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Media release: Rise in congenital syphilis requires action – experts
… cases in NZ in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre. They say it is a disease we … “Lead maternity carers need to be aware of the NZ Sexual Health Society (NZSHS) recommendation to re-screen for … to women who are less likely to have received antenatal care, repeat screening in the third trimester has the …
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The UK Government shows leadership with a Soft Drink Tax announcement
… adults, and it is clear that Kiwis far exceed the World Health Organization free sugars target of less than 10% of … ensuring public support for new taxes designed to protect health or the environment. Is this new tax likely to work? … purchases (7), and modelling work is suggestive of health benefits (e.g., this NZ modelling work (8). …
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Obesity at last on Government agenda, but will Healthy Families NZ be good enough ?
… will be based on Healthy Together Victoria (HTV) which the Health Minister, Tony Ryall, visited on a recent trip to … of Healthy Together Victoria: Victorian Minister for Health, Hon David Davis, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Dr Alan Shiell, … and solutions to put into an election platform and, in health, the failure to address obesity is a biggie. Two out …
Briefing
Action needed to halt New Zealand’s obesity epidemic: Themes from Big Food Symposium
… International and national public health experts and delegates met on Monday this week to … initiative recently announced by the Minister of Health, they stress the critical need to focus on upstream … costs are a mix of costs to the tax payer funded health system (approximately $6 billion) and lost …
Briefing
“Action for Healthy Waterways”: some big ticket actions that the Government has neglected
… discussion document with many good ideas for improving the health of waterways in New Zealand. But there are important … price. Introduction As we recently pointed out, the health of waterways has important health and cultural impacts for people in Aotearoa/NZ [1]. …
Briefing
The case for lowering salt levels in processed foods is now even stronger – new research
… in processed foods. This could substantially benefit health, reduce health inequalities and save health sector costs. What does the new study show? The …
Briefing
What the fizz! A week of dealing to sugary drinks in NY and NZ
… the world of soft drinks. The surprising darling of public health action on soft drinks, New York, suffered a set-back … Supreme Court Appellate Division said that Bloomberg’s health board had gone too far in stopping sales of non-diet … international poster child for local government public health action on obesity. (Interestingly from a New Zealand …
Briefing
Progress toward Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 – how might tobacco retail restrictions contribute?
… We have just published research on the health gains and cost-savings from various legally mandated … endgame goals. Many studies in the ‘neighbourhoods and health’ research stream have estimated the health effects of access to …
Briefing
A single shot to prevent cancer? HPV vaccine can!
… has yet to reach the original 75% target. The World Health Organization now recommends a 1-dose vaccine schedule … datasheet that specifies a 2-dose schedule. However, health authorities can address this barrier. A single dose … Nikki Turner , Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Auckland, and Medical Director of the …
Briefing
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… Our story The Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) is dedicated to increasing the reach and impact of public health research, making it more accessible to the public and … intersection of Aotearoa New Zealand’s world-class public health research, public understanding, and evidence-informed …
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