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In the news: Call for CO2 monitors for early childhood centres featured
… recent Public Health Expert Briefing revealing high levels of CO2 found in a study of early childhood centres (ECEs). As part of a bigger article on the early start to the flu season, Dr …
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Submission: Independent Electoral Review - draft recommendations
… the PHCC's full submission on the draft recommendations of the Independent Electoral Review. We look at the voting age, transparency around political donations, and how the length of parliamentary terms impacts public health policy. … …
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In the news: NZ failing to protect children from unhealthy food marketing
… Dr Victoria Egli of the University of Auckland talked about new WHO guidelines on unhealthy food marketing to children and how NZ doesn't measure up when she appeared on Radio NZ's …
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In the news: It's time for an Aotearoa CDC
… (CDC) on 16 November. Professor Baker told RNZ that many comparable countries already had "essential infrastructure" like this. "Many countries already have established CDC-type … strategic capacity building. Australia is in the process of establishing a federal CDC," he said. Professor Baker was …
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In the news: Hundreds of older NZers could be living in squalor - survey
… Report that there could be up to one to two thousand people living in severe domestic squalor and more work needs … done to coordinate a multi-agency response to help these people. Three's Newshub news at 6pm , The New Zealand Herald … Zealand: A preliminary survey . … In the news: Hundreds of older NZers could be living in squalor - survey …
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In the news: The 5000 annual deaths caused by smoking also matter
… reflect on what more we could be doing to save the lives of those people who are killed by tobacco products." Professor Janet … Newstalk ZB and Radio Waatea, and an adapted version of the Briefing was published in Newsroom . … In the news: …
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In the news: Call for national inquiry into lingering impact of Cyclone Gabrielle
… government-funded review into the impacts and responses of Cyclone Gabrielle. Professor Wilson was being interviewed about the Briefing, The Long Shadow of Cyclone Gabrielle: Brief Review at 12 months . The … the news: Call for national inquiry into lingering impact of Cyclone Gabrielle …
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Submission: Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
… public health and the ecosystem, which supports the health of communities. It also stresses that the ‘hierarchy of obligations’, which establish the protection of drinking water sources as a priority in freshwater …
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Submission: Setting of speed limits
… Read the PHCC submission to the Setting of Speed Limits 2024 consultation. We lay out the evidence … speed limits, as proposed, will increase the number of severe injuries and deaths on our roads, increase … speed limits as best practice. … Submission: Setting of speed limits …
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PHCC monthly Newsletter: September 2024
… over the last month illustrate several defining features of public health. Not only is there a focus on the health of populations, but also a long-term perspective and a … reducing our greenhouse gases and responding to the threat of climate change. … PHCC monthly Newsletter: …
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