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Media release: A call for strong leadership to reduce NZ’s dangerously high antibiotic use
… Healthcare leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand must take a stronger lead on reducing high rates of antibiotic … patients with conditions in which antibiotics do provide a health benefit.” While Te Whatu Ora and the Royal New … past time for Te Whatu Ora and the RNZCGP to encourage a significant reduction in antibiotic prescribing.” …. …
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Worth its weight: Building insulation in New Zealand
… performance and insulation standards when it is such a good investment. The recently proposed changes to the … by improving insulation can all add up so that at a national level the country might be spared the need for the … change . The International Energy Agency, of which NZ is a member, strongly argues the importance of seeking energy …
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Media release: Growing evidence linking plastics to serious health risk
… has grown substantially over the last five years. A Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre … 16,000 chemicals are used in plastic production, with a quarter known to pose health risks according to lead author, Dr Olga Pantos, a research scientist with the Institute of Environmental …
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Media release: Covid-19 vaccines work, but we need to do more to get the most out of them
… benefits from these vaccines. This article includes a comprehensive review of the effectiveness of vaccines … well against the newer subvariants and continue to provide a good level of protection against infection, hospitalisation, death and Long Covid as well as …
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Media release: Councils encouraged to curb alcohol availability in new policy environment
… associated harms, according to public health experts. In a Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, … and outline how LAPs can be developed effectively to make a difference. Steve Randerson, a Research Officer from Massey University, says for more than …
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Media release: Can we move to a low carbon, healthy transport system?
… transport systems for this country according to results of a survey by the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC). … in parliament. This Briefing - Where do the parties stand? A low carbon, healthy transport system - looks at the … the wealth of evidence pointing to what works to create a transport system that is healthy for the people and planet, …
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Disposable vapes: An emerging environmental health threat
… devices dominate sales. Each spent vape contains a sealed lithium-ion battery, toxic metals, nicotine … broken, unrecyclable, and potentially hazardous. NZ lacks a dedicated system to manage this complex waste. NZ’s … as an effective smoking cessation tool. 5,6 and they were a key component of denicotinisation strategy in the …
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A call for smart food policies to create an ‘appetite for health’
… an ‘appetite for health’. In this blog, we discuss what a new network of university researchers and NGOs are … in New Zealand and internationally. If we want to pave a clear way towards creating appetite for health through the … influences. Some renowned scientists recently even made a declaration on Big Food’s influence on undermining healthy …
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Media release: The hidden Campylobacter infection risk in rural New Zealand
… A new study by researchers from Otago and Canterbury … rural communities to harmful bacteria like Campylobacter , a leading cause of gastroenteritis. Lead author Dr Farnaz … water supplies, are at greatest risk of Campylobacter infection. … Media release: The hidden Campylobacter …
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Media release: Evidence shows wider benefits of free school lunches
… value of school lunch programmes . Dr Garton says there’s a risk of missing the wider benefits of the programme with a narrow cost-benefit framing. “Evaluations of the NZ … for the learners facing the greatest challenges.” A Kaupapa M ā ori evaluation has noted identifiable shifts in …
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