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National capacity needed to monitor misinformation to protect public health and social cohesion
… preventive measures like vaccines and fluoridation, harm social cohesion, and disrupt collective action needed to … organisations, government, and institutions, undermining social cohesion. 7, 8 What is Misinformation? There are a … Department of Internal Affairs signalled stronger social media regulation through a new independent regulator, as part …
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Does change in income and deprivation change your smoking risk? Yes, but in different directions.
… to a more deprived neighbourhood is consistent with a ‘social causation of disease’ model. That is, worsening social circumstances makes you more likely to smoke. However, we also found that an improvement in social circumstances through increasing income among 15-24 …
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Submission: Safer Online Services and Media Platforms
… Centre submission on the Safer Online Services and Media Platforms public consultation. The consultation seeks … platforms that provide access to digital and traditional media content. We outline three key points for consideration … or content that promotes terrorism. Some platforms, like social media and video-sharing services, will need to make …
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How to Systematically Reduce the Border Failure Risk for COVID-19 in Aotearoa/NZ
… returns in consumer confidence. There are various social, economic, and (in the case of NZ citizens) human … more rapid control of outbreaks while minimising social and economic impacts. For example, at a new “Alert … Routine reporting is not the case at present with media having to use OIA requests to obtain such information. …
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Air pollution in Aotearoa NZ: Five key ways to reduce the massive health and social costs
… for respiratory illness and heart disease. The annual social costs resulting from this pollution was estimated at … been present).” The estimated costs of these health and social impacts from human-made air pollution in 2016 amount … to cost the country $9.5 billion in terms of health and social impacts. Nearly all NO 2 pollution comes from motor …
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Why don’t we live as long and healthily as we could: social values and decision making
… costs, climate change and aging populations, genetics to social determinants, and much more. Myself and academic … power. And more substantively, we live in a society with social values that are not just about maximization of … and health at all cost. The issue of this blog is social values, and in particular the criteria that we should …
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What does art have to do with public health, and how can they work together?
… processes, in particular, climate change and growing social and health inequalities. The solutions to these ‘ … facing us all. The Art and Public Health: wellbeing, social critique, and communication Summer School Symposium … ‘ On a Plate ’ went viral in international social media. This cartoon has also been picked up locally by Otago …
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Tax policy reform: equity, fairness, and health
… to deal effectively with a daunting range of economic, social, health and climate change crises . Our tax system … that support a well-functioning community and enable basic social, health, economic and environmental goals to be … for others, promote our connection with others and social cohesion. These values are expressed in the concepts …
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Intensifying Covid-19 Control Measures: 5 Measures for Faster Elimination and 5 Measures to Prevent Future outbreaks
… Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland still poses risks to health, social wellbeing and the economy. There is a need for … cases of COVID-19; two border cases in managed isolation. (Media Release) 2021;14 September. …
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Public Health Communication Centre strategic outline
… in the Public Health Expert Briefing . Engage with the media on public health issues and research. Provide comment and support to media on public health issues. Produce media releases, op-eds, and articles. Engage with …
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