Search | PHCC

In the news: Tracking and evaluating AI in government services
… Dr Karaitiana Taiuru, Māori AI, Data and Emerging Tech … is being used. We need to avoid bias and discrimination. Dr Taiuru was speaking as co-author of our Briefing Has the …
News
In the news: The cancer-causing dangers in our workplaces
… agents throughout the course of people's careers. Dr Amanda Eng and Professor John Potter were interviewed on … exposure in Aotearoa workplaces is unacceptably high . Dr Eng was interviewed for a news item on Stuff, Shift work …
News
FoodSwitch. Smartphone consumers beat industry to better labeling
… Professor Tony Blakely, Associate Professor Nick Wilson, Dr Helen Eyles Ever tried to convince your colleagues, kids … Disclaimers: Professor Tony Blakely is a co-Director, and Dr Helen Eyles a co-Investigator, of the HRC-funded programme … undertaking the above mentioned randomised control trial. Dr Helen Eyles is a Research Fellow at NIHI and led the …
Briefing
Media release: The hidden Campylobacter infection risk in rural New Zealand
… , a leading cause of gastroenteritis. Lead author Dr Farnaz Pourzand from the Department of Public Health, … outbreak linked to contaminated community drinking water. Dr Pourzand says almost a decade later, protections for …
News
Media release: A call to make Invasive Group A Strep notifiable in New Zealand
… published today by the Public Health Communication Centre, Dr Julie Bennett from the University of Otago, Wellington … diagnosis, and correct treatment can be lifesaving,” says Dr Bennett. Making iGAS notifiable would also help with …
News
Using Rapid Antigen Tests to improve COVID-19 control in Aotearoa NZ
… and public health surveillance. * Author details: Dr Jennifer Summers, Dr Leah Grout, Prof Nick Wilson, Prof Michael Baker are with … Diseases, University of Otago, Dunedin. Assoc Prof Dr Nikki Moreland, is with the Department of Molecular …
Briefing
Strong public support for healthy food policies in Aotearoa
… in line with international best evidence. Author details Dr Rana Peniamina , Research Fellow, Te Rōpū Rangahau ō Te … and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin Dr Bronwen McNoe , Co-Director of Te Rōpū Rangahau ō Te Kāhui … and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin Dr John Kerr , Science Lead, Public Health Communication …
Briefing
Parliamentary voting for smokefree over two decades: Implications for future progress
… Paper supporting the denicotinisation component by Hon Dr Shane Reti, the health spokesperson for National. The key … repealed law, which the current Health Minister (Hon Dr Shane Reti) apparently strongly supports, could have been … 2. Noes: 43 National: 33; ACT: 10. Introduced by Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall who was Minister of Health in a Labour …
Briefing
Increases in speed limits: Unjust and unjustifiable
… of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington Dr Vanessa Beanland , Director, Otago Transport Research … and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington Dr Angela Curl , Department of Population Health, University … of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington Dr Rebbecca Lilley , Department of Preventive and Social …
Briefing
Media release: Health vs profit: The growing influence of big business on NZ lawmaking
… about policy capture. University of Otago researcher, Dr Jude Ball says these examples are just the “tip of the … both economically vibrant and health-promoting,” says Dr Ball. … Media release: Health vs profit: The growing …
News

Subscribe

Public Health Expert Briefing