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Counting what matters: Rethinking Aotearoa's population statistics without a census
… need to meet. It then reviews plans 2 3 for a shift away from a 5-yearly Census to the use of administrative data … statistics. Statistics NZ have signalled a move from five-yearly population censuses to use of administrative … for official statistics The coherence of the information from the census of population and compatibility with other …
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Full video: Health Coalition Aotearoa political panel 2023
… The politicians presented their views on reducing harm from alcohol, tobacco and unhealthy food. The event, including a 45-minute Q & A session was … Expert Briefing article: Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023 … Full video: …
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Media release: Time for single shot HPV vaccine schedule to prevent cancer in NZ
… reduce cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand. The call to change from a two-dose vaccination program to a single shot comes from the authors of a new Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . Despite the …
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Submission: Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Bill
… (which includes the prioritisation of drinking water) from Taumata Arowai’s work to develop wastewater standards, … of obligations. Removing the hierarchy of obligations from Taumata Arowai’s work means deprioritising the safety … water and potentially increasing the risk of illness from polluted drinking water. Read the full PHCC submission …
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June PHCC newsletter
… Read about the latest from the PHCC in our June newsletter . In this edition, we … determinants of health. The newsletter recaps Briefings from the last month as well as highlighting interesting new …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Simple transport system changes could quickly relieve the crisis in our hospitals
… hospitalisations for heart conditions (2000 a year just from NO 2 air pollution , additional from noise pollution ) and for respiratory conditions ( 6500 per year just from NO 2 air pollution ), management of asthma in children ( …
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Fast-track Approvals Bill a threat to public health, warn researchers
… and threatening public health. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, researchers … to be prioritised under the Fast-track Approvals Bill. “From our review of Ministers’ comments, the Government … of air pollution, and around 34,000 people become ill from unsafe drinking water. The Bill would allow for …
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A policy and research agenda for roll-your-own tobacco
… received less attention. In this blog we outline findings from recent studies examining roll-your-own tobacco use and … RYO cigarettes suggest this form of tobacco has evolved from a cheap product with an unattractive user stereotype … developing new interventions that better support smokers from more deprived communities to quit (19,20). Second, …
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New Zealand’s hard-won improvements to our Building Code must be retained: Here’s why
… five years. 1 Over a third of the submissions came from building owners, occupants and renters who had … to previous standards. Many of the submissions also came from builders, designers, community trusts and researchers. … is required under dark-coloured roofs – which absorb heat from the sun – than under light-coloured roofs, which reflect …
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Reducing nicotine in smoked tobacco products: A pivotal feature of the Smokefree Aotearoa proposals
… habit in a large number of consumers and prevent it from ever being acquired by new smokers.” Quote from British American Tobacco Company internal document, June … some commentators have argued that removing the nicotine from cigarettes amounts to prohibition or cigarettes …
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