The involvement of alcohol consumption in the deaths of children and young people in New Zealand during the years 2005–2007 Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2011 While it is commonly accepted that alcohol misuse is harmful, very little is known about the effects of alcohol on the lives of children in New…
Cost Savings of Brief Alcohol interventions in Primary Health Care Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2011 Sapere Research Group was commissioned by ALAC to estimate the short-term health care cost savings from the use of alcohol brief interventions (BIs) in general practice…
Evaluation of a Gerontology Nurse Specialist in Primary Care Last Publication Date: 09 Aug 2011 This report is an evaluation of a demonstration site coordinated by Health Workforce New Zealand. A gerontology nurse specialist in primary care identifies at-risk older adults…
Perceived access to tobacco: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 In 2010, around seven in 10 (69%) young people thought they definitely could not get cigarettes/tobacco from anyone in their family/whānau or from their home if…
Low speed runover mortality report Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 In its Fifth Report to the Minister of Health (2009), the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (CYMRC) noted that systems to review non-traffic deaths are…
Parental attitudes and rules around smoking: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 In 2010, around eight in 10 (84%) young people agreed that their parents would be upset if they were caught smoking cigarettes/tobacco. Around six in 10…
Child and youth mental health and addiction Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 This report examines the need for youth mental health and addiction services, as well as assessing how well their needs are currently being met. It includes quantitative…
Survey of off-licence premises in North Shore/Hibiscus Coast: analysis of survey data Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 A survey of off-licence premises in the North Shore City Council (NSCC) region and Hibiscus Coast (within Rodney District Council [RDC] boundaries) took place in 2009/2010.…
Where are young people accessing and buying tobacco from? In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 In 2010, around seven in 10 (72%) young people who were current smokers said they got their own cigarettes from friends and around five in 10…
Estimates of how many people smoke: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 In 2010, although around one in five (19%) New Zealanders were daily smokers, people overestimated the proportion of New Zealanders who smoke. The average estimate was…
