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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 … and people living in neighbourhoods with higher levels of deprivation. … News: Fears NZ on track to fall well short of Smokefree 2025 goal …
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In the news: Over 53K people living in rural areas at highest risk of campylobacteriosis - especially children
… Dr Farnaz Pourzand from the University of Otago was interviewed by RNZ on 16 April about her … . RNZ reports on the new study, which has found rates of bacterial infection campylobacteriosis are twice as likely … Over 53K people living in rural areas at highest risk of campylobacteriosis - especially children …
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PHCC Newsletter: May 2025
… the Public Health Communication Centre in the May edition of our newsletter . Minimising alcohol harm in Aotearoa New … our most harmful drug. New polling shows that a majority of New Zealanders support measures to reduce harm by limiting … shows NZ ranks last in a new international comparison of alcohol control policies. … PHCC Newsletter: May 2025 …
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Media release: Urgent action needed: Aotearoa must accelerate efforts to eliminate cervical cancer
… the Public Health Communication Centre , Cancer Society of New Zealand Medical Director Dr Kate Gregory and … rates in this country remain far below the WHO target of 90%, with significant inequities by ethnicity. We also … in NZ, unlike other cancer screening programmes. The lack of guaranteed funding creates inequities in access,” says Dr …
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Improving New Zealand’s preparations for the next pandemic
… been superseded with the following “in press” article (as of September 2017): “Improving New Zealand’s preparations for … open access journal: “Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health”. … Improving New Zealand’s preparations for …
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Watch this space – The Public Health Communication Centre launches soon
… health expert commentary and analysis. We unpack some of the big public health issues facing our country, detail … (PHCC) is dedicated to increasing the reach and impact of public health research, making it more accessible to the …
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In the news: PHCC launch
… health communication centre Stuff featured the launch of the Public Health Communication Centre with a story on 9 February, the day of the event at Te Wharewaka o Poneke. PHCC Director, …
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Submission: Independent Electoral Review - draft recommendations
… the PHCC's full submission on the draft recommendations of the Independent Electoral Review. We look at the voting … around political donations, and how the length of parliamentary terms impacts public health policy. … …
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In the news: NZ failing to protect children from unhealthy food marketing
… Dr Victoria Egli of the University of Auckland talked about new WHO guidelines on unhealthy food …
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In the news: The 5000 annual deaths caused by smoking also matter
… reflect on what more we could be doing to save the lives of those people who are killed by tobacco products." … Newstalk ZB and Radio Waatea, and an adapted version of the Briefing was published in Newsroom . … In the news: …
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