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Media release: Evidence shows wider benefits of free school lunches
… from the Public Health Communication Centre , University of Auckland researcher Dr Kelly Garton and co-authors Dr Rachael Glassey and Professor David Tipene-Leach of Te P ū kenga, Hawke’s Bay argue that in addition to … there is international evidence that show the value of school lunch programmes . Dr Garton says there’s a risk of …
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Keeping public health on the agenda for the new government
… government come new plans, new commitments, and new areas of focus. What doesn’t change are the health and sustainability … a process to achieve major advances. The wellbeing of the people of Aotearoa New Zealand should always be a top …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Where the sun enters, the doctor does not
… and improving building standards . This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series looking at effective … home injury hazards and building to better standards. Most of our existing houses are old and built to relatively low … Health Solutions Series: Where the sun enters, the doctor does not …
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Smokefree outdoor areas: A missing part of Government’s new Smokefree 2025 proposals
… a bar without reminders about smoking. The outside areas of bars and cafés remain one of the most dangerous places in … in trying to enforce the current unpractical guidance on what inside and outside hospitality areas are, resulting in … new smokefree outdoor areas than other ethnic groups. 16 What do we need in new legislation Here a just some of the …
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Media release: Unaffordable home heating increases risk of severe mental distress
… to poor physical health but can also increase the risk of severe mental health distress, according to new overseas research. University of Otago Public Health senior researcher, Dr Kimberley … , Dr O’Sullivan says in Aotearoa those most at risk of what is called energy poverty include Māori and Pasifika …
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Media release: International experts say abandoning denicotinised cigarettes will cost lives
… say abandoning denicotinised cigarettes in the repeal of the smokefree legislation in Aotearoa New Zealand will … Professor Eric Donny from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina and Professor Dorothy Hatsukami from the University of Minnesota lay out the public health benefits of …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Two Injury Prevention Strategies to Reduce Pressure on the Health System
… for such measures is quite plausible . This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series looking at reducing pressure on the health system of Aotearoa NZ. Raising alcohol taxes to prevent injury … injuries, by age, sex and ethnicity, over the lifetime of the current population. T he results identified health …
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Media release: Severe domestic squalor in Aotearoa New Zealand: A preliminary survey
… throughout Aotearoa NZ according to a preliminary survey of key agencies. In the latest Briefing for the Public Health … Centre, experts in public health and the care of older people lay out the results of their survey of local Age Concern organisations and …
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Fast-track Approvals Bill a threat to public health, warn researchers
… researchers are raising concerns over the implications of the Fast-track Approvals Bill saying it will put Aotearoa … and review Ministers’ comments to identify the types of projects likely to be prioritised under the Fast-track Approvals Bill. “From our review of Ministers’ comments, the Government appears particularly …
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Strengthening tobacco policy: The case for best practice packaging and regulation
… tobacco companies strongly opposed the introduction of plain (or standardised) packaging, this measure increased … the Smokefree 2025 goal for all peoples. Despite the lack of evidence to justify repealing the Smokefree Environments … measures that support the Smokefree 2025 goal. What this Briefing adds The Government has committed to …
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