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  • Public Health at the Movies: A Selection of 35 Top Movies

    … movie on this topic (albeit in a somewhat absurd way). Climate change and energy Climate change is a key international health issue and the …
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  • Note to the Havelock North Inquiry – Think Big

    … the scale of water catchments, agricultural economies and climate systems.   “Alarming new threats to NZ’s drinking … and a half times that of Australia (Sears et al, 2011). Climate is another important driver of disease risk. Of all … of course to note as well that projections of climate change anticipate up to a 4 fold increase in extreme heavy …
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  • A preventable measles epidemic: Lessons for reforming public health in NZ

    … 1991 Green and White paper ushered in a radical neoliberal change in the organisation of health services in NZ [ 6 ].  … to large complex issues such as the health effects of climate change [ 10 ], the looming antimicrobial resistance … more alarming are the rising environmental consequences of climate change and ecological collapse that take us beyond …
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  • Protecting fresh waterways in Aotearoa/NZ: The strong Public Health case

    … in New Zealand could reduce vulnerability to the impact of climate change on protozoan diseases” [18]. Contaminated freshwater … might be increasing with heavy rainfalls associated with climate change (though this may vary by region around the …
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  • Sustained Resilience: the impact of nuclear war on New Zealand and how to mitigate catastrophe

    … as following nuclear war. We detailed these potential climate impacts and the consequences for NZ food production … exemplify these processes. It is possible that severe climate impacts of nuclear winter might disrupt global … day, we should nurture the changing mindset around climate change and expand this to all catastrophic risks, so we can …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Where the sun enters, the doctor does not

    … and energy-related carbon emissions, which in turn reduce climate change and related health consequences .    Universal design … are far from near-zero energy, and despite a “Building for Climate Change” programme, MBIE recently pushed back the …
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  • Queenstown outbreak highlights future challenges for clean drinking water

    … impact of intensified agriculture, human settlement, and climate change on freshwater quality. Policy implications Central … attributable to this organism in Milwaukee in 1993. 9 Climate change introduces another layer of complexity to the …
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  • Submission: Fast-Track Approvals Bill

    … from pollution. The Bill fails to adequately account for climate change and the protective value of a healthy environment, …
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  • PHCC monthly Newsletter: September 2024

    … our greenhouse gases and responding to the threat of climate change.        … PHCC monthly Newsletter: September 2024 …
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  • PHCC Newsletter: July 2024

    … policy can put our communities at risk. We cover climate change, speed limits, oral nicotine products, and how AI use …
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