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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Potential new regulatory options for e-cigarettes/ANDS in NZ
… risks of these types of products remains uncertain. The health-based policy experience is also minimal. In this blog … it to their benefit, rather than to the benefit of public health. The current status of ANDS in NZ parallels Australia … and then quitting ANDS is best for health), to give information on levels of all ingredients, and to not make …
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Testing for COVID-19 in NZ to achieve the elimination goal
… spent under lockdown conditions and allow the economy and health system to return to more normal functioning. The … sampling base and different relative contribution to case management, case finding, and assurance of elimination. … who should be tested, based on adjusting the Ministry of Health guidelines for providers [8]. The scope of testing …
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A kinder way to deliver penicillin for rheumatic fever: Shouldn’t children have this choice?
… rheumatic fever continues to drive inequitable health outcomes, including rheumatic heart disease, … options is critical to addressing this long-standing health inequity. Painful injections and poor adherence For … best for them. SCIP may help improve access and reduce health inequities by improving adherence in communities …
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New government document on hazards: Good progress but gaps remain
… (LTIB) is a timely and well-argued call to shift hazard management from reactive to proactive. It usefully covers … trade-offs. This LTIB also identifies technology and information-system dependencies, including concentrated … Authors details Prof Nick Wilson , Co-Director, Public Health Communication Centre, and Department of Public Health, …
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Public health response to report on potential risk of nitrate from drinking water
… daily intakes, suggesting little cause for public health concern” [1, p32]. “the complete assessment suggests … colorectal cancer [3]. The lowest nitrate level where an association with colorectal cancer was observed was in a … as another beverage [eg, coffee] poses zero risk to human health due the associated antioxidants inhibiting …
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Improving NZ Government communication about COVID-19: Five suggestions
… by the Prime Minister and the Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield), extensive social media … months (see below for details); Political manoeuvring at a health select committee to avoid questions about the COVID-19 … of “Be Right” 15 : “Accuracy establishes credibility. Information should include what is known, what is not known, …
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