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Media release: Call for action to end New Zealand’s severe Campylobacter epidemic from fresh chicken
… New analysis from public health experts highlights the need for action to reduce the … epidemic has continued to have a severe effect on human health and appears to be increasing. Hospitalisation rates … from contaminated fresh chicken meat. The latest Public Health Communication Centre Briefing estimates that since …
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PHCC Newsletter: August 2025
… Read the latest from the Public Health Communication Centre in the August edition of our … that illustrate the importance of evaluating public health interventions. We also include public health highlights featuring stories and research from around …
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Media release: NZ’s first case of highly pathogenic bird flu: Need to strengthen surveillance and awareness
… of the outbreak in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre - Aotearoa’s first case of … for wildlife and is a significant risk for public health and livestock industries worldwide. “NZ is fortunate … can cause to agriculture, as well as public and animal health,” she says. While biosecurity measures for controlling …
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Can earthquakes be good for public health?
… the potential long-term benefits of earthquakes for public health. So here are a few examples relating to urban design … commuting). New energy efficient buildings can reduce the health hazard of cold indoor temperatures and reduce … of New Zealand. … Can earthquakes be good for public health? …
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Media release: Tighter controls on vape marketing due, but gaps remain
… Public health experts say new legislation coming into effect on 17 … everyday consumer items.” However, in the latest Public Health Communication Centre Briefing, Prof Hoek and co-authors highlight how companies like British American Tobacco are using referral campaigns and bulk-buy …
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Charting our way back to normal
… to estimate infection rates as well as the different health losses and gains across hundreds of scenarios during … model that we have already used to estimate the net health gains, losses and costs for the Australian state of … low, but not the suppression options. Graph: Supplied The health impacts associated with lockdowns were determined from …
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Media release: Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream
… failure according to the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre. The Briefing reports that while … issue’. However, by bringing together publicly available information, the Briefing demonstrates that ECan’s recent … face escalating costs to ensure their drinking water meets health standards, with some already looking at new water …
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Illicit tobacco trade and the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: Arguments and evidence
… and increasing quitting [1]. To ensure life-saving public health policies achieve their intended goal, illicit tobacco … (p.10). These comments imply associations between public health measures and illicit trade, yet, globally, tobacco … also. For example, a 2010 report commissioned by British American Tobacco claimed illicit tobacco represented 3.3% of …
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Media release: Can we move to a low carbon, healthy transport system?
… country according to results of a survey by the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC). This is the third in our … pricing and shifting Aotearoa NZ to more sustainable and health promoting transport. Lead author Associate Professor … promising in terms of reducing emissions and improving health but still has gaps.” says Dr Shaw. The results of the …
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Media release: Plugging the gap: Aotearoa’s piped water loss far worse than global leaders
… far higher than global leaders, posing risks to public health and wasting around $122 million each year according to the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . Research by Prof Nick Wilson … act to address leaking water systems that impact public health, strain local resources, and cost our communities …
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