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Media release: International studies highlight link between hunger and lower educational achievement
… to lower educational achievement according to public health researchers. In the second Briefing in a three-part series from the Public Health Communication Centre, public health researcher Dr Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau and co-authors …
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Media release: Proposed greenhouse gas Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response that misses the target
… Health, energy and business experts are warning that the … its target and will have consequences for our population’s health. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre ( Proposed Emissions Reduction …
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The PHCC featured in University of Otago Magazine
… to share evidence produced by researchers on public health and social determinants of health that shape our communities now and for future … Baker tells the University of Otago Magazine. The Public Health Communication Centre featured in the July edition of …
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Media release: Councils encouraged to curb alcohol availability in new policy environment
… availability and the associated harms, according to public health experts. In a Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, Health Coalition Aotearoa alcohol expert panel co-chair Steve …
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PHCC monthly newsletter: November 2024
… Read the latest from the Public Health Communication Centre in our November newsletter . This … highlighted the importance of addressing population mental health. The Briefings present evidence of the benefits from a public health approach based on improving wider social determinants …
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PHCC monthly newsletter: December 2024
… Read the latest from the Public Health Communication Centre in our December newsletter . We … the report comes at a time of major staff cuts in public health. Other Briefings look at National Health Survey data on smoking and vaping, explore what can …
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Media release: NZ’s first case of highly pathogenic bird flu: Need to strengthen surveillance and awareness
… of the outbreak in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre - Aotearoa’s first case of … for wildlife and is a significant risk for public health and livestock industries worldwide. “NZ is fortunate … can cause to agriculture, as well as public and animal health,” she says. While biosecurity measures for controlling …
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Can earthquakes be good for public health?
… the potential long-term benefits of earthquakes for public health. So here are a few examples relating to urban design … commuting). New energy efficient buildings can reduce the health hazard of cold indoor temperatures and reduce … of New Zealand. … Can earthquakes be good for public health? …
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Charting our way back to normal
… 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 … low, but not the suppression options. Graph: Supplied The health impacts associated with lockdowns were determined from …
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Climate Change and Recent Actions of NZ Political Parties
… A/Prof Ralph Chapman, Prof Philippa Howden-Chapman The health organisation OraTaiao convened a group of experts to … with both opportunities for advancing development and health [1] and also a range of possible disastrous outcomes … the retrofit programme in the middle of 2018 (despite the health and economic case for this investment being very …
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