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Can earthquakes be good for public health?
… impact on human populations – and the shocking damage to Christchurch and its citizens in 2011 is still very much in … Hopefully, these developments will all unfold in Christchurch – if citizens, local government, and national … for those of us living in Canterbury and around the shaky centre of New Zealand. … Can earthquakes be good for public …
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Communicating public health evidence – a successful first year for the PHCC
… a year since the launch of the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) and the new-look Public Health Expert Briefing … Aotearoa New Zealand needs a Public Health Communication Centre . The PHCC is dedicated to communicating and … please get in touch . If you have any feedback on the Centre, the Briefing, and how we can better inform advances …
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Where do the parties stand? A low carbon, healthy transport system
… the 2023 General Election, the Public Health Communication Centre contacted each of the five major parties with a set of … , Department of Population Health, University of Otago, Christchurch Prof Ralph Chapman , School of Geography, … Victoria University Wellington Dr Kirsty Wild , Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, …
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Rodents running riot in supermarkets – do we need to worry?
… images of rodents running around supermarkets in Dunedin, Christchurch and Auckland. As rodents can spread enteric … images of rodents running around supermarkets in Dunedin, Christchurch and Auckland. 1 The purpose of this Briefing is … Retired Public Health Medicine Specialist and former Medical Officer of Health Dr Chris Niebuhr , Researcher - …
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Covid-19 vaccines still protect us: How do we get the best out of them?
… most at-risk groups ( older people, those with important medical conditions, pregnant people) Extending eligibility … Authors details Professor John D Potter - Research Centre for Hauora and Health, Massey University Prof Michael … of Public Health, University of Otago Dr Joan Ingram - Medical Advisor, Immunisation Advisory Centre Competing …
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A 100 years ago: The worst year of the First World War for New Zealand
… day from any event in all of NZ’s recorded history). Medical (and military) advances Most injury deaths involved … surprising, as every year of the war saw substantial medical and surgical advances. There were such developments as better organisation of medical services, growing use of transfusions, and better …
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A preventable measles epidemic: Lessons for reforming public health in NZ
… was contracted to Canterbury Health Laboratories in Christchurch, Responsibility for the vaccine schedule and … delivery was contracted to the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) at the University of Auckland, Adverse event monitoring was operated by the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM) at the …
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Government struggling with evidence: HTPs, addiction levels, and Smokefree 2025
… Prof Janet Hoek , Co-Director of ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and Department of Public Health, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka … Prof Andrew Waa , Co-Director of ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and Department of Public Health, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka … of Otago Dr Jude Ball , ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and Department of Public Health, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka …
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In the news: PHCC co-hosts political panel on prevention
… on prevention co-hosted by the Public Health Communication Centre, Health Coalition Aotearoa, and the University of …
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Media release: Call to action over exposure to cancer-causing agents at work
… and released this year. Dr Amanda Eng from the Research Centre for Hauora & Health at Massey University got together … and their implications in the Public Health Communication Centre Briefing - Carcinogen exposure in Aotearoa workplaces …
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