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PHCC Newsletter Dec 2024-Feb-2025
… with a strong focus on emerging health threats such as epidemics, as well as policy debates on tobacco control, nutrition, and housing. …
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The rising influence of big business on policymaking: What it means for public health in NZ
… where organisations’ power to cause harm had increased as governments had weakened and been “captured by commercial … estimated to cost NZ society over $9 billion per year. 5,6 Successive governments have ignored the recommendations … evidence-based measures to reduce alcohol harm, such as stricter controls on advertising and availability. 7-10 …
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Media release: Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023
… to reduce the prevalence and inequities in smoking, as well as catch up legislation to try and halt the explosion of … even stronger polices on vaping outlets.” Policies such as protecting our children from exposure to all forms of …
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Smokefree Laws: Reducing tobacco outlets will decrease crime
… Greater in-store security and external barriers, such as bollards, have likely made ram raids more difficult; where … alarm and fog systems, and external barriers, such as bollards. These measures would have ensured all retailers … products, given their uncertain resale value. Finally, as tobacco becomes less available and less addictive, many …
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Three Waters reforms are needed to protect public health and ensure changes are economically sustainable and efficient
… reform package is the Water Services Entities Bill (WSE). 5 In short, the WSE proposes to amalgamate the water services … event was proactively detected by Dunedin City Council as part of operational rather than regulatory testing. 10 … scale required to improve overall system efficiencies – by as much as 45%. 13 Amalgamation also provides entities larger …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Where the sun enters, the doctor does not
… to avoid crowding (a risk for infectious diseases such as rheumatic fever and COVID-19). Three ways improving houses … in homes with relatively low-cost improvements, such as installing handrails, improving outdoor lighting, and … annual fall injuries in the home were reduced by 31%. As well as reducing stress on the health system, increasing …
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Mobile phone use while driving: Do we need smartcars that turn off smartphones?
… for drivers to use their phones in a “non-ear position” as for “texting” (at 78%), than next to their ear (22%) – … 2009 law. Although international data are somewhat mixed as to how effective such laws around mobile phone use by … government funded mass media campaigns around the hazard (as run during 2012). But are these campaigns the best use of …
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Physical activity or nutrition interventions: which can improve population health the most and save the most health dollars?
… is a simple and very cost-effective intervention . But as usually conceived, physical activity interventions don’t … impact on benefiting health and for saving health costs as (some) nutrition interventions. But what about if we think … activity interventions, if bold and done in such a way as to change our culture and way of living/commuting, have …
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Home modification to reduce falls – appears cost-effective in NZ
… good progress on reducing falls in the hospital sector as per work led by the Health Quality & Safety Commission [ 1 … ]. What this new study found In our just published study [5] of the 65+ age-group in this particular health district, … acceptability of HSAM-related interventions by Māori as per an evaluation of ACC’s “My Home is My Marae” approach …
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Smart party pill law makes tobacco & alcohol regulation look pathetic
… product, unless they contain a psychoactive substance as defined above. A classic example of policy incongruence if … nervous system where they affect brain function, such as causing alterations in perception, mood, … New Zealand Burden of Disease study ranked tobacco as the leading risk factor for morbidity and mortality in New …
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