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Media release: Time for single shot HPV vaccine schedule to prevent cancer in NZ
… comes from the authors of a new Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . Despite the proven … saving costs—and ultimately increasing coverage. The World Health Organization (WHO) now endorses a single-dose HPV … unvaccinated by reducing virus spread. In 2020, the World Health Assembly adopted a global strategy to eliminate …
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Media release: The economic argument for our world-leading smokefree legislation – new research
… their research in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre. The research looks at the growth … says the pluses for government finances are savings in the health system from reduced treatment of tobacco-related … in this new study, that are in addition to the very major health benefits ,” says Professor Wilson. In the Briefing the …
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Cyclone Gabrielle by the numbers – A review at six months
… injuries, such as concussion, can result in months of poor health. These reported injuries do not take account of the … at least eight boil water notices, lasting an average of 19 days (ranging from five to 45 days) for the seven notices … from flood plains rather than relying on such stopbanks. 19 Warnings from Metservice MetService’s tropical cyclone …
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Media release: New Zealand’s hungry teens four years behind in their learning - free school lunches provide solution
… McKelvie-Sebileau. Analysis by Dr McKelvie-Sebileau and Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) co-chair Professor Boyd Swinburn in the latest Public Health Communication Centre Briefing found New Zealand’s food … for these students," Professor Boyd Swinburn says. Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) is calling for the programme …
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Does change in income and deprivation change your smoking risk? Yes, but in different directions.
… improvement in social circumstances will always improve health – it doesn’t. The study we used was better able to … out of work (perhaps due to people moving out of work for health reasons). Changing social circumstances did not really … Edwards – he will be blogging more on this at Public Health Expert soon. The research was conducted on Survey of …
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How much revenue would a New Zealand sugary drink tax raise? And how might be best to do it?
… background on sugary drink taxes, see previous Public Health Expert blogs regarding the Mexico (see this blog , and … $65 While a SSB tax intervention is likely to be good for health, what could be done with this extra revenue? It could … has co-authored a paper suggesting the benefits to public health from industry reformulation may exceed the direct …
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A 100 years ago today a death ship from NZ arrived in Samoa: A reminder of NZ’s responsibilities to its South Pacific neighbours
… people on board and the Talune was given a clean “bill of health”. The results of the subsequent pandemic spread were … aspects. For example, it includes reference to Ministry of Health guidelines that include the option of exit measures, … with more liaison with the Pacific Community and the World Health Organization). The recent Australian investment in the …
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Embracing downward counterfactual analysis to navigate future cyclones
… and steel production, military operations, and health care (for details see: 6 7 ). In contrast to … climate change making such weather events more extreme , 19 (including Cyclone Gabrielle specifically involving more … events. For example, the latter could cover how the Covid pandemic could have been worse (eg, no vaccine …
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Sustained Resilience: the impact of nuclear war on New Zealand and how to mitigate catastrophe
… country is not likely to be overcome by refugees. Trade Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine has taught us that complex … against nuclear winter on climate targets, inequality, health, the economy. Include nuclear war, nuclear winter, and …
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Why don’t we make rental housing safer?
… rental housing has not been systematically regulated with health and safety requirements dispersed across multiple acts … injury as an individualised event. Implications for public health Effective regulation and enforcement would help reduce … as we address the social and economic determinants of health. Author details Dr Sarah Bierre , Professor Michael …
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