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Media release: A call for strong leadership to reduce NZ’s dangerously high antibiotic use
… disease physician. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, Associate Professor Mark Thomas … patients with conditions in which antibiotics do provide a health benefit.” While Te Whatu Ora and the Royal New Zealand … reduction in antibiotic prescribing.” …. Further information: It is a very common belief that antibiotic …
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In the news: Assoc Health Minister considers allowing oral nicotine products
… RNZ's Midday Report on 18 July that Associate Minister of Health Casey Costello is ignoring her Ministry's advice about … the release of the Briefing - Mind the gap: Associate Health Minister’s actions conflict with Ministry advice, … the tobacco lobby's talking points. … In the news: Assoc Health Minister considers allowing oral nicotine products …
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In the news: Concern over changes to insulation standards
… Public health researchers are urging the government not to tamper … with existing insulation standards. University of Otago health research fellow Dr Lucy Telfar-Barnard spoke to Corin …
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PHCC monthly newsletter: October 2024
… through this month’s Briefings has been about potential health hazards and their risk assessment and management. … PHCC monthly newsletter: October 2024 …
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Media release: The hidden Campylobacter infection risk in rural New Zealand
… to their urban counterparts. Writing in the latest Public Health Communication Centre Briefing , the authors say the … author Dr Farnaz Pourzand from the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, says young children …
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Media release: Free vape kits won’t deliver Smokefree 2025 goal
… to quit smoking, according to new analysis from public health experts. In the latest Public Health Communication Centre Briefing , researchers from the …
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PHCC Newsletter: June 2025
… Read the latest from the Public Health Communication Centre in the June edition of our … concerns about government decisions that overlook health, equity, and sustainability. … PHCC Newsletter: June …
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PHCC Newsletter: April 2025
… Read the latest from the Public Health Communication Centre in the April edition of our newsletter . Protecting health through the organised efforts of society is a strong …
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Resource: Promoting respiratory infection safety in the workplace - A protocol
… now have a new resource. The Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, has developed a … protocol has been developed for the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago Wellington, respiratory …
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Casting a long shadow: Infection drives stomach cancer inequalities in Māori and Pacific peoples
… poor stomach cancer survival. In 2013 the Ministry of Health reported that 80 Māori and 35 Pacific people died from … and the optimal test and treat strategy. Further information is also needed about the changing incidence of H. … be better addressed in New Zealand. It may be time for health authorities to start considering piloting a H. pylori …
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