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  • Longer-term harm from Covid-19 in children: The evidence suggests greater efforts are needed to protect children in Aotearoa NZ from infection

    … in all infectious diseases of childhood of public health significance. For example, rheumatic fever is a … child Covid-19 cases experiencing ongoing symptoms. More information is needed before we can quantify the likely … requires serious attention to both prevention and ongoing management. NZ needs a national survey (similar to the UK ONS …
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  • Queenstown outbreak highlights future challenges for clean drinking water

    … Safe, good quality drinking water is crucial to public health. The Queenstown cryptosporidiosis outbreak highlights … regulatory head Steve Taylor told RNZ that: “on the information available at the moment there is a material risk … of the water they provide and for writing Source Water Management Plans (though not the implementation of the plan). …
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  • About us

    … 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 … at the cross-roads between Aotearoa’s world-class public health research, public understanding, and evidence-informed …
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  • Making the most of masks

    … Masks and vaccination have a central role in minimising the health and economic impact of COVID-19, regardless of the … viral particles. Universal, or mass masking, is a public health measure that works by providing both source control … the world. There are additional useful online sources of information about choosing suitable masks and making your …
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  • Smoking prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022/23 NZ Health Survey

    … Summary New Zealand Health Survey data for 2022/2023 were released today. Daily … New Zealand.  Previous analyses of the New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) revealed a steady decline in current and … about the Action Plan and Smokefree legislation  and information on the repeal  are on our website. In November …
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  • The allure of a Virtual Supermarket for public health nutrition research

    … – what is the allure of a virtual supermarket for public health nutrition research? Testing food pricing strategies … strategies. Most people will have heard of this public health intervention in the form of fat tax, sugar tax, soft … is how to study taxing effects properly. Any public health scholar will know that randomised controlled trials …
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  • The urgent need for a Covid-19 Action Plan for Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … been a positive case in their child’s class. The lack of information about contact events was highly concerning for … and adults , with concerning implications for their health now and in the future. Children with persisting … on school staff, requiring them to take on a pandemic management role in addition to their many existing …
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  • NZ falling behind on international rules to protect kids from food marketing

    … to new guidelines released this month by the World Health Organization (WHO) which recommend policies to protect … have negative short- and long-term impacts on children’s health 2 and are some of the largest contributors to global … exposure to unhealthy food and drink marketing has public health implications towards poorer dietary behaviours, …
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  • Protecting children and young people from unethical junk food marketing: Upgrading the advertising codes

    … children and young people from obesity and poor oral health. Although public health experts would generally favour a regulatory approach … for example as expressed in the final report of the World Health Organization Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity …
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  • Severe weather events linked to outbreaks of crypto in Aotearoa – New study

    … an announcement in April 2024 on changes to the Resource Management Act, the Government reiterated its plan to … quality to be prioritized in policy to protect public health. The Government should be discouraged from its plans … Assoc Prof Leah Grout , Southern California University of Health Sciences, USA  Prof Simon Hales , Department of Public …
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