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Media release: What can we do to reduce the number of babies dying before, during or soon after birth?
… 2021, that’s a rate of 11.2 per 1000 births according to the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee’s … (PMMRC) 16th Annual Report released recently. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication … to the person. The PMMRC also warns in its report that inequity remains a major issue. Indian, Māori and Pacific …
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“100% Pure” – Public Health Goal Setting
… Professor Nick Wilson, University of Otago, Wellington The “100% Pure” marketing of NZ is marketing hype and an easy … Nevertheless, there is a case for striving to achieve the “100% level” with certain threats to public health – for … has a few 100% elimination successes. It was quick off the mark with polio vaccination (the last polio case from …
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Media release: Will NZ’s next government face up to future catastrophic risks?
… artificial intelligence and climate change according to the results of a new survey. The Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) conducted the survey of the five parties currently in Parliament and …
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Media release: Poverty and disadvantage fuel NZ’s rising rates of dementia
… Aotearoa New Zealand’s soaring rates of dementia. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, researchers reveal … population-level approaches, such as policies addressing inequity, which could significantly reduce the number of …
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Preventing diabetes: What does the latest modelling evidence tell us about health gains and cost savings?
… and high blood glucose during pregnancy affecting the fetus [2]. People with diabetes have a substantially … mortality in 2006 [3]). Indeed, diabetes is one of the main causes of blindness, kidney failure and lower … rates through health sector interventions such as the “diabetes prevention program” (DPP). The DPP was a …
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Smoking denormalization and tobacco endgames
… smoking prevalence has declined since its peak in the 1960s, after the serious health risks it poses became clear. Government … from one setting or social role to another; for example, the roles we play at home, as a parent or partner, vary from …
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Health-related food taxes and subsidies: A critique of opposition arguments
… diets and produce substantial health gains. However, the proposition of food pricing policies often meets with … to such policies, and consider their basis drawing on the best available NZ and international evidence. In recent … when prices go down consumption increases (3). While the experience with food taxes is more limited than with …
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Media release: Councils encouraged to curb alcohol availability in new policy environment
… protection from high levels of alcohol availability and the associated harms, according to public health experts. In a Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, Health Coalition … panel co-chair Steve Randerson and co-authors examine the impact of the law changes and outline how LAPs can be …
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Global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly, prioritise public health
… place strong trust in science—ranking highly among the 68 countries surveyed—and counters global concerns about declining confidence in expert knowledge. The findings show that most people in New Zealand value … science if their research is to get support and funding. Breaking down trust in science This new survey corroborates …
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Introducing the Public Health Solutions Blog Series
… For the next few weeks, Public Health Expert blog will be publishing a series of invited blogs o n the best public health interventions the government can put in place to reduce pressure on the …
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