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Improving the health of our children: Project Energize bang for the health $
… in which she overviews the recent Budget from a child health perspective, and then lays out the case and evidence f … and exercise more. This is modelled on the Australian Health Together Victoria Programme which encompasses more … – Project Energize . Funded by the Waikato District Health Board (DHB) and delivered by a team of Energizers with …
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Red meat & processed meat: Summarising the Public Health isues
… perspective on other aspects of meat consumption on human health and the environment, and risk communication. The cancer agency of the World Health Organization, the International Agency for Research on … model, personal communication Dr Giorgi Kvizhinadze ). An association with stomach cancer was also seen, but the …
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In May 2022 the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 expires: what then?
… The COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 (‘Covid Act’) expires on 13 May … Hassan from Pixabay Background The COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 (‘Covid Act’) was enacted on 13 May … But now we know that the need for some form of Covid management, and hence a legal framework for such management, …
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Media release: Insulation matters - The evidence for keeping our improved Building Code standards
… standards will cost industry, energy savings and our health according to public health researchers. The Government is considering reducing … of insulation materials. However, Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) analysis found a positive …
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Care coordination for cancer cost-effective
… patient outcomes but also change ‘downstream costs’ in the health sector. For example, chemotherapy may increase. … including all downstream changes in cost and health gains?” And for which cancers and which type of … times are longer for Māori in your area). But cancer management is complex and so it is important that managers …
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Social advantage associated with greenhouse emissions from transport in Aotearoa
… essential to meet climate targets and prevent the adverse health and other consequences of climate change. However, we … in household transport GHGe in Aotearoa New Zealand: this information is essential to design good policy and achieve a … is not secure. 13 Our research suggests that demand management would be a reasonable way of reducing air travel …
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Watch this space – The Public Health Communication Centre launches soon
… ( The Briefing is rebranded from the successful Public Health Expert Blog which has run for over a decade.) The Briefing is public health expert commentary and analysis. We unpack some of the big public health issues facing our country, detail what the research is …
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Keeping public health on the agenda for the new government
… Summary The Public Health Expert Briefing will be highlighting evidence-informed public health solutions in a new series: Briefings to the Incoming … and new areas of focus. What doesn’t change are the health and sustainability challenges we face as a country. …
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World Ventil8 Day – How do our buildings measure up?
… importance of ventilation as a crucial part of enabling health and wellbeing. Breathing clean air is so often ignored … day indoors, the air we breathe has a direct impact on our health and wellbeing. As well as having indoor sources of … symptoms, cancers, and premature death. 2 The World Health Organization (WHO) states that poor indoor air …
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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 … priority populations (as recently argued for by a Māori health leader [4]). 3. Consider further reducing essential … employers involved. The recently revised Auckland District Health Board policy reducing visitor numbers to their …
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