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Media release: Insulation matters - The evidence for keeping our improved Building Code standards
… insulation standards will cost industry, energy savings and our health according to public health researchers. The … Public Health Communication Centre Dr Lucy Telfar-Barnard and co-authors lay out the evidence for retaining hard-won … will take our insulation standards back to about half or even less of the levels required in places like Australia, …
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Media release: Good firearms law needs multiple defensive layers
… compared with individual policies which show only small or uncertain effects. Briefing co-author, researcher Philippa … take a system approach that considers how individuals live and work. Systems have defensive layers that protect against … such as firearm licensing, registration, safe storage, and restrictions on semi-automatic firearms must work …
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Media release: Aotearoa New Zealand ranks lowest in international alcohol policy comparison
… of effectiveness: pricing, availability, marketing, and drink driving countermeasures. New Zealand scored lowest … overall in the Index, performing worse than six countries and four Canadian provinces. Researchers say the poor result … zero tolerance alcohol policy for professional drivers or an adult limit below .05%. NZ scored below average in …
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Media release: Will NZ’s next government face up to future catastrophic risks?
… nuclear war, out of control artificial intelligence and climate change according to the results of a new survey. … the survey of the five parties currently in Parliament and has released the first Briefing in the series “Where the … by the political parties about the need for planning and actions to address such risks. “As political parties …
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NZ Health Survey data released today reinforce Smokefree Legislation is crucial to reduce smoking inequities
… threatened with repeal. The researchers unpick the data and look at the ramifications in the latest Briefing from the … with daily smoking almost three times among Māori (17.1%) compared to European/other (6.1%), which means health … equitably will decrease the huge burden of ill health and avoidable death that people in Aotearoa continue to …
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In the news: Public Health Priorities Series
… protection for drinking water sources Marnie Prickett and co-authors closed the Public Health Priorities series … something serious about intergenerational inequalities and poverty requires a far greater focus on wealth as a … the inequity loop In Newsroom's 2023 Election series on 1 March, Professor Jason Gurney and Professor Jonathan Koea …
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Media release: Social media age restrictions needed to protect young people from harm
… that social media use is linked to a range of mental and physical health problems in youth. It highlights policy … says Dr Marsh. "It also empowers parents to set boundaries and shift social norms in a positive direction." While social … for some young people, such as helping connect with peers and find support, Dr Marsh warns these must be weighed …
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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 … their views on reducing harm from alcohol, tobacco and unhealthy food. The event, including a 45-minute Q & A …
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Submission: Fast-Track Approvals Bill
… out-of-step with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet advice on best-practice policy and policy development. The Bill reduces the rigour required and increases bias in, decision-making on major projects. The …
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In the news: Causes of baby death during pregnancy and after examined in perinatal death report
… Herald followed up on the findings of the annual Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC) report and the Briefing, Aotearoa’s perinatal and maternal death rates remain inequitable and unjust , on …
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