New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators 2011 Last Publication Date: 20 May 2013 The New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators are the result of collaboration between the Ministry of Health and maternity stakeholders, representing consumer, midwifery, obstetric, general practice, paediatric…
Safe Practice Guidelines for Youth Mentoring Last Publication Date: 16 May 2013 The NZ Youth Mentoring Network has worked with the Ministry to produce safe practice guidelines for mentoring providers. These will support providers to review and develop…
Prescribing Controlled Drugs in Addiction Treatment Last Publication Date: 14 May 2013 Section 24 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 (MODA) governs the prescription of controlled drugs for the treatment of addiction. The Minister of Health has…
Companion Statement on Vitamin D and Sun Exposure in Pregnancy and Infancy in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 10 May 2013 This document provides advice for health practitioners on vitamin D and sun exposure in pregnancy and infancy. It identifies those at high risk of vitamin D…
Race Relations in 2012 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2013 New Zealand’s compliance with international human rights treaties was considered by two United Nations treaty bodies in 2012 – the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural…
A framework for food in schools programmes in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 May 2013 This paper discusses the evidence for a Government-supported framework and how Government might partner with others. It includes a possible framework for strengthening food in school…
Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer in New Zealand Men: Recommendations from the Prostate Cancer Taskforce Last Publication Date: 01 May 2013 Prostate cancer is a significant burden to men’s health and is now one of the most important issues facing New Zealand men.The lack of a reliable…
Evaluation of Ministry of Education-Funded Early Childhood Education Professional Development Programmes Last Publication Date: 01 May 2013 The Ministry funded ECE Professional Development (PD) Programmes are for a three year period from July 2010 to June 2013. The focus for the PD Programmes…
Sun Exposure Survey: Methodology Report 2013 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2013 This research was undertaken as part of the national monitoring of sun exposure and related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours. In addition to monitoring, this project helps…
Longevity trends and their implications for the age of eligibility for New Zealand Superannuation Last Publication Date: 01 May 2013 This paper is one of a number of background papers commissioned by the Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income for the 2013 Review of Retirement…