654 Results

  • Can we manage dual use of smoking and vaping more effectively?

    … Although most smokers want to quit, many of those who begin vaping continue to smoke. We recently … continue to face serious health risks from coronary heart disease and stroke, even if they manage to … four key reasons for dual use. Of these, vaping’s failure to replicate critical smoking attributes was the most …
    Briefing

  • The draft NZ Health Strategy: Will it enable New Zealanders to “live well, stay well and get well”?

    … does it fare when considering the science around burden of disease and interventions to address the 10 top risk … There are no population health goals and minimal evidence of concrete action to address the major preventable causes of poor health and premature death. In summary, there seems …
    Briefing

  • New study on going smokefree – major economic gains for NZ society with manageable costs for government

    … Briefing details our just published study on the economics of Aotearoa NZ’s smokefree endgame policy package (ie, the … in income for NZ citizens with a total cumulative gain of US$31 billion ($NZ46 billion) by 2050. From a government … produce a net financial shortfall for the government of US$11.5 billion ($NZ17 billion) by 2050. But fortunately, …
    Briefing

  • The Smokefree legislation is evidence-based, removing it is not

    … decisions will be “based on data and evidence”. Yet, one of the coalition government’s proposed actions – to repeal … and will ensure smoking continues to cost thousands of lives and millions of health care dollars. Prime Minister Luxon could yet …
    Briefing

  • Divesting from fossil fuels – is this good for public health?

    … are disinvesting, check out the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 5 th … released on November 2. This sums up the thousands of pages written by three Working Groups on climate sciences, … pre-industrial levels”. You have to dig into the body of the Synthesis Report to find out just what is meant by …
    Briefing

  • Increasing whooping cough cases put pēpi at risk. What can be done about it?

    … We recommend two key priority areas to reduce the impact of severe pertussis in our communities. Firstly, ensure … disease with very limited treatment options once symptoms have developed. Around half of pēpi (infants) who are notified to ESR with pertussis …
    Briefing

  • Adaptation important but don’t give up on mitigation—what the new IPCC report means for Aotearoa

    … emissions, global heating will roughly triple by the end of the century. Climate change already damages human health … adapting to, and mitigating the current and future impacts of climate change. The latest synthesis report from the IPCC, published today , summarises the state of knowledge of climate change, its widespread impacts and …
    Briefing

  • Lessons from jurisdictions that are battling their own Delta variant outbreaks

    … respects a likely scenario given the high infectiousness of this variant and the emerging evidence that vaccines may … Delta transmission compared with the original strain of the pandemic virus. In this blog we discuss public health … are now tackling Delta outbreaks with varying success and failure  (see graphs in the Appendix). [12] For example, …
    Briefing

  • Retailing of vaping products – New NZ Research

    … Members of the public health community hold divergent views on how … avoiding excessive intake that could induce unpleasant symptoms or increase their dependence. 4 Realising ENDS’ … arrangements should ideally incorporate cessation support. Failure to provide guidance at the point of sale risks …
    Briefing

  • How to best prioritise Covid-19 Vaccination in Aotearoa/New Zealand

    … speaking there are two benefits to vaccination; protection of the individual and protection of the community (by reducing the risk of transmission and of … that we will have community spread from a border control failure. New Zealand priorities should therefore be: Any …
    Briefing

Subscribe

Briefing CTA

Public Health Expert Briefing

Get the latest insights from the public health research community delivered straight to your inbox for free. Subscribe to stay up to date with the latest research, analysis and commentary from the Public Health Expert Briefing.

PHCC logo PHCC

The PHCC is funded by a philanthropic endowment from the Gama Foundation and hosted by the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington.

Contact

Email phcc@phcc.org.nz
43 Hanson Street, Mt Cook, 
Wellington | Te Whanganui-a-Tara
PO Box 7343, Wellington South 6242
New Zealand | Aotearoa

 

Public Health Expert Briefing (ISSN 2816-1203)