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Media release: Major vaping reforms: Will they deliver on public health aims?
… could mark an important step toward reducing youth vaping in Aotearoa New Zealand, but public health experts say … as dairies will no longer be able to display vape products in-store, and online retailers must remove product images. … giveaways, and promotional emails will also be disallowed. In the latest Public Health Communication Centre Briefing, Dr …
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Media release: Aotearoa New Zealand is flying blind on misinformation
… fuel vaccine hesitancy, and ultimately undermine trust in science and medicine. Official reports from both New Zealand and overseas, reviewed in the Public Health Communication Centre Briefing, … Zealanders are concerned about misinformation, especially in the context of public health. According to Dr Kerr, a …
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Media release: Plugging the gap: Aotearoa’s piped water loss far worse than global leaders
… (ILI). NZ ranks near the bottom of 15 OECD jurisdictions in this index, with a median ILI of 2.7 compared to Denmark’s … say it is encouraging that there has been recent progress in managing leaks in places such as beleaguered Wellington and also that nearly …
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Media release: Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)
… according to global health and infectious disease experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication … training, and strategic capacity building. Australia is in the process of establishing a federal CDC.” “NZ is unusual in not having sustained institutional mechanisms for ensuring …
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In the news: PHCC co-hosts political panel on prevention
… Aotearoa, and the University of Otago, Wellington, in the capital on 8 August 2023. The panel was held on the … alcohol and unhealthy food. You can read more about that in our Briefing . Stuff's Rachel Thomas spoke to public … by: Pharmacy Today: Public health progress at risk in election, health minister says . The New Zealand Herald: …
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Submission: Science Sector and Universty Advisory Groups
… Employment and the Ministry of Education respectively. In response to Phase One consultations, the Public Health … an increased focus on 'impact,' the sector must invest in training and infrastructure: "A science system that … knowledge transfer efforts. This necessitates investment in funding, training, engagement, and protection for …
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Media release: Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream
… The severity of nitrate pollution in Canterbury’s drinking water represents serious regulatory … The Briefing reports that while several water supplies in the region have already breached drinking water standards, … of dairy cattle—the major source of nitrate pollution in the region. “Added to this, irrigation—a practice linked …
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Media release: Long Covid affects thousands - Government response inadequate
… and economic cost of inaction say public health experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication … status but remains around 10%. “Essentially every organ in our bodies can be involved in clinical Long Covid, and it can impact people of all ages, …
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The Smokefree legislation is evidence-based, removing it is not
… suggests they have eschewed robust, peer-reviewed studies in favour of an agenda that will only benefit tobacco … investigations, modelling 1 , opinion surveys, and in-depth analyses of people who smoke and young people, 2-4 … and income tax revenue. Forthcoming work (currently “in press”) will address these points comprehensively and, …
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Media release: NZ’s first case of highly pathogenic bird flu: Need to strengthen surveillance and awareness
… of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H7N6 in a free-range egg farm in Otago underscores the importance of continued vigilance and investment in viral surveillance according to experts. University of …
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