• Glass of water on rock near stream
    Glass of water on rock near stream

    Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety

    An Inquiry into the the world’s largest recorded campylobacteriosis outbreak in Havelock North in 2016, led to policy changes to strengthen protections for our water supply system. These policies are now under threat leaving us vulnerable to similar type events.
    Continue reading
    Issue date
    07 May 2024
    Author(s)
    Marnie Prickett Simon Hales Tim Chambers Michael Baker Nick Wilson

  • Modifying homes to prevent falls is very cost-effective: New NZ study

    A just published modelling study by the BODE3 Team has reported that “home safety assessment and modification” (e.g., adding hand rails and removing tripping hazards in homes) appears to be a very cost-effective health sector intervention. But even more cost-effective was targeting this intervention to older people with previous injurious falls.
    Continue reading
    Issue date
    12 June 2016
    Author(s)
    Nick Wilson Giorgi Kvizhinadze Eamonn Deverall Tony Blakely

Tags

Subscribe

Briefing CTA

Public Health Expert Briefing

Get the latest insights from the public health research community delivered straight to your inbox for free. Subscribe to stay up to date with the latest research, analysis and commentary from the Public Health Expert Briefing.

PHCC logo PHCC

The PHCC is funded by a philanthropic endowment from the Gama Foundation and hosted by the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington.

Contact

Email phcc@phcc.org.nz
Harbour City Tower 
Level 4, 29 Brandon Street 
Wellington | Te Whanganui-a-Tara 
PO Box 400, Wellington 6140 
New Zealand | Aotearoa

 

Public Health Expert Briefing (ISSN 2816-1203)