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Improving New Zealand’s preparations for the next pandemic
… This blog has been superseded with the following “in press” article (as of September 2017): “Improving New Zealand’s preparations for … open access journal: “Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health”. … Improving New Zealand’s preparations for …
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In the news: IPCC analysis
… was interviewed on RNZ’s Midday Report about the impacts of climate change on health and wellbeing in Aotearoa on 21 March. Professor Woodward was also interviewed by Business Desk in a piece - Make or break time on reducing emissions, says UN …
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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 about the Briefing … Ka Ako is ‘bread and butter’ action to alleviate the cost-of-healthy-food crisis which describes how the doubling of …
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In the news: Eliminating deadly invasive meningococcal disease in NZ
… “In this Briefing... we asked the question, are we ready to … Are we ready to eliminate invasive meningococcal disease in Aotearoa New Zealand? Dr Kvalsvig was also interviewed by Newstalk ZB, 95bFM and NZ Doctor . … In the news: Eliminating deadly invasive …
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In the news: Strong public support for healthy food policies
… "There's very clear evidence that if you put a 10% tax on sugary drinks, you'll get a 10% reduction in consumption." Professor Louise Signal was interviewed by …
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News: The PHCC turns one!
… It has been a year since the launch of the Public Health Communication … read about our first year, our impact and the work ahead in our special Briefing Communicating public health evidence …
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In the news: Reducing tobacco outlets won’t increase ram raids - research
… when they have been making claims about the impact of implementing smokefree legislation," Professor Janet Hoek … on retail crime and ram raids was quoted on Morning Report in questions to Prime Minister Luxon on repealing the … that ram raids are decreasing, not increasing. It got a further airing on 28 Feb on TVNZ . … In the news: Reducing …
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In the news: Food poverty for NZ teens creates achievement lag of up to four years
… are missing meals are two to four years behind their peers in their PISA results. Dr McKelvie-Sebileau was also … Newshub, 95bFM about the Briefing Food poverty for NZ teens creating an achievement lag of up to four years . … In the news: Food poverty for NZ …
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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 … negatively impact community wellbeing and equity. There is a growing evidence base internationally that supports …
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Submission: Proposed Regulatory Standards Bill
… opposing the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill. In the submission we detail two key reasons for abandoning … needs, public interest, and the expressed preference of voters. The RSB imposes very unbalanced rules/principles for assessing benefits and costs of future laws and regulations. … Submission: Proposed …
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