604 Results

  • Can oral tobacco and nicotine products help people to stop smoking?

    … nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products, are widely available in Aotearoa New Zealand (including … through the lining of the mouth. While snus has been associated with increased cancer risk (e.g. oesophageal and … to introduce these products to Aotearoa New Zealand. What this Briefing adds Although oral tobacco and oral …
    Briefing

  • A public health perspective on taxing harmful products

    … sustainability. Regular reviews of the tax system are important given that taxation has a large impact on human … (an Emissions Trading Scheme [ETS] ) has numerous design problems including its strange hybrid structure and exclusion … on our health and society. In the short-term, alcohol is associated with increased rates of injury and criminal …
    Briefing

  • Why eliminating Covid-19 is critical: Since more waves of infection, hospitalisations and deaths are inevitable for other countries until a vaccine arrives

    … There are really only three ways that a population can beat … of the IFR vary widely, one value can help us predict what is likely to happen in the next year or so, if countries … and compare the total confirmed cases per 1 million people with the total deaths per 1 million people for some of the …
    Briefing

  • Increasing whooping cough cases put pēpi at risk. What can be done about it?

    … in whooping cough cases. Unimmunised pēpi (infants) are the most vulnerable to severe illness and death.  We … is underway, but needs to continue to be prioritised. 15   What this briefing adds Incidence of pertussis infection is … of age.  29 Delayed receipt of immunisation is even more common among Māori and Pacific infants, and infants who are …
    Briefing

  • The Crisis in youth mental health: what can be done?

    … Summary Youth populations worldwide are experiencing a mental health crisis. The 2024 World … are sufficiently funded to meet population needs.  What does the latest research say? Worsening mental health … on findings of rapidly rising rates of youth depression, with 23% of students (year 7-13) in the 2019 Youth19 survey …
    Briefing

  • Money down the drain: The high cost of leaking water pipes

    … (see Box). This Briefing aims to explore one of these problems: the economic cost of water leakage.   Box: The … water filters or buy bottled water. Also, if leakage rates are high, it can make it difficult for these authorities to … or water scarcity crises that leakage can contribute to. What central government, local government and citizens need …
    Briefing

  • Phasing out smoking: The Tobacco-Free Generation policy

    … harm and, over time, to phase out tobacco sales entirely. What’s the issue here? The Government’s response to the … fire, and murder combined ’. Two key facts about smoking are that: Nicotine is highly addictive (reckoned comparable … can only be made to people born in 2003 or earlier. As with laws for other toxic substances, the emphasis for …
    Briefing

  • The hardening hypothesis for smoking – but does the evidence point to “softening” in NZ?

    … the remaining smokers will be the more addicted ones who are less likely to quit. But does the NZ evidence support … willingness to quit. The logic is appealing, as it seems common-sense that lighter and more motivated smokers will be … occurring with reducing smoking prevalence (13). What about New Zealand research? A recent paper (Edwards et …
    Briefing

  • Likely rise in invasive strep infections in NZ requires a strategy

    … Summary Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a common cause of sore throats and skin infections in children. … of this article is on invasive GAS disease (iGAS). These are the rare cases where the bacteria can invade sterile … factor for rheumatic fever 21 and GAS skin infections. 22 What’s new in this article A number of countries have …
    Briefing

  • Changes in mobility in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: NZ vs other countries and the stories it suggests

    … mandated physical distancing or even ‘lock-down’ measures, with non-essential activity discouraged or disallowed. Use of … 2020, drawn from its location services datasets, which are normally used to indicate things such as how busy a … trajectory of active case numbers in Sweden is far from what might be desired. Source: …
    Briefing

Subscribe

Briefing CTA

Public Health Expert Briefing

Get the latest insights from the public health research community delivered straight to your inbox for free. Subscribe to stay up to date with the latest research, analysis and commentary from the Public Health Expert Briefing.

PHCC logo PHCC

The PHCC is funded by a philanthropic endowment from the Gama Foundation and hosted by the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington.

Contact

Email phcc@phcc.org.nz
43 Hanson Street, Mt Cook, 
Wellington | Te Whanganui-a-Tara
PO Box 7343, Wellington South 6242
New Zealand | Aotearoa

 

Public Health Expert Briefing (ISSN 2816-1203)