Social Policy Journal of New Zealand articles from November 2006

Social Policy Journal of New Zealand archives from November 2006

Foreword.(health impact assessments)(Editorial)
November 1, 2006... Issue 29 addresses a broad range of social sector topics, including health, education, child protection, and welfare benefits, as well as overarching issues of knowledge, research and evaluation. Health impact assessment is a major theme of...

Transforming science: how our structures limit innovation.
November 1, 2006... Abstract This paper argues that how we define and position Maori knowledge, science and research in Aotearoa is often limiting. These definitions and approaches are underpinned by power dynamics that see developments occurring in ways that...

Strengthening health, wellbeing and equity: embedding policy-level HIA in New Zealand.(health impact assessment)
November 1, 2006... Abstract Policy-level health impact assessment (HIA) is a formal approach for assessing the impact of policies on health, wellbeing and equity. HIA is used by policymakers across government and by those who may be affected by policy. This...

Child impact reporting.(health)
November 1, 2006... Abstract Few dispute that children are entitled to enjoy the happiest, healthiest and safest childhoods we can provide or that they will play a pivotal role in the future social and economic development of this country. For all their...

Safety issues in the lives of children with learning disabilities.
November 1, 2006... Abstract Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 116 special education students aged 11-17 years (61 females and 55 males) who had been identified as 3 or more years behind their peers in all aspects of the curriculum. The...

How Tikanga guides and protects the research process: insights from the Hauora Tane project.
November 1, 2006... Abstract This paper examines Maori research practices in the context of a current project exploring the health of Maori men. Drawing on experiences of the researchers in undertaking the study to date, we outline some of the major issues...

Ill health, disability, benefit and work: a summary of recent research.(Survey)
November 1, 2006... Abstract The Ministry of Social Development's Centre for Social Research and Evaluation has a programme of research and evaluation that explores issues related to employment and benefit receipt for people with ill health and disability....

A profile of health and disability related benefit recipients in New Zealand.
November 1, 2006... Abstract With the launch of the New Service for People Receiving Sickness and Invalid's Benefits in 2003, the Ministry of Social Development signalled its intent to place greater emphasis on addressing the needs of people receiving these...

Understanding the growth in invalid's benefit receipt in New Zealand.
November 1, 2006... Abstract This paper reports on research that uses the Ministry of Social Development's benefit administration data to advance our understanding of the growth in the number of people receiving the Invalid's Benefit over the decade to 2002....

Assessing the impacts on health of an urban development strategy: a case study of the greater Christchurch urban development strategy.
November 1, 2006... Abstract This paper discusses a strategic policy-level health impact assessment (HIA) on the Greater Christchurch Urban Development Strategy (UDS). The need for a strategy is based on a number of premises, including an expected 120,000...

Assessing the health and wellbeing impacts of urban planning in Avondale: a New Zealand case study.
November 1, 2006... Abstract Health impact assessment at the policy level is a new development in New Zealand. This paper evaluates the approach and impact of one of New Zealand's first HIAs to use a "wider determinants of health" approach. The HIA was...

Reflections after the 2006 IAFFE conference on feminist economics.(International Association for Feminist Economics)
November 1, 2006... Two ideas in Stage One Economics really took my fancy. The first was the Keynesian notion of pump priming to lift countries out of depressions. The second was the absurdity of GDP going down when "a man [sic] married his housekeeper". At the...

Aotearoa New Zealand national evaluation conference.
November 1, 2006... The third annual Aotearoa New Zealand National Evaluation Conference, sponsored by the Auckland Evaluation Group and held in Taupo from 31 July to 2 August 2006, attracted over 50 participants from throughout New Zealand. Its theme was...

Cross-sector dialogue for healthier policies: an overview of the 2006 health impact assessment conference.(Public Health Advisory Committee, University of Otago, Quigley and Watts Ltd. )(Conference news)
November 1, 2006... Health impact assessment (HIA) is a practical approach for promoting wellbeing and health, with a focus on equity. It assists policy makers and planners who are working towards a healthy population to use a participatory approach in order to...