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  • Prevention and treatment of mental disorders will help reduce dementia

    … New research is providing stronger evidence that mental health disorders, particularly depression, anxiety, and … doubles dementia risk, and people with poorer self-rated health are also at higher risk.  Mental health challenges are … increased dementia risk There is growing evidence of an association between a person’s own assessment of their …
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  • Tax reform pros & cons: A brief look from a Public Health perspective

    … is complex. But if the perspective is around gaining health and saving costs for the public health system, then certain tax reforms may be favoured more … there is for revising the NZ tax system from a public health perspective. Many factors determine the design of tax …
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  • A public health perspective on taxing harmful products

    … opportunities for tax reform that will potentially improve health and lower health costs, reduce health inequalities and … knowledge deficits among NZ citizens (eg, the warning information on alcoholic beverages is severely limited and it … and diabetes, there are a growing number of countries and American cities that are adopting taxes on sugary drinks …
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  • The rising influence of big business on policymaking: What it means for public health in NZ

    … Summary The World Health Organization recently released a report on social determinants of health equity that outlined the increasingly powerful … these concerns will require regulation and better management of conflicts of interest. The WHO Report provides …
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  • Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment and preventive action urgently needed

    … Summary Covid-19 can cause longer-term changes in health, collectively known as Long Covid. With only four … in children. There is no cure for Long Covid, and management options are currently extremely limited ( Appendix … of infection (eg, various occupational groups). Patient information Long Covid evidence overview: Radio New Zealand …
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  • Website Privacy Policy

    … This privacy policy relates to the website for the Public Health Communication Centre ( PHCC ), which is hosted by the Public Health Department at Otago University, Wellington campus. The … or policies that may apply to specific supplies of information made to the PHCC through its website. For …
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  • Reducing the health burden from contaminated drinking water in NZ: Opportunities arising from the new Water Services Bill

    … Increasing water-related health threats, notably the waterborne campylobacter outbreak … Health Act 1956 but there are also clauses in the Resource Management Act (RMA) 1991 and Local Government Act 2002 that … supplied, description of the water supply and contact information for the owner and operator. All water suppliers …
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  • The draft NZ Health Strategy: Will it enable New Zealanders to “live well, stay well and get well”?

    … The new draft NZ Health Strategy is strong on strengthening the health care system and has some strong population health aspects, at least rhetorically. It includes phrases …
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  • Perspective: The NZ Health Research Strategy Discussion Document – much scope for improvement

    … Government deserves congratulations for coming up with a Health Research Strategy. But the current Discussion Document … proposed. It makes a lot of sense for a country to have a health research strategy. It should make it easier for … governments sign up to new trade deals, there is little information on what the health impacts (beneficial or …
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  • What does art have to do with public health, and how can they work together?

    … Last month was the first time that the Public Health Summer School (University of Otago, Wellington) has considered art, and its relationship to public health. The Symposium featured artists, arts academics, an architect, and public health practitioners and academics. In this blog we consider …
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