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In the news: Experts pitch 'Swiss cheese model' for gun laws
… Featuring on RNZ's Morning Report , researcher Philippa Yasbek … layers: The Swiss cheese model , co-authored by Ms Yasbek and Dr Lucy Telfar-Barnard. "What it says is that in the goal of reducing harms, deaths and injuries there are multiple …
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Media release: Free vape kits won’t deliver Smokefree 2025 goal
… Centre Briefing , researchers from the University of Otago assess the likely impact of the initiative, which … smoking long-term as a result of the programme, depending on quit and relapse rates. And some of these people may have quit …
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Watch this space – The Public Health Communication Centre launches soon
… If you have landed on our website before 9 February 2023, you are early to the … that day, you will be able to learn more about who we are and what we are aiming to do. Meanwhile, you can look back … health expert commentary and analysis. We unpack some of the big public health issues facing our country, detail …
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Media release: Time for single shot HPV vaccine schedule to prevent cancer in NZ
… (HPV) vaccine would save money, increase coverage, and reduce cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand. The call to change … program to a single shot comes from the authors of a new Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . Despite the proven effectiveness of the HPV vaccine in preventing cancer, its use in New …
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Full video: Health Coalition Aotearoa political panel 2023
… Verrall (Labour Party), Dr Shane Reti (National Party) and Chloe Swarbrick (Green Party) spoke to over 100 members of the public health sector and media at a political panel on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, in Wellington. The politicians …
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News: Fears NZ on track to fall well short of Smokefree 2025 goal
… questions about the 21 November Briefing by members of ASPIRE Aotearoa - Smoking prevalence and trends: Important findings from the 2023-24 New Zealand Health Survey . He also spoke to Newstalk ZB on the smoking prevalence data and the latest on the vaping …
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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 … the burden of pollution onto those downstream—households and ratepayers—who were not responsible for creating the … through decisions it is making now.” The Briefing calls on ECan to take immediate and effective action to prevent …
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In the news: The cancer-causing dangers in our workplaces
… say New Zealand needs to beef up its workplace health and safety system, to better monitor the long-term consequences of exposure to cancer-causing agents throughout the course of … Dr Amanda Eng and Professor John Potter were interviewed on RNZ's The Detail as part of the podcast The …
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In the news: Reducing tobacco outlets won’t increase ram raids - research
… when they have been making claims about the impact of implementing smokefree legislation," Professor Janet Hoek told TVNZ's Breakfast on 27 February. The PHCC Briefing, Smokefree Laws: Reducing … interview on TVNZ. Professor Hoek featured on Newstalk ZB and Newshub as well. The Briefing looking at police data …
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In the media: Govt response to Long Covid inadequate: Report
… Even a conservative estimate puts the number of New Zealanders suffering from Long Covid at more than … evidence. Prof Potter says the risks demand a prevention and management response from the Government. The Briefing … Covid can also lead to a 'substantially increased' risk of sudden death and 'silent' damage to cells and organs which …
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