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Media release: Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety
… for our drinking water, the Government is risking a repeat of the Havelock North campylobacteriosis outbreak that left … inquiry into the 2016 outbreak which was the largest of its kind in the world. Briefing co-author, University of … the severe impact of contaminated drinking water and best practice approaches to strengthen the country’s drinking …
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The 5000 annual deaths caused by smoking also matter
… Summary Every year we reflect on the tragic loss of life caused by road accidents yet pay almost no attention to the equally tragic loss of life caused by the tobacco industry, whose products kill … almost none can foresee. Implications for public health practice and policy Aotearoa’s world-leading smokefree …
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Mobile phone use while driving: Do we need smartcars that turn off smartphones?
… New Zealand still has a problem with the use of mobile phones while driving, even though a recent law may … hazard. In 2009 the NZ Government prohibited the use of hand-held phones while driving. In last Friday’s NZ … (PDF available on request) we summarise the results of an observational study that was conducted with students …
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Fighting cold, damp housing – a big tick for Warmer Kiwi programme
… in Aotearoa. The programme will also be lowering the risk of respiratory disease caused by our damp, cold houses. … Study team worked to determine if the health and wellbeing of people in households improve when they their homes are … in Aotearoa. Implications for public health policy and practice Because Warmer Kiwi Homes is making homes warmer …
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Obesity at last on Government agenda, but will Healthy Families NZ be good enough ?
… be adapted for New Zealand, and will it work? The launch of Healthy Together Victoria: Victorian Minister for Health, … Hon David Davis, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Dr Alan Shiell, CEO of the Centre for Excellence in Innovation and Prevention … HTV. Representing the activities taking place in the city of Bendigo Election year certainly focuses the political …
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Budget 2023 goes a long way to improving housing and wellbeing
… the Budget to build an extra 3,000 new public homes on top of the 14,050 homes which have already been funded by the … a further 4,500 under way. T here was a welcome reduction of 10 percent in the number of households on the Ministry of … and we have been waiting impatiently for the Building Code to be updated so that it compares more favourably with …
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Media release: Youth vaping -The implications of addiction
… from the Public Health Communication Centre, University of Otago ASPIRE Network researchers and a psychiatrist … who vape, including anxiety and mood disorders. The number of young people vaping is higher in New Zealand than in … vaping technology mean the vapes are delivering high doses of nicotine very rapidly leading to a higher likelihood of …
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Media release: New report shows how regional plans could transform freshwater quality
… weaknesses in planning that have seen the deterioration of our high-country lakes should be compulsory reading for … Centre Briefing , research fellow with the University of Otago, Marnie Prickett, looks at the hard-hitting report from the Ministry of Environment (MfE) Ōtūwharekai/Ashburton Lakes …
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Media release: The economic argument for our world-leading smokefree legislation – new research
… growth in income for New Zealanders with a total gain of NZ$46 billion by 2050 according to new modelling just … at all the major potential long-term economic impacts of the smokefree measures that the new coalition Government has announced it will repeal. University of Otago Professor Nick Wilson and co-authors summarise their …
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