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The Smokefree Generation: Perspectives from young people
… sales of smoked tobacco products. Although supported by health researchers, we know little about how young people – … personal freedoms, [and] their right to autonomy in their private lives ”. 17 Yet logically, prohibition arguments … “personal freedoms [and] their right to autonomy in their private lives”, 17 most of our participants (and particularly …
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Aotearoa New Zealand's fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care
… deaths. This new wave of infection is an opportunity for health authorities to remind New Zealanders about the … we present surveillance data provided by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Institute for Environmental Science and … Identifying new waves of infection is important for public health. It is an opportunity to remind people that this …
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PHCC monthly Newsletter: September 2024
… last month illustrate several defining features of public health. Not only is there a focus on the health of populations, but also a long-term perspective and a concern for addressing health determinants and inequities. Read the latest from our …
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Full video: Health Coalition Aotearoa political panel 2023
… (Green Party) spoke to over 100 members of the public health sector and media at a political panel on Tuesday, … broadcaster and journalist Corin Dann and organised by Health Coalition Aotearoa , the Public Health Communications Centre, and the University of Otago, …
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News: Fears NZ on track to fall well short of Smokefree 2025 goal
… smoking rates continue to flatline as revealed by the NZ Health Survey data. Prof Edwards was responding questions … trends: Important findings from the 2023-24 New Zealand Health Survey . He also spoke to Newstalk ZB on the smoking … prevalence and trends: Important findings from 2023-24 NZ Health Survey . The data show vaping prevalence is …
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Charting our way back to normal
… the costs and benefits of different policy responses as Australia rolls out vaccines and considers opening borders. … to estimate infection rates as well as the different health losses and gains across hundreds of scenarios during … model that we have already used to estimate the net health gains, losses and costs for the Australian state of …
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Media release: Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)
… to be far worse than Covid-19 according to global health and infectious disease experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre— Why we need an Aotearoa Centre … workforce training, and strategic capacity building. Australia is in the process of establishing a federal CDC.” …
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Submission: Science Sector and Universty Advisory Groups
… Read the Public Health Communication Centre submissions to the Science Sector … In response to Phase One consultations, the Public Health Communication Centre made nearly identical … submissions below: Science Sector Advisory Group - Public Health Communication Centre submission University Advisory …
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Media release: Energy poverty: Low-income households hit hardest by rising power costs
… unable to meet basic energy needs according to public health researchers. There's a stark income disparity in … out the evidence in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre. “Our research shows those most … rarely or never heat their homes.” says Dr O’Sullivan. The health consequences of energy poverty are severe and impact …
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Money down the drain: The high cost of leaking water pipes
… is one of the most fundamental components of good public health. Leaking water infrastructure poses a threat to this … the economic cost of water leakage. Box: The various health and other problems arising from water system leaks … four deaths from E coli infection. 2 The risk to public health of reticulation systems running low on water and …
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