What’s happening to Pension Ages in OECD countries? Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2013 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published its fourth edition of "Pensions at a Glance" (2011) which compares the policies of 34 member…
National Standards: School Sample Monitoring and Evaluation Project Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2013 In 2010 the Ministry commissioned a three year monitoring and evaluation project to get a broad overview of the implementation of National Standards in a representative…
Medical Oncology National Implementation Plan 2013/14 Last Publication Date: 28 Aug 2013 The Medical Oncology Implementation Plan 2013/14 comprises three work programmes: service configuration, workforce and service quality. The plan outlines activities for the 2013/14 financial year. While…
Injury-related Health Loss Last Publication Date: 08 Aug 2013 Injury-related Health Loss is a joint report from the Ministry of Health and the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC). The report presents the injury-related findings from the…
Ways and Means: A report on methodology from the New Zealand Burden of Disease, Injury and Risk Study, 2006 - 2016 Last Publication Date: 08 Aug 2013 The New Zealand Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study 2006-2016 (NZBD) is a systematic analysis of health loss by cause for New Zealanders of…
Evaluation Report: Health Literacy Medication Project - Measurement and Evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 Background Health literacy is defined by the Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC) as: "The degree to which individuals can obtain, process and understand health information and…
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).…
Expenditure in Retirement Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 The Retirement Commission (RC) aims to ensure that New Zealanders are well educated in financial matters and can make informed financial decisions throughout their lives. Part…
Young people’s opinion on the sale of tobacco in New Zealand: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 In March 2011, the New Zealand Government committed to a goal of New Zealand becoming ‘smokefree’ by the year 2025, where less than five percent of…
Quit intention among current smokers: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 In the Health Promotion Agency’s 2012 Health and Lifestyles Survey, we asked current smokers whether they thought they would still be smoking at three future time…
