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In the news: Free school lunch programme should be expanded
… Boyd Swinburn talked to the Panel on RNZ about the cost-of-healthy- food crisis in New Zealand on 12 May. He talked … Ka Ako is ‘bread and butter’ action to alleviate the cost-of-healthy-food crisis which describes how the doubling of the free school lunch programme can help not only children …
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In the news: The cancer-causing dangers in our workplaces
… system, to better monitor the long-term consequences of exposure to cancer-causing agents throughout the course of people's careers. Dr Amanda Eng and Professor John Potter were interviewed on RNZ's The Detail as part of the podcast The cancer-causing dangers in our workplaces …
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In the news: The 5000 annual deaths caused by smoking also matter
… "It's a comparison that was worth making, to reflect on what more we could be doing to save the lives of those people who are killed by tobacco products." … 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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In the news: Winter jump in deaths expected
… Briefing Surviving winter: NZ’s journey through 145 years of seasonal survival – New study . While the cold months now … ago – excess winter deaths made up nearly 8 per cent of annual deaths in 1920, compared with 4.5 per cent in the 2010s – some of the biggest drivers remain. “The things that are more …
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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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News: Fears NZ on track to fall well short of Smokefree 2025 goal
… questions about the 21 November Briefing by members of ASPIRE Aotearoa - Smoking prevalence and trends: Important … and people living in neighbourhoods with higher levels of deprivation. … News: Fears NZ on track to fall well short of Smokefree 2025 goal …
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PHCC monthly newsletter: December 2024
… December newsletter . We highlight the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Covid-19 Report, released on 28 November, … preparedness. But note that the report comes at a time of major staff cuts in public health. Other Briefings look … Health Survey data on smoking and vaping, explore what can be done eliminate cervical cancer and examine …
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Media release: Urgent action needed: Aotearoa must accelerate efforts to eliminate cervical cancer
… the Public Health Communication Centre , Cancer Society of New Zealand Medical Director Dr Kate Gregory and … rates in this country remain far below the WHO target of 90%, with significant inequities by ethnicity. We also … in NZ, unlike other cancer screening programmes. The lack of guaranteed funding creates inequities in access,” says Dr …
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