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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2011)Introduction Reducing the prevalence of smoking in New Zealand is a priority, whereby greater reductions are required amongst Māori relative to non-Māori in order to reduce widening health-related disparities associated ... -
(Thesis, Master of Science, 2012)Waituna Lagoon is a shallow temperate coastal lagoon in Southland, New Zealand. The 1,350 hectare Waituna Lagoon and associated wetland system is of national and international importance for its unique ecology and the ... -
(Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2013)Research indicates that housing and tenure type influence well-being. Traditionally, boarding houses are an important type of accommodation, but there is a paucity of knowledge about these dwellings in New Zealand. ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)Mobility parking spaces can be found in cities and towns throughout New Zealand and in countries around the world. Despite this, there has been very little academic examination of the meaning or importance of driving for ... -
(Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2012)The study broadly explores water-related disease burden, encompassing drinking-water supply, sanitation, hygiene, climate change and the management of water resources in the Maldives. There have been few studies undertaken ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)BACKGROUND:The 1918-19 influenza pandemic represents one of the worst human pandemics in recorded history. Given the severity of this pandemic, it could be described as a worstcase scenario for guiding future population-based ...
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(Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2011)This thesis tested the hypothesis that it was possible to successfully adapt to the New Zealand community setting, the study design of an American allergen-reduction trial. The American study reported by Morgan and colleagues ... -
(Conference or Workshop Item (Paper), 17th Annual Colloquium of the Spatial Information Research Centre (SIRC 2005: A Spatio-temporal Workshop), 2005)The context for this study is public concern about aerial spraying of biological insecticides over Auckland, New Zealand between January 2002 and May 2004. We analysed childhood asthma hospital admissions for the whole of ... -
(Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2011)Internationally and locally, interest in community gardening is growing. It is being seen as part of the solution to address local, national and global challenges that range from poor nutrition and food insecurity to ... -
(Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2009)This study examines the role regional public health units could play in contributing to reducing the inequitable effects inadequate income has on health and wellbeing. It also recommends appropriate steps for Wellington’s ... -
(Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2012)In this thesis I examine food safety regulation of production of poultry for the domestic market (Case Study 1) and, in less detail, the sale of New Zealand beef to the USA (Case Study 2). Regulation brings both benefits ... -
(Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2011)Many programmes that aim to reduce the prevalence of diet-related disease have chosen to focus on individual behaviour change with little recognition of the influence of the environment. The aim of this thesis was to conduct ... -
(Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2009)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 ... -
(Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2011)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 ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2010)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 ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2010)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. ... -
(Thesis, Master of Science, 2012)Freshwater ecosystems are often exposed to intense agricultural pollution, which can impact species interactions such as those between parasites and their hosts. I studied the effect of glyphosate (the active ingredient ... -
(Thesis, Master of Science, 2012)Anthropogenic flow reduction from dams and stream diversions can influence the distribution and structure of biotic communities by altering the physical and chemical properties of their habitat. The consequences of water ...
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(Thesis, Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours, 2007)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 ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2010)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 ...
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