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  • Key findings on smoking and e-cigarette use prevalence and trends in the 2020/21 NZ Health Survey

    … blogs summarising key points from the 2018/19 and 2019/20 NZ Health Surveys (NZHS), a rolling survey conducted every … 2) compared to those living in the most deprived areas (NZ Dep quintiles 4 and 5). Figure 11 Quit rates by … of EC use among recent quitters (as reported in the ITC NZ study) 2 would strengthen conclusions that EC use is …
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  • Media release: NZ’s first case of highly pathogenic bird flu: Need to strengthen surveillance and awareness

    … for public health and livestock industries worldwide. “NZ is fortunate to, so far, remain free of the HPAI H5N1 … spread have been rapidly implemented, Prof Geoghegan says NZ would benefit from more targeted surveillance of sea and … future infectious disease challenges.”  … Media release: NZ’s first case of highly pathogenic bird flu: Need to …
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  • Why are some preventable cancer deaths in Māori and Pacific peoples increasing?

    … key findings of this research and what the options are for NZ society to address the harmful trends for obesity-related … pylori infection in asymptomatic individuals (not done in NZ) show a 33% reduction in stomach cancer. A national … risk factor mediators of ethnic inequalities in health. If NZ policy-makers are concerned about reducing the impact of …
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  • Website Privacy Policy

    … If you would like to do this, please email phcc@otago.ac.nz . If you are concerned your privacy has been breached by … its website, you may make a complaint to phcc@otago.ac.nz . You also have the right to make a complaint to the … the Office of the Privacy Commissioner at www.privacy.org.nz . PHCC will notify you as soon as practicable if there is …
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  • Beyond unhelpful dichotomies: a co-regulatory approach to protecting children from junk food marketing

    … food marketing dilemma. Involve the right people — Right, NZ Government, you must start with involving the advertising … be motivated to give up their entrenched positions if you (NZ Government) don’t even seem to care about the issue? Yes, … within existing governance structures. And by the way, NZ Government, you do have ultimate authority to change the …
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  • Introducing the Public Health Solutions Blog Series

    … gaps in our own workforce is ethically dubious . Moreover, NZ is a signatory to a WHO voluntary Code of Practice to … the Blog Series are Caroline Shaw (caroline.shaw@otago.ac.nz) and Cristina Cleghorn (cristina.cleghorn@otago.ac.nz) Image by Luke Pilkinton-Ching, University of Otago …
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  • Media release: Aotearoa New Zealand ranks lowest in international alcohol policy comparison

    … Casswell of Massey University. On drink driving policy, NZ was similar to most jurisdictions, however, four scored … for professional drivers or an adult limit below .05%. NZ scored below average in terms of alcohol tax (measured by …
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  • Social advantage associated with greenhouse emissions from transport in Aotearoa

    … the least deprived neighbourhoods in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) produce approximately one tonne more emissions from … find large social gradients in transport-related GHGe in NZ, and these speak to unfairness at the heart of the … adds People who live in the least deprived areas of NZ emit 79% more transport GHGe weekly than those in the most …
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  • Counting what matters: Rethinking Aotearoa's population statistics without a census

    … and families that monitors such change. Statistics NZ now wish to change our key window on the population … to use of administrative data to replace census Statistics NZ have  proposed a move towards a model that ‘uses admin … and other end-users of population statistics. Statistics NZ have  signalled a move from five-yearly population …
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  • Media release: ‘Zombie arguments’ are being used to justify repealing smokefree

    … empirical foundation – are being used to justify repealing NZ’s smokefree legislation. Professor Bullen says claims of … the number of smokers and demand for the product.” He says NZ Customs should also be supported to continue their …
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