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Public Health at the Movies: A Selection of 35 Top Movies
… a collection of 35 high quality movies as part of public health teaching for medical students. In this blog post we … opportunistic. Nevertheless, all the movies cover public health issues and also achieve a minimum level of … change and energy Climate change is a key international health issue and the selected movies on this theme include …
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Can CT screening for lung cancer in New Zealand be cost-effective?
… the burden of lung cancer, the capacity of the New Zealand health system to deal with another screening programme, the … that a LDCT screening programme would generate less health gain per capita for Māori, but this needs to be … about to present now). However, to not assess the likely health gains, inequality impacts and cost of lung cancer …
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A policy and research agenda for roll-your-own tobacco
… TM cigarette smokers to have co-morbidities such as mental health illnesses, illicit drug addictions, and risky drinking … taxes are a powerful policy lever and potentially reduce health inequalities (17,18), but the revenue gained should be … support smokers from more deprived communities to quit (19,20). Second, policy makers should monitor perceptions of …
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Is Keytruda for advanced melanoma cost-effective? Applying the BODE3 rapid cost effectiveness calculator
… 3 Programme, we have harnessed the high quality linked health data in NZ to create some online calculators. One … (i.e. non-diseased) mortality and morbidity, and health system costs, ‘behind the scenes’, but requires us to … a five-year relative survival of about 15% . We then input health system costs for advanced melanoma (ignoring …
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The marked decline of sudden mass fatality events in NZ (1900 to 2015)
… there is a need to put these in a wider context of health loss for the country. For example, if these premature … of the Loch Lomond (north-west of the North Island) 1908 19 Sinking of the SS Penguin near Wellington in “heavy seas” … 1966 29 Strongman mine explosion (near Greymouth) 1967 19 Cyclone Giselle and sinking of the TEV Wahine near …
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Website Privacy Policy
… This privacy policy relates to the website for the Public Health Communication Centre ( PHCC ), which is hosted by the Public Health Department at Otago University, Wellington campus. The … information in order to send you the latest public health commentary and analysis directly to your inbox. PHCC …
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In the news: Smaller Covid waves, but still 'major uncertainties' - Michael Baker
… Public Health Communication Centre Director, Professor Michael Baker … about the Briefing Aotearoa New Zealand's fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care . The content was shared by TVNZ , …
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Submission: Safer Online Services and Media Platforms
… Read the Public Health Communication Centre submission on the Safer Online … for consideration in the submission : Acknowledging public health misinformation as harmful content Acknowledging …
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Media release: Call for transparency from the Government on tobacco industry influence and connections
… decision to repeal the Smokefree legislation, Public Health experts are calling on coalition Government members to … tobacco companies. In the latest Briefing by the Public Health Communication Centre , Professor Janet Hoek and … says Professor Hoek. New Zealand has ratified the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control …
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News: The PHCC turns one!
… It has been a year since the launch of the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) and the new-look Public Health Expert Briefing. You can read about our first year, … work ahead in our special Briefing Communicating public health evidence – a successful first year for the PHCC . … …
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