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Media release: NZ lags behind on indoor ventilation standards: World Ventil8 Day
… Ventil8 Day (8 Nov), experts are calling for improvements to our Building Code to put health front and centre, and the … our exposure to air pollutants and infectious diseases, but it also enables us to think more clearly, sleep better … that’s if you are in buildings that allows that, is important. But research shows that installing mechanical …
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Media release: Energy poverty: Low-income households hit hardest by rising power costs
… on electricity costs in NZ, yet many are still unable to meet basic energy needs according to public health researchers. There's a stark income disparity in energy costs - low-income … so having Energy Performance Certificates would help reduce energy poverty by showing renters and buyers the …
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Keeping public health on the agenda for the new government
… highlighting evidence-informed public health solutions in a new series: Briefings to the Incoming Government . With a new government come new … will not make public health problems magically disappear, but they can start or continue a process to achieve major …
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Media release: Rise in congenital syphilis requires action – experts
… There is a global resurgence of syphilis that is having inequitable … occurs when a mother with syphilis passes the infection on to her baby during pregnancy. Prior to 2017 cases in NZ were rare but in the last five years there have been more than 25 …
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Public Health Communication Centre strategic outline
… Our purpose To effectively communicate public health research evidence in … Charter Objectives The PHCC was formed on the basis of a Charter signed between the University of Otago and the … Publish and promote accessible scholarly analysis of important and topical public health issues, notably in the …
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Media release: Proposed greenhouse gas Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response that misses the target
… gas ‘Emissions Reduction Plan” lacks the ambition needed to reach its target and will have consequences for our … Communication Centre ( Proposed Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response to a weak target ), Professor Simon Hales and … policies,” says Professor Hales. The main technological proposals for emissions reduction technologies are …
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Media release: NZ failing to protect children from unhealthy food marketing – new WHO guidelines
… Aotearoa New Zealand is failing to protect children from unhealthy food marketing on many … new World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines according to public health researchers. WHO released a new set of guidelines this month which recommend the …
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Submission: Safer Online Services and Media Platforms
… public consultation. The consultation seeks feedback on proposals for a possible approach to regulate platforms that provide access to digital and … We also believe that education and awareness-raising are important, so further investment in programmes would be …
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Media release: Long Covid could be costing NZ $2 billion a year in lost productivity: Experts urge preventive action
… Professor Paula Lorgelly highlights estimates from a recently-published economic analysis in Australia that … economy approximately AU$9.6 billion, equivalent to 0.5% of Australia’s GDP. And that’s a conservative … so easily indoors. “Covid-19 vaccines are proven to reduce the risk of Long Covid and that knowledge should be …
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After the new law for smokefree cars for Kiwi kids, what next?
… future smokefree possibilities in Aotearoa / New Zealand. A law providing smokefree cars for children is a matter for … which will require cars carrying those under 18 years to be smokefree, what can we learn from the process for … in 2016 recommended legislation for smokefree cars, but the then Government said that ‘present initiatives [were] …
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