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Can earthquakes be good for public health?
… impact on human populations – and the shocking damage to Christchurch and its citizens in 2011 is still very much … for public health. So here are a few examples relating to urban design and building design, disaster preparedness, … of these interventions would be reduced electricity costs from operating lifts and the associated reduction in carbon …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa
… series looking at effective public health measures to reduce demand s on healthcare services quickly. Smoking is … quitting often so difficult. Numerous studies , including from Aotearoa, find that people who smoke and are provided … and ensure people who smoke are fully informed about the how the measures will affect them and are supported to quit. …
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Media release: New Zealand’s hungry teens four years behind in their learning - free school lunches provide solution
… Food poverty has contributed to New Zealand’s poor performance in an international … test for 15-year-olds, reigniting calls for broader access to free healthy school lunches. "The 2022 PISA (Program for … For the first time, the test questionnaire asked students how many meals they had missed in the past 30 days due to a …
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Media release: International studies highlight link between hunger and lower educational achievement
… evidence linking hunger in schools in Aotearoa New Zealand 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 …
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Media release: A new voice to boost New Zealand’s response to major public health challenges
… Centre (PHCC) will boost the impact of research to improve health and equity in Aotearoa New Zealand along … health, eliminating Māori health inequities, and ensuring safe drinking water for all New Zealanders. Hosted by the … PHCC is an independent organisation funded by an endowment from the philanthropic Gama Foundation. … Media release: A …
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Media release: Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023
… (HCA) expert panels identified will make a difference to health outcomes. These policies are outlined in HCA’s … parties stand: Election 2023 . The answers have been rated from very supportive to not supportive at all with the responses falling largely …
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Media release: What can we do to reduce the number of babies dying before, during or soon after birth?
… in 2021, that’s a rate of 11.2 per 1000 births according to the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee’s … Annual Report released recently. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, Dr Rose Elder … in early pregnancy and treatment to support the cervix to stay closed if needed can lower the risk of early birth.” She …
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Media release: Evidence shows wider benefits of free school lunches
… across schools, households and communities according to public health researchers. ACT Minister David Seymour wants to reduce the spending on Aotearoa New Zealand’s free school … no evidence to support it. However in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre , University of …
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Media release: Time for single shot HPV vaccine schedule to prevent cancer in NZ
… Switching to a recommended single dose schedule for the human … and reduce cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand. The call to change from a two-dose vaccination program to a single shot comes …
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Alcohol and suicide: The facts
… are alarmed about incorrect and harmful statements to the contrary made by Mike King on Wednesday and Thursday … evidence. There is a well-established body of research from New Zealand and overseas that clearly links alcohol use … Briefing provides a summary of key evidence in response to mental health campaigner, Mike King’s, recent comments …
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