12 April, 2016
He Kainga Oranga, the Housing and Health Research Programme, examines and clarifies the links between Housing and Health.
Healthy Auckland Together
7 April, 2016
Robertson, L., Cameron, C., McGee, R., Marsh, L., Hoek, J.
1 April, 2016
A positive licensing scheme could increase compliance with existing smokefree legislation.
Ball, J., Waa, A., Tautolo, E.-S., Edwards, R.
31 March, 2016
Tobacco use in New Zealand has declined in recent years, but Māori and Pacific smoking rates remain high at 38% and 25% respectively. This research explored the strengths and weaknesses of five policy options currently under discussion in New Zealand, from the perspective of policy experts and tobacco control and community leaders.
Levack, W.
9 March, 2016
PR has been shown to improve physical function, improve quality of life, and reduce hospital readmission rates in people with COPD. However, less than 1% of the approximately 275,000 people with COPD in NZ attend PR each year.
World Health Organisation.
25 January, 2016
Childhood obesity is reaching alarming proportions in many countries and poses an urgent and serious challenge. The Sustainable Development Goals, set by the United Nations in 2015, identify prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases as core priorities.
Ministry of Health
10 December, 2015
This report provides a snapshot of the health of New Zealanders through the publication of key indicators on health behaviours, health status and access to health care for both adults and children.
Robertson, L., Cameron, C., McGee, R., Marsh, L., Hoek, J.
8 December, 2015
Children and adolescents more frequently exposed to POS tobacco promotion have around 1.6 times higher odds of having tried smoking and around 1.3 times higher odds of being susceptible to future smoking, compared with those less frequently exposed. Together with the available evaluations of POS display bans, the results strongly indicate that legislation banning tobacco POS promotion will effectively reduce smoking among young people.
Ministry of Health.
2 December, 2015
These tables provide high-level data on cancer registrations in 2013, ahead of the annual Cancer: New registrations and deaths 2013 publication. They include information about the most common cancers registered and breakdowns by common demographic variables.
Simpson J, Duncanson M, Oben G, Wicken A, Pierson M.
11 November, 2015
Data on a set of indicators that assess aspects of child poverty in New Zealand and their implications for child wellbeing.
