Thompson, H., Thomas, S., Sellstrom, E., & Pettigrew, M.
28 February, 2013
The well established links between poor housing and poor health indicate that housing improvement may be an important mechanism through which public investment can lead to health improvement.
Thomson, G.
26 February, 2013
This project will develop and trial a smartphone application to extend public health observation methods.
Martinez-Garcia, M., Carrillo, D., Soler-Cataluna, J., Donat-Sanz, Y., Serra, P., Lerma, M., et al.
7 February, 2013
Objectives: To assess the prognostic value of bronchiectasis in patients with moderate-to-severe COPD.
Glover, M.
2 February, 2013
Many Māori and Pacific Island people smoke, and the prevalence isn’t significantly declining. Māori and Pacific Island people are more likely to quit smoking for the sake of their children, rather than their own health.
Children’s Commissioner.
12 December, 2012
We like to believe that New Zealand is a great place for children. For the majority of our children this is true. But it is not true for children living in poverty. As many as 25 percent of children – about 270,000 – currently live in poverty.
Best Practice Advocacy Centre New Zealand.
30 November, 2012
Obstructive sleep apnoea is reported to affect 4% of adult males and 2% of adult females. In New Zealand, it is twice as common in Māori adults males compared to non-Māori.
Keall, M.
1 November, 2012
Damp and mould in homes have been established as risk factors for respiratory health. There is a need for a relatively straightforward assessment of the home that quantifies this risk.
Trenholme, A. et al.
19 September, 2012
The aim of this study was to determine and to describe the presence of respiratory morbidity in young children 1 year after being hospitalized with a severe LRI.
Ihimaera, L., & Maxwell-Crawford, K.
11 September, 2012
This report examines how to deliver health equality for Māori and a workforce that demonstrates cultural competence.
Northern Cancer Network
31 July, 2012
This report presents a brief overview of the findings of the research project ‘Identification of barriers to the early diagnosis of people with lung cancer and description of best practice solutions’.
