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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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In the news: Where do the political parties stand on addressing Māori health inequity?
… Māori health consultant Teresa Wall was interviewed by Radio NZ and … her Briefing Where do the parties stand? Addressing Māori health inequity . The NZ Herald ran an opinion editorial … Where do the political parties stand on addressing Māori health inequity? …
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Media release: Insulation matters - The evidence for keeping our improved Building Code standards
… standards will cost industry, energy savings and our health according to public health researchers. The Government is considering reducing … in new homes. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre Dr Lucy Telfar-Barnard and …
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Will regular tobacco tax increases get NZ to the tobacco endgame?
… Image from a World Health Organization poster In a modelling study we just … in funding other aspects of tobacco control and/or to fund health services. An extra plus is that the weight of evidence … suggests that tobacco tax increases contribute to reducing health inequalities (for 2 recent systematic reviews see here …
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Divesting from fossil fuels – is this good for public health?
… the arguments around such disinvestment from a public health perspective. To understand why these organisations … divestment from fossil fuels that has its basis in public health. In its crudest form, the argument runs that cheap … st century is a re-run of the industrial revolution of the 19 th century. Remember that public health took a step …
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The cost burden of excess weight in New Zealand: Sizing up a new report
… The latest New Zealand Health Survey results show a substantial up-tick in both … quality of life, by people living with obesity. Since Covid-19 has arrived, it has been all consuming for the Government, …
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Likely rise in invasive strep infections in NZ requires a strategy
… invasive GAS (iGAS). Since late 2022 the World Health Organization (WHO) has described numerous high-income … Epidemiology and impact During the first stages of the Covid-19 pandemic the number of children being infected with iGAS …
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Media release: Call to action over exposure to cancer-causing agents at work
… year. Dr Amanda Eng from the Research Centre for Hauora & Health at Massey University got together with other experts … look at the results and their implications in the Public Health Communication Centre Briefing - Carcinogen exposure in … surveillance system which also includes work-related health outcomes. And these recommendations aren’t new. They …
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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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Water infrastructure failures from Cyclone Gabrielle show low resilience to climate change
… Such infrastructure is critical for protecting public health, providing drinking water and treating waste. This … at least eight boil water notices, lasting an average of 19 days (ranging from five to 45 days for the seven notices … needed for repairs to stormwater infrastructure. 12 Human health and welfare impacts of these disruptions The toll on …
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