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Media release: Increases in speed limits: Unjust and unjustifiable
… There’s a disconnect between the Government’s decision to move ahead with the increase of speed limits, announced at the weekend, and strong global efforts to improve road safety according to public health experts. … injury epidemiologist and others in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . The Government …
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Junk food and sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Likely to produce numerous benefits in NZ
… foods and beverages in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) will lead to health gains, health system cost-savings, and reductions … of food products available. There is also the question of how these different policies rank in terms of impact in any … modelling work indicated that the health gains ranged from 12.8 QALYs per 1000 population over the life course of …
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In the news: Public Health Priorities Series
… closed the Public Health Priorities series with a call to action for our water regulator to do more to protect our … was republished by Water NZ in it's May/June magazine . How to make NZ’s Tax System fairer Our second to last … by our Indigenous peoples This piece has been adapted from their longer-form Briefing article. The full Briefing …
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Media release: A call for strong leadership to reduce NZ’s dangerously high antibiotic use
… reducing high rates of antibiotic prescribing, according to an infectious disease physician. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, Associate … achieved in New Zealand if community prescribers committed to prescribing antibiotics only for patients with conditions …
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Media release: Associate Health Minister’s tobacco policy contradicts official advice, aligns with industry lobbyists
… instead with tobacco lobbyists' talking points, according to an analysis of recently released documents. Prof Janet Hoek and co-authors from the ASPIRE 2025 research group at the University of … public deserves an explanation from the Minister as to why she chose to disregard the well-informed advice from …
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Submission: Safer Online Services and Media Platforms
… seeks feedback on proposals for a possible approach to regulate platforms that provide access to digital and traditional media content. We outline three … safety standards. We want to make sure that platforms are safe for users, but we don’t want to over-regulate them. …
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Media release: A call to make Invasive Group A Strep notifiable in New Zealand
… group A streptococcus and they are calling for it to be made a notifiable condition in New Zealand. Group A … the Public Health Communication Centre, Dr Julie Bennett from the University of Otago, Wellington says despite the … to investigate the likely modes of transmission and how this infection can be prevented. Such studies could look …
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… The Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) is dedicated to increasing the reach and impact of public health research, … There are multiple areas where Aotearoa can benefit from evidence about how to build a healthy, equitable, and sustainable society. …
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Media release: Youth vaping -The implications of addiction
… health and addiction experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, University of … and a psychiatrist specialising in youth addiction outline how addiction develops and the problems it creates for young … in New Zealand than in comparable countries and according to Dr Jude Ball from ASPIRE, advances in vaping technology …
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Media release: Increasing speed limits defies the science - more deaths and pollution predicted
… The government’s proposal to increase speed limits will lead to more deaths and serious injuries on our roads, according to experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre the University of …
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