Oral Health in Advanced Age: Findings from LiLACS NZ Te Puāwaitanga O Ngā Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu Last Publication Date: 30 Jun 2014 This report presents key findings about three aspects of oral health in advanced age; denture use, chewing difficulty and use of the dentist. Findings are from a…
Alignment of Literacy and Numeracy Measures Last Publication Date: 30 Jun 2014 This report presents analysis of the empirical relationship between four measures of literacy and numeracy in use in New Zealand. The first of these are the…
Ala Mo'ui: Pathways to Pacific Health and Wellbeing 2014–2018 Last Publication Date: 26 Jun 2014 On a population basis, Pacific communities experience poor health outcomes in New Zealand. For example, Pacific male life expectancy is 6.7 years less than the total…
The Guide to He Korowai Oranga – Māori Health Strategy Last Publication Date: 20 Jun 2014 He Korowai Oranga: Māori Health Strategy sets the overarching framework to guide the Government and the health and disability to achieve the best outcomes for Māori. He…
Equity of Health Care for Māori: A framework Last Publication Date: 20 Jun 2014 Equity of Health Care for Māori: A framework guides health practitioners, health organisations and the health system to achieve equitable health care for Māori. There are three…
Radiation Oncology National Linear Accelerator and Workforce Plan Last Publication Date: 20 Jun 2014 This Radiation Oncology National Linear Accelerator and Workforce Plan (‘the Plan’) is intended to inform a nationally coordinated approach to radiation oncology service and capacity development,…
Guidance for Healthy Weight Gain in Pregnancy Last Publication Date: 18 Jun 2014 Optimal weight gain during pregnancy is associated with improved outcomes for both the mother and the baby regardless of the mother’s existing weight. An estimated one third…
Health Literacy and the Prevention and Early Detection of Gout Last Publication Date: 06 Jun 2014 A fairly good level of health literacy is needed to prevent or manage a long-term health condition such as gout. Health literacy is generally defined as…
Structural change and New Zealand’s productivity performance Last Publication Date: 05 Jun 2014 Shift-share analysis decomposes aggregate labour productivity growth into a contribution from within-industry productivity growth and a contribution from employment movements across industries with differing labour productivity…
Trade over distance for New Zealand firms: measurement and implications Last Publication Date: 05 Jun 2014 This paper investigates the proximity of firms to their customers to assess the extent to which different industries trade their output over distance within New Zealand.…
