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  • Media release: International studies highlight link between hunger and lower educational achievement

    … to lower educational achievement according to public health researchers. In the second Briefing in a three-part series from the Public Health Communication Centre, public health researcher Dr Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau and co-authors …
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  • Media release: Proposed greenhouse gas Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response that misses the target

    … Health, energy and business experts are warning that the … its target and will have consequences for our population’s health. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre ( Proposed Emissions Reduction …
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  • The PHCC featured in University of Otago Magazine

    … to share evidence produced by researchers on public health and social determinants of health that shape our communities now and for future … Baker tells the University of Otago Magazine. The Public Health  Communication Centre featured in the July edition of …
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  • Media release: Councils encouraged to curb alcohol availability in new policy environment

    … availability and the associated harms, according to public health experts. In a Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, Health Coalition Aotearoa alcohol expert panel co-chair Steve …
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  • PHCC monthly newsletter: November 2024

    … Read the latest from the Public Health Communication Centre in our November newsletter . This … highlighted the importance of addressing population mental health. The Briefings present evidence of the benefits from a public health approach based on improving wider social determinants …
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  • PHCC monthly newsletter: December 2024

    … Read the latest from the Public Health Communication Centre in our December newsletter . We … the report comes at a time of major staff cuts in public health.  Other Briefings look at National Health Survey data on smoking and vaping,  explore what can …
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  • PHCC Newsletter Dec 2024-Feb-2025

    … two year anniversary edition.   In Communicating public health evidence: Two highly productive years for the PHCC , … and policy formulation with a strong focus on emerging health threats such as epidemics, as well as policy debates …
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  • In the news: Public health experts and the food industry call on govt to fund health survey

    … Public health and food industry experts are calling on the … by Newstalk ZB and Mediaworks. … In the news: Public health experts and the food industry call on govt to fund health survey …
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  • Media release: Major vaping reforms: Will they deliver on public health aims?

    … reducing youth vaping in Aotearoa New Zealand, but public health experts say rigorous enforcement is essential. From … emails will also be disallowed. In the latest Public Health Communication Centre Briefing, Dr Jude Ball and … release: Major vaping reforms: Will they deliver on public health aims? …
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  • PHCC Newsletter: March 2025

    … Read the latest from the Public Health Communication Centre in the March edition of our … years on from the arrival of Covid-19 in Aotearoa, public health experts emphasise the continued need for a strong, coordinated response due to its significant health burden, including hospitalisations, mortality, and …
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