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).…
The incidence and persistence of cyclical job loss in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 In New Zealand, the impact of the 2007–2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) was milder than in most other developed countries, though still substantial, with employment declining…
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…
Falls risk assessment tools and care plans in New Zealand DHBs - A review and discussion document Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s national programme, Reducing Harm from Falls, has an initial emphasis on preventing falls and reducing fall-related injuries in public hospitals.…
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…
In Pursuit of Excellence: Analysing the results of New Zealand's PBRF Quality Evaluations Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 This report analyses the results of the three Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) Quality Evaluations. It also examines the types of research outputs and categories of peer…
Kaiaka Reo: Reo-ā-Waha Ki Te Motu - The Development of Māori Oral Language Proficiency Progressions Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 This report presents the development process and outcomes of establishing Māori oral language proficiency progressions for year one to year eight learners that would inform National…
Child immunisation: Reports by parents and caregivers: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 The Ministry of Health recommends and subsidises a number of vaccinations to immunise New Zealand children against communicable diseases such as tetanus, polio, and measles (Ministry…
An analysis of collaborative journal article authorship at New Zealand universities Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 This paper summarises the findings from previous studies of research collaboration in New Zealand and presents a new analysis of collaboration in New Zealand universities.
