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Public Health Communication Centre strategic outline
… Our purpose To effectively communicate public health research evidence in order to protect and improve the health, well-being, and equity of the people of Aotearoa New Zealand and the health of the environment in which we live. Primary Charter …
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Avoidable hospitalisations: Helping our health system get through COVID-19
… it is possible that New Zealand can use intense public health controls to eradicate COVID-19 from the country – we … many urgently hospitalised. 1 Better resilience for our health system in the face of COVID-19 must include reducing … and lower driving speeds would also help. Intensive media information on preventing major home accidents – falls, …
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COVID-19 and Māori health – when equity is more than a word
… As Māori academics, researchers and health professionals, we are extremely concerned about the … We are also worried by the inadequate focus on Māori health equity in pandemic planning within the health and … groups who experience marginalisation and oppression. Information from the United States has highlighted that …
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More courage needed from our political parties—reviewing our election series
… where political parties stand on issues that impact the health and wellbeing of our population. In this article we … parties stand” series, in which we put a range of public health issues to the five parties currently in parliament. We … to introduce legislation around global catastrophic risk management. Their conclusions: "NZ political parties do not …
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Three Waters reforms are needed to protect public health and ensure changes are economically sustainable and efficient
… re-focus the discussion on the critical need to reform the management of drinking water resources which is currently: 1) inadequate to protect public health and promote health equity; and 2) economically … and public health expertise. For example, a recent information request to all councils found that complete …
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A new online calculator for estimating how much a society might spend on life-saving interventions
… investment society might consider spending on life-saving health interventions, while remaining cost-effective. For NZ, … gained and the person is returned to the expected health status of the average NZ citizen. These results are … countries (including NZ) are a long way from having such information available and most also have limited resources …
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NZ Health Strategy Consultation Draft – are the big prevention programmes really in there?
… second time this week on the consultation draft of the NZ Health Strategy, focusing this time on preventive … that actually would make a meaningful difference to health in Aotearoa NZ. The draft Strategy has many strong … prevention activities that would have the biggest health impact (a goal of the strategy), reduce health …
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Open data, transparency and power – role of the Virtual Health Information Network
… in this new data environment. We focus on how the Virtual Health Information Network (VHIN) can contribute to stronger health research and therefore benefit the health of all New …
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Has the time come for a register of AI systems used by government agencies?
… in healthcare, where accuracy directly impacts health outcomes. AI use is expanding in public health service delivery. It has wider public health … around the use of AI in healthcare. 14 Performance information should provide an understanding of what level of …
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Where do the parties stand? – Introducing our election series
… representatives make choices that impact the long-term health and wellbeing of every New Zealander. These decisions are not confined to the health system but range across all parts of our society. To … where political parties stand on issues that impact the health and wellbeing of the people. In the lead-up to the …
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