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  • Backing off international infant formula standards: A retrograde step

    … Summary Infant nutrition is a key determinant of health. The International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk … health, to make sure parents and caregivers have accurate information about products, and to support product … Workers and the New Zealand Infant Formula Marketers' Association Code of Practice for the Marketing of Infant …
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  • Health co-benefits need to be adequately considered in the Climate Change Commission’s final advice

    … This final report further acknowledged the potential health co-benefits of climate action presented in the … draft advice. However, the Commission has excluded these health co-benefits from its economic analyses, which … by acknowledging a broader range of evidence on the health co-benefits of climate change mitigation actions. 1 …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Mental health services can’t solve a mental health crisis: public mental health priorities in Aotearoa

    … This blog looks at solutions to improve mental health: increasing benefit levels, increasing physical … with mental illness.  This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series  looking at effective public health measures to reduce demand on healthcare quickly. One  …
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  • Communicating public health evidence – a successful first year for the PHCC

    … Summary It has been a year since the launch of the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) and the new-look Public Health Expert Briefing . In this article we reflect on our … as social housing, infrastructure, transport, and water management The 70 Briefings published in the last 12 months …
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  • Breaking the inequity loop

    … Summary History shows us that the best way to improve Māori health is to support Māori to lead and drive the improvement … ourselves.  That means more Māori across all aspects of health: not just doctors, nurses and other clinical workforce, but also more Māori epidemiologists, health scientists, health policy experts, and even …
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  • Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023

    … Summary The results of a Health Coalition Aotearoa survey of political parties on the … and expanding transparency through reform of the Official Information Act. There was positive or neutral support for … public health functions like contact tracing and case management were underdeveloped in small public health units. …
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  • Public health and Budget 2024

    … a recession. This situation results in reduced funding for health determinants, including health care, education, welfare, housing, environmental … at the same time. Those with experience of change management will know how difficult this will be.  Budget 2024 …
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  • Tax reform pros & cons: A brief look from a Public Health perspective

    … is complex. But if the perspective is around gaining health and saving costs for the public health system, then certain tax reforms may be favoured more … there is for revising the NZ tax system from a public health perspective. Many factors determine the design of tax …
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  • A public health perspective on taxing harmful products

    … opportunities for tax reform that will potentially improve health and lower health costs, reduce health inequalities and … knowledge deficits among NZ citizens (eg, the warning information on alcoholic beverages is severely limited and it … and diabetes, there are a growing number of countries and American cities that are adopting taxes on sugary drinks …
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  • Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment and preventive action urgently needed

    … Summary Covid-19 can cause longer-term changes in health, collectively known as Long Covid. With only four … in children. There is no cure for Long Covid, and management options are currently extremely limited ( Appendix … of infection (eg, various occupational groups). Patient information Long Covid evidence overview: Radio New Zealand …
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