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  • FoodSwitch. Smartphone consumers beat industry to better labeling

    … to understand. Our colleagues at the National Institute of Health and Innovation (NIHI), University of Auckland, are … in the fine print). Over in Australia, the Department of Health and Aging has just taken the bull by the horns, and … between the food industry, governments and public health in the next decade.  Although we note that 60% of UK …
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  • Media release: Urgent action needed: Aotearoa must accelerate efforts to eliminate cervical cancer

    … disease. In the  latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre , Cancer Society of New Zealand  … screening, and treatment. NZ has signed up to the World Health Organization’s cervical cancer elimination initiative … to HPV vaccination in schools, pharmacies, and through health promotion campaigns. “Australia is on track to be the …
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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan: Why this could eliminate smoking disparities for Māori

    … This kaupapa was grounded in a holistic Māori worldview of health that was guaranteed within Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This … Tobacco Control Strategy: M āori do not just have specific health  needs  but more fundamentally a  right to be healthy . The right to good health encompasses wellness in its fullest sense and includes …
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  • Media release: Increasing speed limits defies the science - more deaths and pollution predicted

    … to experts.  In  the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre the University of Canterbury’s … Angela Curl of the University of Otago, have examined the health impacts of raising speed limits. They say the … higher speed limits have a significant negative impact on health and wellbeing and will cost the country financially.” …
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  • Phasing out smoking: The Tobacco-Free Generation policy

    … highlighted the obligation of governments to safeguard the health of the population. It’s time to address the smoking … are addictive. Other products found to be harmful to health (e.g. asbestos, leaded petrol) have been phased out … youth leaders, and has been endorsed by numerous public health bodies including the British and Norwegian Medical …
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  • Media release: Time for single shot HPV vaccine schedule to prevent cancer in NZ

    … comes from the authors of a new Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . Despite the proven … saving costs—and ultimately increasing coverage. The World Health Organization (WHO) now endorses a single-dose HPV … unvaccinated by reducing virus spread. In 2020, the World Health Assembly adopted a global strategy to eliminate …
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  • Reducing cardiovascular disease deaths from overweight & obesity: Fortunately there are several options

    … cholesterol or glucose [1], and what this means for how health policy can address the obesity epidemic. We also … strategy overall. It may also be the best way to reduce health inequalities arising from obesity – since it does not generally depend on access to the health system. The above study – along with many others – …
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  • The 5000 annual deaths caused by smoking also matter

    … disputing scientific evidence and attacking public health researchers could not withstand the accumulating … documenting connections between smoking and harmful health outcomes. Nor could it prevent litigation against tobacco companies. After decades of claiming health researchers had not proven smoking caused fatal …
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  • Google Street View – A Useful Research Tool?

    … research possibilities of this tool of relevance to public health. Using Google Street View (GSV) for research is … social and built environments as they relate to public health. Authors:  Prof Nick Wilson Dr Amber Pearson Amanda …
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  • Food poverty for NZ teens creating an achievement lag of up to four years

    … is taken into account. Furthermore, the 2022/23 NZ Health Survey revealed the largest jump on record for … run out of food sometimes or often in the last year (NZ Health Survey) One effective intervention and a major safety … and remove this barrier to learning are required, with Health Coalition Aotearoa calling for the number of schools …
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