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PHCC monthly newsletter: September 2025
… Read the latest from the Public Health Communication Centre in the September edition of our … interventions and approaches for enhancing the delivery of public health services—the infrastructure for protecting and …
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Standardised packaging: A new era in reducing tobacco marketing in NZ
… of developing an on-going monitoring and evaluation plan around this intervention. We also explain why … their experiences at the World Conference on Tobacco of Health. All commented that, in retrospect, they would have … also to provide evidence that supports other countries’ health goals. Previously, New Zealand has introduced …
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The alarms are flashing red: Five reasons to upgrade our Alert Level system before the next Covid-positive traveller visits a major city
… system. In our recent paper in the journal Lancet Regional Health : ‘Expansion of a national Covid-19 alert level system … phase of the pandemic we need to have vaccination and public health and social measures working together, … a zero level as in the current four-level system) but the public would not need to memorise these levels. Instead, when …
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The Two-Faced Tobacco Industry: Transformation and Cigarillos
… defendants lied, misrepresented, and deceived the American public, including smokers and the young people they avidly … sought as ‘replacement smokers,’ about the devastating health effects of smoking and environmental tobacco smoke .” … conflict between the tobacco industry’s interests and public health policy interests” and requires signatories to …
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What will the Government’s free vape starter kit programme achieve?
… Summary As part of the Government’s plan to achieve the Smokefree 2025 goal, many stop smoking … in smoking prevalence. On New Year’s Eve, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello announced that 24 Te Whatu … Fellow, ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington. Dr Jude Ball …
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Media release: Energy poverty: Low-income households hit hardest by rising power costs
… are still unable to meet basic energy needs according to public health researchers. There's a stark income disparity in … They lay out the evidence in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre. “Our research shows those …
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Red meat & processed meat: Summarising the Public Health isues
… perspective on other aspects of meat consumption on human health and the environment, and risk communication. The … year (5). Communicating health impacts is challenging. The public is increasingly frustrated by messages of harm from … on the topic). But there is likely to be fairly widespread public agreement that animal welfare does matter and that …
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The rise and rise of specialist vape stores: Time for the Government to act
… little regulatory attention until recently. Many health researchers , schools , communities , parents and … SVRs, require those “approved” to cease trading, and make public information on compliance audits the VRA undertakes, … people and enforce existing regulations. Implications for public health policy and practice Comprehensive cross-sector …
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Expanding Ka Ora, Ka Ako is ‘bread and butter’ action to alleviate the cost-of-healthy-food crisis
… not attend schools in the Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme. 2 In a public opinion poll commissioned by Health Coalition Aotearoa , the cost of healthy food was … healthy lunch programme, Ka Ora, Ka Ako Implications for public health Food insecurity and unhealthy diets among …
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Media release: NZ’s first case of highly pathogenic bird flu: Need to strengthen surveillance and awareness
… of the outbreak in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre - Aotearoa’s first case of … devastating for wildlife and is a significant risk for public health and livestock industries worldwide. “NZ is …
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