584 Results

  • Website Privacy Policy

    … This privacy policy relates to the website for the Public Health Communication Centre ( PHCC ), which is hosted by the Public Health Department at Otago University, Wellington campus. The … or policies that may apply to specific supplies of information made to the PHCC through its website. For …
    Page

  • Reducing the health burden from contaminated drinking water in NZ: Opportunities arising from the new Water Services Bill

    … Increasing water-related health threats, notably the waterborne campylobacter outbreak … Health Act 1956 but there are also clauses in the Resource Management Act (RMA) 1991 and Local Government Act 2002 that … supplied, description of the water supply and contact information for the owner and operator. All water suppliers …
    Briefing

  • The draft NZ Health Strategy: Will it enable New Zealanders to “live well, stay well and get well”?

    … The new draft NZ Health Strategy is strong on strengthening the health care system and has some strong population health aspects, at least rhetorically. It includes phrases …
    Briefing

  • Perspective: The NZ Health Research Strategy Discussion Document – much scope for improvement

    … Government deserves congratulations for coming up with a Health Research Strategy. But the current Discussion Document … proposed. It makes a lot of sense for a country to have a health research strategy. It should make it easier for … governments sign up to new trade deals, there is little information on what the health impacts (beneficial or …
    Briefing

  • What does art have to do with public health, and how can they work together?

    … Last month was the first time that the Public Health Summer School (University of Otago, Wellington) has considered art, and its relationship to public health. The Symposium featured artists, arts academics, an architect, and public health practitioners and academics. In this blog we consider …
    Briefing

  • The policy bonfire of environment protection: 10 examples that threaten public health

    … of water, air, and climate. The implications for public health of these policy changes are significant, impacting communities’ health directly and indirectly. Aotearoa New Zealand … Built Environment Act 2023 (NBEA) Replacing the Resource Management Act (RMA) 1991 with policy that has “enjoyment of …
    Briefing

  • The Pros and Cons of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: The Case is Overwhelmingly Pro for NZ

    … Aotearoa 2025 Goal. We find that this is an ideal health goal given the large health gains, impact on reducing … debate on the Smokefree 2025 Goal at a Law and Economics Association of NZ (LEANZ) event (copies of our presentations … Glantz SA. Eliminating child labour in Malawi: a British American Tobacco corporate responsibility project to sidestep …
    Briefing

  • Introducing the Public Health Solutions Blog Series

    … For the next few weeks, Public Health Expert blog will be publishing a series of invited blogs o n the best public health interventions the government can put in place to reduce pressure on the health system.  The health system is in unprecedented waters. …
    Briefing

  • Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)

    … and integrate these efforts to improve long-term health security in Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific, and … in 1990. This capacity proved valuable in their subsequent management of SARS and later Covid-19. Taiwan arguably had … and investment through planning, training activities, and information dissemination. This Centre could facilitate …
    Briefing

  • COVID-19 and the law in Aotearoa NZ

    … Health and emergency laws have played a critical role in this … of law relating to COVID-19 has meant that public health law has become real in daily life in Aotearoa New … it doesn’t. NZ’s legal framework for infectious disease management and public health emergencies has existed for over …
    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)