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Where do the parties stand? A low carbon, healthy transport system
… it comes to policies that promote planetary and population health. While some parties have policies that represent a … health and will widen inequity. The Election 2023 Public Health Survey In the lead up to the 2023 General … freight). Labour has announced a ‘flagship’ $45 billion plan to build two new roading tunnels and a new light rail …
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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 … potential there is for revising the NZ tax system from a public health perspective. Many factors determine the design …
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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 … the actions of those Māori doctors very likely prevented a public health catastrophe for Māori, who had already been … Zealander’ escape hatch, but rather ask them what their plan is for addressing the enduring and unacceptable …
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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 … experience also raises the benefits of consolidating NZ’s public health organisations into a single highly competent … approach that requires suppliers to have a Water Safety Plan and Water Source Protection Plan. The Water Source …
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Three Waters reforms are needed to protect public health and ensure changes are economically sustainable and efficient
… Public discourse on the Three Waters reforms has been … resources which is currently: 1) inadequate to protect public health and promote health equity; and 2) economically …
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Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health
… Summary The NZ Government is currently consulting the public on a redesign of the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme … to the review . We touch on the impacts to human health from climate change and then outline the problems for public health from landscapes dominated by monocultural …
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Public health priorities in this election year
… Summary In this article we review our Public Health Priorities Series, which highlights a range of public … keep up the momentum to ensure they succeed. “The action plan could serve as a precedent and exemplar, thereby …
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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 …
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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 … repatriated to shareholders abroad. Long term benefits for public and population health will offset the short-term … Marion Nestle, Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, pointed out that “high …
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More courage needed from our political parties—reviewing our election series
… where political parties stand on issues that impact the health and wellbeing of our population. In this article we … do the parties stand” series, in which we put a range of public health issues to the five parties currently in … funding free public transport for children under its tax plan while doubling the price of fares for youth under 25. …
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