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Media release: Proposed greenhouse gas Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response that misses the target
… Health, energy and business experts are warning that the … its target and will have consequences for our population’s health. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre ( Proposed Emissions Reduction …
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The PHCC featured in University of Otago Magazine
… to share evidence produced by researchers on public health and social determinants of health that shape our communities now and for future … Baker tells the University of Otago Magazine. The Public Health Communication Centre featured in the July edition of …
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PHCC monthly newsletter: November 2024
… Read the latest from the Public Health Communication Centre in our November newsletter . This … highlighted the importance of addressing population mental health. The Briefings present evidence of the benefits from a public health approach based on improving wider social determinants …
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PHCC Newsletter Dec 2024-Feb-2025
… two year anniversary edition. In Communicating public health evidence: Two highly productive years for the PHCC , … and policy formulation with a strong focus on emerging health threats such as epidemics, as well as policy debates …
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In the news: Public health experts and the food industry call on govt to fund health survey
… Public health and food industry experts are calling on the … by Newstalk ZB and Mediaworks. … In the news: Public health experts and the food industry call on govt to fund health survey …
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Media release: NZ’s first case of highly pathogenic bird flu: Need to strengthen surveillance and awareness
… of the outbreak in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre - Aotearoa’s first case of … for wildlife and is a significant risk for public health and livestock industries worldwide. “NZ is fortunate … can cause to agriculture, as well as public and animal health,” she says. While biosecurity measures for controlling …
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Science-informed policy: considerations in support of judicious, circumspect changes to Aotearoa/NZ alert levels during the COVID-19 pandemic
… economy than with human individual, whanau, and population health. Infectivity It has been clear from the earliest days … counsel, than to follow those with only modest public-health knowledge and even less understanding of infectious disease. Prof John D Potter (Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University) … Science-informed …
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Can earthquakes be good for public health?
… the potential long-term benefits of earthquakes for public health. So here are a few examples relating to urban design … commuting). New energy efficient buildings can reduce the health hazard of cold indoor temperatures and reduce … of New Zealand. … Can earthquakes be good for public health? …
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Cyclone Gabrielle by the numbers – A review at six months
… injuries, such as concussion, can result in months of poor health. These reported injuries do not take account of the … State Highway closure resulting from Cyclone Gabrielle. Access was restored three months post-cyclone following the … not the Far North, it was “the most significant event in staff memory” (supplied, 28 May 2023). Electricity providers …
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MR: To avoid a measles epidemic, Aotearoa must close the ‘immunity gap’
… set off measles epidemics in previous years warn public health experts. While there have been moves to improve … 1000 every month. The latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) lays out three actions … stop spread,” says Dr Mansoor. But he says this will need staff to identify the unvaccinated and then engage with …
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