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2.8 Gaps analysis Very little information on illicit drug use is reported. There is a strong focus on alcohol and it remains unclear whether this reflects minimal use of other drugs or lack of reporting. While data for hospital admissions are available for alcohol-related accidents, it is uncertain if any testing for other drugs is routinely undertaken at admission. Testing is unlikely to be feasible given the limited number of health personnel in the Islands. However, as with all of the PICTs included in this analysis, a number of data sources already collect information vital for understanding substance use in the Cook Islands. If analysed with specific reference to substance use issues, existing data sources may be utilised to provide an evolving picture for some aspects of drug and alcohol issues in the Cook Islands. The 2008 PDARN delegate also highlighted a lack of research capacity and resources (money and human, limited information sharing, lack of treatment facilities, and limited government commitment to addressing issues). However, the opportunity for new institutional relationships exists though New Zealand-based non-government organisations working specifically with Pacific Island populations living in New Zealand. A Cook Islands Maori fact sheet was developed from SHORE research of Cook Island Maori resident in New Zealand in 2003. The research showed high levels of alcohol consumption and drinking patterns consistent with the data provided by the Cook Islands Ministry of Health at the 2008 PDARN Meeting. 192 In 2006, the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC) produced Cook Islands language guidelines titled Alcohol, Your Community and You. These guidelines use a myths and facts approach to consumption patterns in addition to providing tips for safe consumption, stories from Cook Islanders, and detailing the potential legal consequences of consumption. Finally, the guidelines provide contact details for services targeted toward all Pacific Island communities in New Zealand, in addition to mainstream services. These guidelines reference culturally specific terms, e.g. ‘beer schools’, and thus are contributing to understanding the consumption context. By way of collaboration, the skills and experience within New Zealand-based organisations, particularly Statistics New Zealand, and their Cook Islands counterparts may be utilised to address a number of the identified resource issues. Equally, opportunities may be provided for Cook Islanders to contribute to both communities. 45 192 Above, fn.25. Cook Islands
Situational analysis of drug and alcohol issues and responses in the Pacific 46 3. Federated States of Micronesia Population 107 434 (July 2009 est.) Age 0–14 years: 34.8% Gender Literacy 15–64 years: 62.3% 65 years and over: 2.9% (2009 est.) Total population: 1 male(s)/female (2009 est.) Definition: age 15 and over can read and write Total population: 89% Male: 91% Female: 88% (1980 est.) Unemployment 22% (2000 est.) (#170) Employment by sector Agriculture: 0.9% Industry: 34.4% Services: 64.7% Note: Two-thirds are government employees (FY05 est.) Currency United States dollar (US$) Exchange rate — Source: 3.1 Introduction With the ratification of the 1979 constitution, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) was formed. The FSM is an independent nation in free association with the United States of America. The four States are Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap. Demographics The population is estimated to be 110 000. The country has seven official languages: English, Ulithian, Woleaian, Yapese, Pohneipean, Kosraean and Chukese. 193 The population is largely Christian, comprising Roman Catholic (50 per cent), Protestant (47 per cent), other and none 3 per cent. 194 Significantly, it is estimated that over half the population is less than 19 years of age. 195 193 United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific Cluster Meeting, November 2006: Country background note: Federated States of Micronesia. 194 Ibid. 195 J. Gold (2006), Federated States of Micronesia, HIV/STI Strategic Planning Process: situation and response analysis. Suva: Pacific Regional HIV/AIDS Project (PRHP) & Burnet Institute’s Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health Research (CEPHR).
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