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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." Professor Janet Hoek in the media talking about the Briefing - T he 5000 annual …
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In the news: Māori perspective needed in urban housing development
… . The Model has been launched as a new resource to help guide those in the built environment sector to create spaces that enable Māori wellbeing. … In the news: …
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In the news: Call for national inquiry into lingering impact of Cyclone Gabrielle
… Professor Nick Wilson told RNZ on 7 Feb there needs to be a comprehensive government-funded review into the … Wilson was being interviewed about the Briefing, The Long Shadow of Cyclone Gabrielle: Brief Review at 12 months . The Briefing featured in a story in the Guardian . Professor Wilson also did …
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In the news: Urgent action needed for NZ to avoid measles epidemic
… media on 22 Feb about the threat of a measles epidemic in Aotearoa New Zealand. Professor Baker spoke about the Briefing Urgent action needed to prevent a measles epidemic in Aotearoa New Zealand on … Media Network . … In the news: Urgent action needed for NZ to avoid measles epidemic …
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In the news: Food poverty for NZ teens creates achievement lag of up to four years
… on well-being show students who are missing meals are two to four years behind their peers in their PISA results. Dr McKelvie-Sebileau was also … poverty for NZ teens creating an achievement lag of up to four years . … In the news: Food poverty for NZ teens …
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Submission: Inquiry into climate adaptation
… Read the PHCC submission to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee on the … the importance of public health as an essential objective in climate adaptation and planning, and highlights ecosystem health and equity as essential principles to achieve this (and other) objectives. Read the full PHCC …
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June PHCC newsletter
… Read about the latest from the PHCC in our June newsletter . In this edition, we feature emerging pandemics, declining … emissions, extreme weather events, and a shrinking budget to address the social determinants of health. The newsletter …
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In the news: Tracking and evaluating AI in government services
… News that we need a stocktake that shows the use of AI in government so the public, Māori and other communities can see how AI is being used. We need to avoid bias and discrimination. Dr Taiuru was speaking as …
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PHCC Newsletter: July 2024
… Read about the latest from the PHCC in our July newsletter . In this edition we look at how incoherent policy can put our communities at risk. We … speed limits, oral nicotine products, and how AI use needs to be tracked and evaluated. The newsletter recaps Briefings …
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In the news: Concern over changes to insulation standards
… Public health researchers are urging the government not to tamper with existing insulation standards. University of … Otago health research fellow Dr Lucy Telfar-Barnard spoke to Corin Dann on Radio New Zealand's Morning Report . Dr … to our Building Code must be retained: Here’s why . … In the news: Concern over changes to insulation standards …
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