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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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Introducing the Public Health Solutions Blog Series
… Public Health Expert blog will be publishing a series of invited blogs o n the best public health interventions the … in unprecedented waters. As one author put it “the rules of engagement” underpinning how the health system works have … immediate demand on the healthcare system with waves of acute infection, which need to be managed with a depleted …
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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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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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Can earthquakes be good for public health?
… and its citizens in 2011 is still very much in the minds of New Zealanders. But living in shaky Wellington, makes one … wonder what might be the potential long-term benefits of earthquakes for public health. So here are a few examples … building design, disaster preparedness, and increased use of stairs over lifts. 1) Post-earthquake rebuilds can allow …
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“100% Pure” – Public Health Goal Setting
… Associate Professor Nick Wilson, University of Otago, Wellington The “100% Pure” marketing of NZ is marketing hype and an easy target for UK tabloid … health goals worth aiming for, through 100% elimination of a hazard or risk. Namely, tobacco, human papilloma virus …
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Media release: NZ could eliminate the deadly meningococcal disease
… from the Public Health Communication Centre, University of Otago epidemiologist and Associate Professor Amanda … and colleagues look at how NZ could be permanently free of this disease and its significant risk of death and disability. Dr Kvalsvig says we have public …
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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 Otago research fellow Marnie Prickett says the Inquiry led …
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