The Health Status of Māori Male Prisoners: Key results from the Prisoner Health Survey 2005 Published: 01 Mar 2008 The publication has been prepared by the Public Health Intelligence unit of the Ministry of Health for the Māori Health Directorate, and is based on the…
Embodying Social Rank: How body fat varies with social status, gender and ethnicity in New Zealand Published: 02 Oct 2006 Obesity is widely recognised to be a major public health concern, and inequalities in body fat distribution are of great current interest. This bulletin uses data…
Shopping behaviours of New Zealand households: In Fact Published: 01 Feb 2012 This fact sheet provides a summary of where people buy food and drinks, how much they spend, and what influences their shopping decisions. Findings are described…
A Portrait of Health: Key results of the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey Published: 04 Jun 2008 Portrait of Health is the first release of key descriptive findings from the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey. Analyses have been presented by gender, age group,…
A framework for food in schools programmes in New Zealand Published: 01 May 2013 This paper discusses the evidence for a Government-supported framework and how Government might partner with others. It includes a possible framework for strengthening food in school…
Health and well-being and family/whanau functioning: An interim report Published: 07 Dec 2007 A qualitative investigation into wider aspects of family and whānau functioning, many of which can impact on healthy eating. More than 100 families were involved in…
Independence in daily activities in advanced age: Findings from LiLACS NZ Published: 01 Sep 2015 Independence in daily activities in advanced age: Findings from LiLACS NZ presents findings about the activities that people can perform independently or without assistance, for Māori (aged…
Health and well-being and family/whanau functioning Published: 01 Jun 2008 The family environment is an important influence on a wide range of social and health outcomes and there is general agreement that strong families lead to…
Primary care in advanced age: Findings from LiLACS NZ Published: 01 Oct 2015 Primary care in advanced age: Findings from LiLACS NZ presents key findings about primary health care for Māori (aged 80–90 years) and non-Māori (aged 85 years). The…
Prevalence of Opportunistic Prostate Cancer Screening in New Zealand Published: 01 Oct 2010 This paper quantifies the prevalence of opportunistic prostate cancer screening in New Zealand in 2008.
