754 Results

  • Social advantage associated with greenhouse emissions from transport in Aotearoa

    … and prevent the adverse health and other consequences of climate change. However, we need to make sure emissions … and poverty, and implementation and evaluation of fair and sustainable transport interventions. Reducing greenhouse gas … high emitters. However much has been written about the theory and practice of effective population-level behaviour …
    Briefing

  • Politicians in Aotearoa NZ live longer than other Kiwis and the gap keeps widening

    … A just published study examined the lifespan of politicians in 11 high-income democratic countries – … matched) and this gap has been growing since 1950. One of the likely reasons is the lower smoking rate of NZ politicians compared to the rest of the population. …
    Briefing

  • Monkeypox has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand: what is the level of risk and how do we manage it?

    … The global outbreak of monkeypox has for the first time caused widespread … in NZ itself.   We are experiencing a global outbreak of monkeypox which has for the first time caused widespread … include Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) following the diagnosis of our first case on Saturday 9 July 2022 1 . The Covid-19 …
    Briefing

  • A new online calculator for estimating how much a society might spend on life-saving interventions

    … age: NZ$ 1.2 million for an intervention to save the life of a child, NZ$ 0.7 million for a 50-year-old, and NZ$ 0.2 … and the person is returned to the expected health status of the average NZ citizen. These results are very sensitive … population growth, and ageing), is unlikely to be sustainable in the long term. Given this picture, health …
    Briefing

  • The science is certain: masks work. Policy and practice must support their use

    … that masks have a valuable role in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. We highlight key findings and … the issue and shows why masks need to be comfortable, sustainable, accessible, and widely worn when indoor air … several times, reducing their environmental impact, but development of biodegradable mask materials and other …
    Briefing

  • Reducing tobacco retail availability: counterarguments to industry claims

    … 2025 goal and proposes substantially reducing the number of retailers selling tobacco. In this blog, we examine … relating to those claims. We find that predictions of dire economic consequences for small retailers are not … Achieving a substantial reduction in the number of outlets selling tobacco is likely to improve population …
    Briefing

  • Debate on ultra-processed foods shouldn’t derail good dietary advice

    … is mounting linking ultra-processed foods (UPF) to risk of chronic disease. Typically, UPF are foods that are … UPF.  Categorising foods according to the type and extent of processing can help us understand the healthfulness of individual foods, diets and the food supply system. …
    Briefing

  • The race to be the first place in Aotearoa to be smokefree

    … There is growing frustration with lack of robust action and progress at the national level with the … 2025 goal. However, it is not all bad news. A major avenue of hope for a smokefree Aotearoa comes from the enthusiastic efforts by local coalitions of local government, NGOs and iwi. Here we detail some of the …
    Briefing

  • A Smokefree Aotearoa – could making tobacco products available only through community pharmacies help us get there?

    … In this blog we discuss the arguments for and against one of the proposals included in the Smokefree 2025 Action Plan Discussion Document that the sale of smoked tobacco products could be restricted solely to community pharmacies after the number of retail outlets selling these products are greatly reduced, …
    Briefing

  • Calling for action on suicide prevention in Aotearoa

    … Summary The Ministry of Health is inviting submissions on the second Draft Suicide … to prevent suicide are broad and far-reaching.  A whole-of-society approach is urgently needed to address long-standing high rates of suicide in NZ. This approach requires a policy re-set …
    Briefing

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)