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…
Thriving: Connected - Reflective - Effective Last Publication Date: 24 Aug 2011 This resource is a provocative and vibrant account of the ‘doing it differently together,’ that is social innovation. It charts the relational journey made by a…
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…
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…
Parenting and smoking: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 In 2010, the majority (90%) of parents/caregivers of children aged five to 16 thought that they had influence over whether their child starts to smoke or…