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Media release: Money down the drain - The high cost of leaking water pipes
… country upwards of $122 million a year according to public health researchers. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre , University of Otago researchers … of the most fundamental components of good public health – access to safe drinking water – and costs councils, …
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Submission: Fast-Track Approvals Bill
… Read the Public Health Communication Centre submission on the Fast-Track … The Bill circumvents legal protections for public health, leaving New Zealanders more vulnerable to illness and … value of a healthy environment, leaving communities’ health and well-being more vulnerable. The Bill undermines …
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PHCC monthly newsletter: December 2024
… Read the latest from the Public Health Communication Centre in our December newsletter . We … But note that the report comes at a time of major staff cuts in public health. Other Briefings look at National Health Survey data …
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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 … need for New Zealand to have a regional and global public health perspective and active global health role. “There are …
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Charting our way back to normal
… we are privileged in Australasia to have little-to-zero community transmission, giving us some space to learn from … 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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Oral nicotine products: Expanding the nicotine marketplace
… enter their websites, an ineffective measure to limit site access to people aged 18 or over. Figure 1: Images sourced … ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington Dr Jude Ball , ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington Dr Janine Nip , …
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Do Aotearoa’s new vaping regulations go far enough?
… day (data were not reported by ethnicity). Analyses of NZ Health survey data show that current (at least monthly) use … mean this measure is unlikely to reduce young people’s access or exposure to vaping products. Further, the SVR … these devices would more effectively reduce young people’s access and exposure to vaping products, particularly if …
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Progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan: Congratulations to the Government
… minimal smoking prevalence and eliminate smoking-related health disparities in Aotearoa. Key measures proposed … here ); after analysing the feedback, the Ministry of Health will prepare a revised plan for Cabinet approval. The … additional security to minimise the risk of robberies. Community pharmacies have similar advantages and could …
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Wellbeing in public housing vs. private rentals: Quality and security make the difference
… Zealand (NZ) is provided by several agencies, including Community Housing Providers, local government and central … living in a Housing Association (HA) tenancy (akin to a Community Housing Provider in NZ) was estimated to increase … in public than in private rentals. Implications for public health There are wellbeing benefits to the provision of …
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NZ’s long-running Campylobacter epidemic from poultry: Now with antibiotic resistance
… treatment. AMR is considered a major threat to global health and the World Health Organization is urging all states to take immediate … for by sick consumers, employers and the taxpayer-funded health sector rather than by the poultry industry which is …
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