland…
Prevalence of Opportunistic Prostate Cancer Screening in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 This paper quantifies the prevalence of opportunistic prostate cancer screening in New Zealand in 2008.
Social Services in Masterton: The views of family and whānau Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2010 This report responds to the Minister of Social Development’s request for a snapshot of all the social service providers in the Masterton area, how families know…
Alcohol and Pregnancy: A practical guide for health professionals Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2010 The purpose of this resource is to prompt and support primary care health professionals to: ask women who are planning a pregnancy or are pregnant if they…