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Media release: Can we move to a low carbon, healthy transport system?
… transport systems for this country according to results of a survey by the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC). … tobacco or obesity. “It is also inequitable with parts of the population excluded from the benefits that transport … works to create a transport system that is healthy for the people and planet, Dr Shaw says the survey shows parties fall …
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Media release: Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023
… and unhealthy food are responsible for almost a third of Aotearoa New Zealand’s preventable health burden, yet a … governments have dragged their feet on alcohol policy for many years apart from the recent amendment to the Sale and … ultra processed foods are driving the obesity epidemic and many other diet-related diseases yet substantive policies to …
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Media release: Why the Smokefree legislation must stay - Laying out the evidence:
… and will ensure smoking continues to cost thousands of lives and millions of health care dollars. In the latest … modelling, opinion surveys, and in-depth analyses of people who smoke. The evidence clearly supports the current … smoking. And the evidence shows that is exactly what most people, including those who smoke, want,” says Professor …
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Submission: Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Bill
… Bill. The submission strongly opposes the removal of the hierarchy of obligations (which includes the … sources and cause serious illness and death. The safety of people’s drinking water must remain prioritised through the … work means deprioritising the safety and quality of people’s drinking water and potentially increasing the risk …
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Media release: NZ lags behind on indoor ventilation standards: World Ventil8 Day
… contaminated with harmful pollutants and pathogens, both of which can make us sick. On World Ventil8 Day (8 Nov), … Health Communication Centre, World Ventilation Day – How do our buildings measure up , public health experts look at how NZ lags behind comparable countries on indoor ventilation …
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Public Health Communication Centre strategic outline
… to protect and improve the health, well-being, and equity of the people of Aotearoa New Zealand and the health of the … and Departments, and during legislative process on how to protect and improve public health in New Zealand. …
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Media release: ‘Zombie arguments’ are being used to justify repealing smokefree
… from the Public Health Communication Centre, University of Auckland Professor Chris Bullen and colleagues explain how ‘zombie arguments’ – arguments that refuse to die despite lacking logical or empirical foundation – are …
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Media release: Will NZ’s next government face up to future catastrophic risks?
… risks such as future pandemics, nuclear war, out of control artificial intelligence and climate change according to the results of a new survey. The Public Health Communication Centre … on the election trail, it’s very concerning to see how little long-term thinking there is,” says Professor …
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In the news: New dementia research highlights deprivation as major reason Māori and Pacific people more at risk
… Following our Briefing, The growing burden of dementia in Aotearoa: Scope for prevention , lead author … about their findings which indicate Māori and Pacific people are not at more risk of dementia due to their … highlights deprivation as major reason Māori and Pacific people more at risk …
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Media release: Rise in congenital syphilis requires action – experts
… There is a global resurgence of syphilis that is having inequitable impacts amongst Māori … say repeat screening for syphilis in the third trimester of pregnancy could help. Congenital syphilis occurs when a … introduced routine third trimester screening in May this year following successful implementation in Waikato and …
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