How do we determine if statutory regulation is the most appropriate way to regulate health professions? Published: 02 Jan 2010 The Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (the Act) came into force in September 2004. The Act provides a framework for regulating health professions to ensure...
Hospital Events 2008/09 and 2009/10 Published: 23 Nov 2012 This publication focuses on publicly funded and privately funded hospital events in 2008/09 and 2009/10, and also shows trends from 1995/96. It contains summarised data tables, figures...
Results from the Prisoner Health Survey 2005 Published: 01 May 2009 Results from the Prisoner Health Survey 2005 describes the health status of sentenced prisoners in New Zealand, using a range of indicators from a national survey...
Never Let Your Child Get Sunburnt: Did the messages get through? In Fact Published: 01 Dec 2010 In 2007/08, the Health Sponsorship Council (HSC) launched the Never Let Your Child Get Sunburnt campaign. The campaign targeted parents and caregivers and explained the link...
Young people’s exposure to onscreen smoking: In Fact Published: 01 Jan 2013 In 2012, the U.S. Surgeon General concluded that young people’s exposure to smoking depictions in movies can cause smoking initiation. Participants in the 2012 Youth Insights Survey...
The involvement of alcohol consumption in the deaths of children and young people in New Zealand during the years 2005–2007 Published: 01 Sep 2011 While it is commonly accepted that alcohol misuse is harmful, very little is known about the effects of alcohol on the lives of children in New...
New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy (NZIPS) Reports Published: 01 Feb 2010 The New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy (NZIPS) was disestablished in December 2013. The information contained on the pages below has been archived for reference purposes only. The...
Government Social Science Research and Evaluation Publishing Protocol Published: 01 Dec 2015 Government agencies undertake a substantial amount of social science research and evaluation each year. The Government Social Science Research and Evaluation Publishing Protocol is for agencies...
Evaluation of the Maternity Quality and Safety Programme Published: 30 Jul 2015 Local maternity quality and safety programmes have been operating in each DHB since 2012 and have raised the profile of maternity quality and safety by establishing...
Public opinion on councils’ role to provide shade in public places: In Fact Published: 01 Feb 2015 HPA’s SunSmart programme encourages New Zealanders to reduce excessive sun exposure by staying in the shade, as well as adopting other sun protection behaviours. In addition...