675 Results

  • The arrival of Candida auris in Aotearoa NZ: risk assessment and actions needed

    … practises adopted by the CDC and Victoria Department of Health in Australia have been effective in managing C. auris … population-level prevention measures below for more on the management of close contacts. Early isolation and … detection of C. auris in 2018, the Victoria Department of Health established healthcare guidelines aimed at improving …
    Briefing

  • The strong case for mask requirements in public transportation and border control settings in NZ’s current COVID-19 pandemic context

    … a policy should be given very serious consideration by health authorities in the transition to level 2.   As … (i.e., wearing masks for source control as a population health intervention) for SARS-CoV-2 control is becoming … of mass masking in these settings, and then review updated information on mass masking efficacy against respiratory …
    Briefing

  • Protecting children in cars from tobacco smoke: The inconsistent case of new mandatory child restraints while optional smoking persists

    … the government uses legislation in this area of child health, it prefers non-legislative measures to address the … restraint. 5 Ironically, the number of children whose health is directly jeopardised by smoking in cars is … whose parents and friends smoke (factors with a known association with initiation), those who travel in smoky cars …
    Briefing

  • What does the 2019/20 NZ Health Survey tell us about progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa?

    … The latest NZ Health Survey data continues to show encouraging reductions … 10 key points about smoking and vaping from the 2018-19 NZ Health Survey (NZHS). Here we update that analysis with … (data available at: https://minhealthnz.shinyapps.io/nz-health-survey-2019-20-annual-data-explorer/ ). We report …
    Briefing

  • NZ’s COVID-19 response compared to selected other jurisdictions: Australia, Taiwan and the United States

    … the US. In this blog we update the numbers around the key health outcomes for these jurisdictions and comment on the … in the US from COVID-19 and conditions associated with health systems disruption from the pandemic is also likely to … US President, Donald Trump, a master class in crisis management.” These NZ researchers also compare the more …
    Briefing

  • News: Fears NZ on track to fall well short of Smokefree 2025 goal

    … smoking rates continue to flatline as revealed by the NZ Health Survey data.  Prof Edwards was responding questions … trends: Important findings from the 2023-24 New Zealand Health Survey . He also spoke to Newstalk ZB on the smoking … prevalence and trends: Important findings from 2023-24 NZ Health Survey . The data show vaping prevalence is …
    News

  • PHCC monthly Newsletter: September 2024

    … last month illustrate several defining features of public health. Not only is there a focus on the health of populations, but also a long-term perspective and a concern for addressing health determinants and inequities. Read the latest from our …
    News

  • Full video: Health Coalition Aotearoa political panel 2023

    … (Green Party) spoke to over 100 members of the public health sector and media at a political panel on Tuesday, … broadcaster and journalist Corin Dann and organised by Health Coalition Aotearoa , the Public Health Communications Centre, and the University of Otago, …
    News

  • When can COVID-19 be Declared Eliminated from NZ? New Modelling Study

    … 44 days. So now the country urgently needs the Ministry of Health to provide an official definition of elimination and … incoming travellers in NZ). Furthermore, the Ministry of Health defines a cluster of COVID-19 cases as “closed” when … But the Ministry also needs to provide critical information on its website (as stated previously 8 ), and in …
    Briefing

  • Submission: Science Sector and Universty Advisory Groups

    … Read the Public Health Communication Centre submissions to the Science Sector …   In response to Phase One consultations, the Public Health Communication Centre made nearly identical … submissions below:  Science Sector Advisory Group - Public Health Communication Centre submission University Advisory …
    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)