Evaluation Report on the Implementation of the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students (2002/03) Last Publication Date: 27 Jun 2006 In June 2002 the Ministry of Education contracted Assoc. Professor Roger Peddie, University of Auckland (through Auckland UniServices Ltd), to undertake an evaluation of the implementation…
New Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy 2006-2016 Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2006 The New Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy 2006-2016 was launched in June 2006 to provide an all-ages approach to suicide prevention. It builds on the gains made…
An Analysis of the Usefulness and Feasibility of a Population Indicator of Childhood Obesity Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2006 This paper provides an analysis of the usefulness and operational feasibility of an indicator to monitor both obesity in children and young people, and the effectiveness…
More than an apple a day: Children’s right to good health Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 Health is one of the key areas affecting a child’s development, with repercussions for almost every other area of life including education, employment, justice and family…
Household Spending on Culture: 2006 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 Cultural activities play a significant part in the daily lives of New Zealanders, contributing, among other things, to our national identity and our understanding of ourselves…
Families and Heavy Drinking: Impacts on Children's wellbeing Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 This research report identified and reviewed the current research literature about the impacts on children of heavy parental alcohol use. Research on alcohol-related harm has historically focused…
Legal party pill use in New Zealand: Prevalence of use, availability, health harms and ‘gateway effects’ of benzylpiperazine (BZP) and trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP) Last Publication Date: 30 May 2006 The principal aims of the 2006 National Household Survey of Legal Party Pill Use were to provide national population statistics on the prevalence and patterns of…
The Ministry of Health’s Hospital Throughput 2003/2004 Report Last Publication Date: 02 May 2006 This report provides hospital discharges by age, gender, ethnicity, socio-economic deprivation, admission, and discharge types. The report also includes data on the average length of stay,…
DHBNZ School Dental Service Review Last Publication Date: 02 May 2006 Improving oral health is one of the 13 priority areas of the New Zealand Health Strategy. ‘Re-establishing a nationwide dental health system for children and adolescents’…
Cancer Among New Zealand Adolescents and Young People 1988–2002 Last Publication Date: 02 May 2006 Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity, disability and death for New Zealanders, and is a priority issue for the New Zealand health system. In 2003…
