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June PHCC newsletter
… Read about the latest from the PHCC in our June newsletter . In this edition, we feature emerging pandemics, declining …
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In the news: New dementia research highlights deprivation as major reason Māori and Pacific people more at risk
… Following our Briefing, The growing burden of dementia in Aotearoa: Scope for prevention , lead author Dr 'Etuini … ethnicity as such, but because they are overrepresented in areas of deprivation. Dr Ma'u also spoke with Waatea Radio … ZB, Mediaworks, the Pacific Media Network and 95bFM … In the news: New dementia research highlights deprivation as …
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News: Fears NZ on track to fall well short of Smokefree 2025 goal
… Richard Edwards told RNZ that the 2025 Smokefree goal is in jeopardy if smoking rates continue to flatline as revealed … data and the latest on the vaping stats as laid out in the Briefing Vaping prevalence and trends: Important … age groups, Māori and Pacific peoples, and people living in neighbourhoods with higher levels of deprivation. … News: …
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PHCC monthly newsletter: December 2024
… Read the latest from the Public Health Communication Centre in our December newsletter . We highlight the Royal … note that the report comes at a time of major staff cuts in public health. Other Briefings look at National Health … be done eliminate cervical cancer and examine inequities in housing and energy costs. … PHCC monthly newsletter: …
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PHCC Newsletter: May 2025
… Read the latest from the Public Health Communication Centre in the May edition of our newsletter . Minimising alcohol harm in Aotearoa New Zealand featured as a theme over the last … and advertising. Another Briefing shows NZ ranks last in a new international comparison of alcohol control …
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Submission: Regulatory Standards Bill
… which are fundamental to advancing health equity goals in Aotearoa New Zealand. Public health protections undermined … the Bill would limit the government’s ability to act in the public interest , limiting the scope for future public …
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Submission: Safer Online Services and Media Platforms
… content. We outline three key points for consideration in the submission : Acknowledging public health … to their services because they’re not currently regulated in New Zealand. We also believe that education and awareness-raising are important, so further investment in programmes would be needed to help people decide what …
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Fast-track Approvals Bill a threat to public health, warn researchers
… for the environment and threatening public health. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication … Prickett. There are 3,300 premature adult deaths per year in Aotearoa as a result of air pollution, and around 34,000 … health and well-being. Cyclone Gabrielle, which resulted in 11 deaths and billions of dollars of damage, is the type …
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Media release: Covid-19 vaccines work, but we need to do more to get the most out of them
… is still the most effective way to protect yourself in the ongoing pandemic, infectious disease experts say we … get even better public health value from the vaccines. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication … as Long Covid can affect people of all ages. This change in policy would allow younger health care workers, teachers …
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Media release: Free vape kits won’t deliver Smokefree 2025 goal
… according to new analysis from public health experts. In the latest Public Health Communication Centre Briefing , … The authors point out that the Smokefree goal, adopted in 2011, aimed for daily smoking of prevalence of less than … need to stop smoking. The goal has already been reached in the Asian population.” “The evidence is clear: the free …
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