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Media release: Covid-19 vaccines work, but we need to do more to get the most out of them
… the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre , Professor John Potter from Massey University and … for pregnant people. Professor Potter, who is at Massey’s Centre for Public Health Research, says we should have an …
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COVID-19 and the law in Aotearoa NZ
… Act) every person arriving in NZ by air must submit to medical examination and testing, and be isolated or … equipment). The new order is also very specific on what medical examination/testing may involve for COVID-19. More … those in the COVID-19 Act and order could apply, that is, medical examination orders under section 92ZH Health Act. …
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Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream
… of Otago Wellington, and Public Health Communication Centre Adam Canning , TropWATER, James Cook University’s Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research Tim … Chambers , Associate Professor in the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre, University of Canterbury Prof Michael Baker , …
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Flooding, public health – and the need for more emphasis on prevention
… years similar events have occurred, including notably in Christchurch in March 2014. This risk is a consequence of … of sediment going into the ocean from the floods around Christchurch on 4 March 2014. This sediment means lost … perspective of protection forestry in New Zealand. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press; 1995. Cruz F, …
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About us
… Our story The Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) is dedicated to increasing the reach and impact … team. Acknowledging the scale of challenges we face, the Centre takes a strategic, collaborative approach, working …
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Clean ups are not enough: Government policy incoherent on climate change
… of Otago Wellington, and Public Health Communication Centre Prof Michael Baker , Department of Public Health, … of Otago Wellington, and Public Health Communication Centre Prof Simon Hales , Department of Public Health, … 14 heat-related deaths occur annually in Auckland and Christchurch, with projected increases to 28, 51, and 88 …
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Public health priorities in this election year
… is a key part of what the Public Health Communication Centre does, as we explain in our launch article introducing the Centre. With that aim in mind, the PHCC has put out a Public …
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Severe weather events linked to outbreaks of crypto in Aotearoa – New study
… of Otago Wellington, and Public Health Communication Centre Prof Michael Baker , Department of Public Health, … of Otago Wellington, and Public Health Communication Centre Prof Nigel French , Distinguished Professor of … of Otago Wellington, and Public Health Communication Centre Prof Nick Wilson , Department of Public Health, …
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National capacity needed to monitor misinformation to protect public health and social cohesion
… Dr John Kerr , Science Lead, Public Health Communication Centre, and Department of Public Health, Ōtākou Whakaihu … Nick Wilson , Co-Director, Public Health Communication Centre, and Department of Public Health, Ōtākou Whakaihu … Waipapa Taumata Rau - University of Auckland and Principal Medical Advisor to the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) …
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Antiviral stockpiles for pandemic preparedness: Time for a careful rethink?
… response to this 2009 pandemic ( reviewed here in the NZ Medical Journal ) – albeit a relatively mild pandemic … have been included in the last two issues of the British Medical Journal – and might continue for some time yet. There …
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