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Vaccination is often cost-effective but not (currently) HPV vaccination for boys in NZ
… value for money – as per a previous study we have done and blogged on . But given that the Australian Government is … and boys in 2011 in the context of either female-only or both-sex HPV vaccination. It captured the benefits of HPV … some moves towards a more time-limited approach. As of 1 July 2014, HPV vaccine will only be provided to girls for …
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A 100 years ago: The worst year of the First World War for New Zealand
… at Te Papa (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa) and in this blog we summarise the mortality patterns we … of the total up to the day the war ended [5547/16,703] [1]). Our analysis of deaths in the Roll-of-Honour [1] shows … Gallipoli campaign (1915) was the worst, followed by 1917, and then 1916 [1]. Two specific battles generated much of the …
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Lessons From history: Helping New Zealand prepare for future influenza pandemics
… a Victoria University based conference on World War One [1]. There have been four influenza pandemics in the last 100 … the potential for severe ones to cause high death rates and overwhelm health services. Such pandemics could even pose … This action refers to control measures (eg, at a border or area boundary) to prevent the spread of infection into an …
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Media release: Flawed principles, harmful impacts: Why the Regulatory Standards Bill must be rejected
… Public policy and law experts are urging New Zealanders to oppose the … Bill (RSB), warning that it would impose a narrow and ideologically driven benchmark for judging most laws that … limit individual liberties to protect the public interest or promote the common good. “This means that government …
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Media release: Long Covid affects thousands - Government response inadequate
… The Government needs to develop and implement a Long Covid strategy as mounting evidence shows the human and economic cost of inaction say public health experts. In … Centre, epidemiologists examine the substantial and evolving evidence on Long Covid to assess the risk and …
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Media release: Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Do we want them in NZ?
… appears poised to allow the sale of oral tobacco and nicotine products in Aotearoa NZ. However public health … investigate the products, their marketing and their risks to health in the latest Briefing from the … These products contain nicotine – either synthetic or extracted from tobacco – and are often marketed to appeal …
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About us
… Centre (PHCC) is dedicated to increasing the reach and impact of public health research, making it more accessible to the public and decision-makers. Positioned at the intersection of … world-class public health research, public understanding, and evidence-informed policy, the PHCC bridges the gap …
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Happiness surveys, & can health sector interventions improve well-being?
… countries, two European countries (Netherlands and Switzerland) and Canada. The source of the New Zealand data is the … “prevention” rather than “care.” Becoming ill, physically or mentally, can reduce happiness significantly and in some …
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From across the Ditch: How Australia has to decide on the least worst option for COVID-19
… to its pandemic modellers, public health officials and politicians – we have avoided the explosive beginning of … (much) in the past week. If those cases start to track up, and double quicker than every eight days or so, the rest of this opinion article should be dispatched …
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The allure of a Virtual Supermarket for public health nutrition research
… When we first published on the Virtual Supermarket topic [1], there were highly variable reactions ranging from people … at some recent research on this virtual reality approach and attempt to answer the question – what is the allure of a … in the form of fat tax, sugar tax, soft drink tax or similar policy. The idea behind these taxes is simple and …
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