A Focus on Pacific Nutrition: Findings from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey Last Publication Date: 28 Feb 2012 This report presents key findings for Pacific peoples from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey, including energy and nutrient intake, dietary supplement use, dietary habits…
Consultation on Paying Family Carers to Provide Disability Support: Summary Report Last Publication Date: 02 Feb 2012 Between 19 September and 6 November 2012, the Ministry of Health consulted with the public on proposed options for a new policy on payment to family…
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…
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…
Healthy Beginnings: Developing perinatal and infant mental health services in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 20 Jan 2012 Healthy Beginnings provides guidance for district health boards, other health planners and funders and providers of perinatal and infant mental health and alcohol and other drug…
The Impacts of Liquor Outlets in Manukau City Report No. 2 - Community stakeholder views on the impacts of liquor outlets in Manukau City Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 Recent substantial increases in the number of liquor outlets have been matched by an escalation in community concern about alcohol-related harm. This report presents the results…
Finding the crowding index that works best for New Zealand: Applying different crowding indexes to Census of Population and Dwellings data for 1986–2006 (Stats NZ WP 11-04) Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This study aimed to determine which household crowding measure worked best in the New Zealand context. The issue of crowded households has concerned researchers in New Zealand…
The Impacts of Liquor Outlets in Manukau City Report No. 1 - A review of the international academic literature and New Zealand media reports Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 There has been significant recent debate over the impacts of liquor outlets on communities in New Zealand. This report reviews two sides to the published debate…
The Impacts of Liquor Outlets in Manukau City Summary Report - Revised Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 There has been significant recent debate over the impact of liquor outlets on communities in New Zealand. This report summarises the key results from a research…