410 Results

  • Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality

    … are complex connections and interactions between land use, sewage, waste and drinking water infrastructure, the … source of nitrogen in NZ agricultural production. The use of manufactured (or “synthetic”) nitrogen fertilisers in … 2 Along with an increase in irrigation, this fertiliser use has enabled the intensification of farming, including …
    Briefing

  • Preventing outbreaks of COVID-19 in NZ associated with air travel from Australia: New Modelling study of alternatives to quarantine

    … of COVID-19 infection) to NZ. We found that the combined use of exit and entry screening, two PCR tests (on days 3 and 12 in NZ), mask use and contact tracing, reduced the risk from one outbreak … [UI]: 15 days to 6.1 years). However, the combined use of exit and entry screening (symptom questionnaire and …
    Briefing

  • Mobile phone use while driving: Do we need smartcars that turn off smartphones?

    … New Zealand still has a problem with the use of mobile phones while driving, even though a recent law … hazard. In 2009 the NZ Government prohibited the use of hand-held phones while driving. In last Friday’s NZ … and Waikato University colleagues into mobile phone use among Wellington drivers. The main findings were that out …
    Briefing

  • Regulating vaping and new nicotine products: Are tobacco companies’ goals aligned with public health objectives?

    … help people switch from smoking and then stop all nicotine use. BAT is the largest tobacco company in New Zealand; … and NGPs), following a sustained period when nicotine use declined, driven by NGP uptake (see Figure 1). Figure 1. … claim there is a concerning rise in youth e-cigarette use , and ever-use of e-cigarettes among Year 10 students (14 …
    Briefing

  • Can we manage dual use of smoking and vaping more effectively?

    … probed this perplexing ambiguity and explored dual use of cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems … the realisation of New Zealand’s smokefree 2025 goal. Dual use, which occurs when smokers do not transition to exclusive … smoke after they start vaping? While some period of dual use is likely as smokers transition to vaping, can we shorten …
    Briefing

  • Social media and youth wellbeing: The need for a multi-layered public health approach

    … health approach to addressing the harms of social media use in young people. A similar approach could be introduced … individual children and the wider community. Social media use in children: an emerging determinant of health  Social media use in children and teens represents a pressing public health …
    Briefing

  • A policy and research agenda for roll-your-own tobacco

    … from recent studies examining roll-your-own tobacco use and explore potential policy implications. Roll-your-own … made (TM) cigarettes (2). Many New Zealand smokers now use loose tobacco to make RYO cigarettes, which are typically … half to two-thirds the size of TM cigarettes (3,4). RYO use is higher among younger demographics, particularly young …
    Briefing

  • Children and young people and COVID-19: The urgent need for improved guidance in NZ

    … at all levels. Immediate actions include mandating mask use for secondary-age children at Alert Levels 2 and 3 and encouraging primary-age children to make and use masks. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is a new pathogen, requiring … World Health Organization (WHO) has now recommended mask use in children 12 years and over , 1 to bring them into line …
    Briefing

  • Getting the Marketing Mix Right: A Commentary on NZ’s Forthcoming Vaping Regulations

    … need to reduce social approval of smoking, and discourage use of vaping and tobacco products among non-smokers, … permissive marketing environment could help reduce ENDs use among non-smokers, particularly young people. From 11 … lifestyle devices will be prohibited. This provision means use of music, art and fashion imagery to connect with young …
    Briefing

  • Media release: Protecting our drinking water sources – Where do the parties stand?

    … of cohesive, comprehensive vision for the country's land use, particularly from our two main parties, leaves drinking … have to take into account multiple factors including land use, central and regional governance, infrastructure, climate … implement regulations such as ‘sinking lid’ caps on the use of nitrogen fertiliser. This is in relation to the …
    News

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
43 Hanson Street, Mt Cook, 
Wellington | Te Whanganui-a-Tara
PO Box 7343, Wellington South 6242
New Zealand | Aotearoa

 

Public Health Expert Briefing (ISSN 2816-1203)