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In the news: PHCC launch
… Professor Michael Baker launches public health communication centre Stuff featured the launch of the Public Health Communication Centre with a story on 9 February, the … Michael Baker explained the Centre aims to improve health, equity and the environment through better connecting …
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Media release: Rise in congenital syphilis requires action – experts
… cases in NZ in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre. They say it is a disease we … “Lead maternity carers need to be aware of the NZ Sexual Health Society (NZSHS) recommendation to re-screen for … congenital syphilis cases,” says Dr Sunita Azariah, sexual health specialist and spokesperson for NZSHS. “Some hapū māmā …
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Beyond unhelpful dichotomies: a co-regulatory approach to protecting children from junk food marketing
… The Health Minister is currently deciding how to best address children’s poor health due to diet-related diseases. It is a good time to … (11). By ‘front of pack labels’ I mean nutritional information on the front of food packages meant to help you …
Briefing
Running into Trouble: COVID-19 in Japan during the Tokyo Olympics
… the COVID-19 pandemic. Here we consider the many public health implications of the decision to hold the Olympic and … and staff themselves, and the indirect effects on global health and equity. Lessons from this event are also … although there is less evidence for a significant association for infectious respiratory illnesses arising from …
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Risk proportionate regulation of nicotine and tobacco products: More rhetoric than reality
… cause harm through addiction. In Aotearoa, major health groups agree smoked tobacco and vaping products should … 1, 2 International researchers , leading Māori health organisations (e.g., Hāpai te Hauora ) and the Ministry of Health have issued similar calls. In recent Cabinet papers …
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Rebuilding Aotearoa’s statistical foundation: Toward fairer outcomes for Pacific Peoples
… distorting population estimates and undermining equity in health, services, and resource allocation. Stats NZ’s shift … argues that the admin-first model cannot support equitable health outcomes. It proposes a centralised, event-based … each interaction with a government agency and shares this information across agencies in real time. 10 Individuals …
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Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Quitting aid or teen addiction risk?
… provides an overview of these products, with more detailed information on safety, efficacy and marketing to come in … tobacco but are addictive and are associated with oral health problems and several cancers including oral, … nicotine pouch market are Velo and Lyft owned by British American Tobacco (BAT) and Zyn owned by Philip Morris. In the …
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“Appetite for Destruction”: A new book with attitude – but also strong science
… birds . Think “Big Kahuna” on social policy. And think “Health Cheque” , a review of prioritisation in the health services. But he, and his economist co-author Geoff … you look) but also a catastrophic market and public health failure (why should fake food be easier to buy, …
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Smokefree cars – an important step towards protecting children from the hazards of smoking
… harm in Aotearoa. Secondhand smoke (SHS) is a health hazard for children and causes serious diseases, … governments did not act, a failure we called out in Public Health Expert blogs in 2013 and 2017 . We thus warmly … for addressing this unacceptable and entirely preventable health risk for children. The Smoke-free Environments …
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Preventing falls can be very cost-effective in NZ – New study
… a home-based exercise programme generated the greatest health gain and cost the least. This programme involves … (in year 2011) who participated in the programme, the health gains over the remainder of their lives would be … for the peer-led group-intervention showed similar health gains and cost-effectiveness. How does these results …
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