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Aotearoa’s perinatal and maternal death rates remain inequitable and unjust
… adds: Detailed data collection and analysis enables the health and social sectors to understand mortality and health inequities for whānau in the perinatal period in … Professor Liza Edmonds - National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa, Te Tātai Hauora o Hine Victoria …
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A 100 years ago today – the likely first NZ death from the 1918 influenza pandemic
… highlight the importance of continuing to invest in public health infrastructure and pandemic preparedness and planning. … of such treatments (on the ethics and practicalities of access). Reviewing the stockpiling of antivirals in the … supplies at the door). Ensuring elderly relatives have access to tools that help with communication and getting …
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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 … for low advantage populations, and greater support for community food resiliency initiatives). Author details Dr …
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Media release: Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety
… Public health experts are warning that by dismantling protections … and thousands ill. The latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre— Another Havelock North? Govt … interests (Te Mana o te Wai). This was a major public health gain. Additionally, the Resource Management Act (RMA) …
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Media release: Can we move to a low carbon, healthy transport system?
… country according to results of a survey by the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC). This is the third in our … pricing and shifting Aotearoa NZ to more sustainable and health promoting transport. Lead author Associate Professor … promising in terms of reducing emissions and improving health but still has gaps.” says Dr Shaw. The results of the …
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Media release: Plugging the gap: Aotearoa’s piped water loss far worse than global leaders
… far higher than global leaders, posing risks to public health and wasting around $122 million each year according to the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . Research by Prof Nick Wilson … act to address leaking water systems that impact public health, strain local resources, and cost our communities …
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Faster mortality decline – slower population ageing. How could this be?
… and gloom due to the tsunami of older people with poor health? A tsunami that will overload health and social services, etc. Have you then asked yourself … broad brush consensus is that the proportion lived in good health is holding up (4). Put another way, people are …
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Market deregulation → ↑ fast food consumption → ↑ obesity. Clever international study that includes NZ data
… A clever study just published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization has analyzed how changes in fast food … desirable commodities, and – relevant here – year round access to fruit and vegetables as well. But free markets … impact of chronic disease burdens on the tax-payer funded health system. So what are some of the intervention options …
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The marked decline of sudden mass fatality events in NZ (1900 to 2015)
… there is a need to put these in a wider context of health loss for the country. For example, if these premature … This suggests that addressing the major causes of health loss in NZ (eg, from the obesity epidemic and the … we suspect that the Government’s passing of a law to limit access to semi-automatic weapons after the Aramoana mass …
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Daily nicotine use increases among youth in Aotearoa NZ: The 2021 Snapshot Y10 Survey
… of negative impacts on the respiratory, oral and mental health of adolescent users and reported these effects were … (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020 to restrict young people’s access to diverse, youth-oriented flavours are being … will see the full range of e-liquid flavours available in community neighbourhoods. Unless the NZ legislation is …
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