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“Gee my account is in credit!” Qualitative component of the Warm Homes Pilot Study
Fuel poverty, or the inability to heat one’s home to World Health Organisation recommended standards for less than 10% of household income, is a significant social and public health problem in New Zealand. Those particularly ... -
Grant schemes as enablers of local action: the example of the Nutrition Fund
Poor nutrition and unhealthy weight are major contributors to disease burden in New Zealand. As part of wider government action to address these issues, District Health Boards were funded to administer Nutrition Fund grants ... -
Grass Routes: An observational analysis of how children use green spaces
Aim This research aimed to investigate whether there is inequality relating to the use of green space among different demographic groups and disadvantaged populations. Method Children’s use of green space was observed ... -
Health Outcomes and Costs of Referral for Elective Surgery: New Zealand 2003-2006
Background: Elective surgery is a major output of the health sector. For instance, in 2010/11 approximately 145,000 patients received elective surgery in New Zealand. This study uses data from the ‘Pathways to care and ... -
Health seeking and health related behaviour for type 2 diabetes mellitus among adults in an urban community in Tanzania
Early in the 20th century, diabetes mellitus was considered to be a rare medical condition in African countries, and mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the past 30 or 40 years however, the situation has changed. Diabetes ... -
Home truths and cool admissions: New Zealand housing attributes and excess winter hospitalisation
Background: The ratio of winter to non-winter mortality rates, or excess winter mortality (EWM), is higher in temperate countries, including New Zealand. Many studies suggest housing differences as a possible explanation. ... -
Impact of sugar-sweetened beverage tariffs and excise on taxed and untaxed beverage trade volumes to the Cook Islands and Tonga: Pre-analysis study protocol
This study will contribute to the international literature of policy evaluation studies that examine the impact of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes on sales, purchasing and dietary consumption (summarised in Chapter 4 ... -
Improved access to long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and the declining abortion rate
The New Zealand abortion rate declined significantly from 2008 to 2014. Internationally, increased use of LARC methods has been recognised as having played an important role in declining abortion rates. LARC are highly ... -
Improving Pacific Health and Reducing Health Inequalities: Policy Implications
Pacific people migrated to New Zealand in search of a better life. However, despite making important social, sports, cultural, and economic contributions in New Zealand, they continue to face challenges in other areas such ... -
Individual and collective action for healthy rental housing in New Zealand: an historical and contemporary study
Substandard, insecure, and unaffordable housing affects health, contributing to the spread of infectious disease, susceptibility to respiratory illness, and to feelings of stress and anxiety. In New Zealand, people who ... -
Is Junk Food Promoted Through Sport?
Energy-dense diets are associated with obesity, a major public health problem. High participation rates in sport suggest sports settings may be an ideal environment to influence food choices and promote healthy eating. Yet ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and intentions of general practitioners and practice nurses and Christchurch and HPV and HPV vaccines
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a very common sexually transmitted infection (STI) and nearly all cervical cancers are causally related to infections by HPV. Gardasil®, a quadrivalent HPV vaccine, is now on the ... -
Known unknowns: Evidence of health co-benefits of decarbonising the transport sector
Theory and modelling studies suggest that some interventions to decarbonise emissions in the transport sector can, in addition to the long-term benefits from contributing to stabilising the global climate, have substantial ... -
Lost in Translation? The relationship between homelessness research and policy in Wellington, New Zealand
This thesis aims to investigate the ways in which research is utilised in the emerging decentralised, participatory policy-making context in New Zealand. An in-depth study of a particular research-policy relationship is ... -
Making health equity count: Incorporating health equity for Māori into cost-utility analyses
Objective The New Zealand health system has a number of objectives including reducing disparities in health for Māori and improving total population health. Despite this there are stark inequalities in health status for ... -
Making sense of Stomach cancer Inequities in Aotearoa New Zealand
Background Stomach cancer is an important disease for Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand. Māori are more likely to be diagnosed with stomach cancer than non-Māori and have poorer survival. The higher incidence in Māori can ... -
Marginally grounded: Camping ground residence in New Zealand
This study describes the nature of the experiences of camping ground residents in relation to their health, and within the context of individual, local and national spheres. It situates camping ground residence as a ... -
More than just a road? A case study exploring implementation challenges for sustainable city redevelopment
Wellington City Council’s key strategy for urban development envisions a future of sustainable population growth focusing on the development of key centres along a public transport growth spine. To implement this strategy ... -
Motivational Interviewing for adolescent engagement in group trans-diagnostic cognitive behavioural therapy: A randomised clinical trial
Background. Anxiety and mood disorders are prevalent, chronic and highly comorbid in adolescence, with detrimental personal, societal and economic outcomes. Given the high rates of attrition and limited resources available ... -
Moving beyond just TRIED and TRUE, something BOLD, something NEW!? Using simulation modelling to estimate the future smoking prevalence, health and cost impacts of tobacco endgame strategies.
Objective There is growing international interest in advancing ‘the tobacco endgame’. Achieving endgame goals will require substantive action for most countries, ie, ‘tobacco endgame strategies’. Yet, little modelling ...