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  • Public health response to report on potential risk of nitrate from drinking water

    … by the New Zealand Food Safety Science & Research Centre aimed to investigate the relative contributions of … by the New Zealand Food Safety Science & Research Centre using funding from Fonterra and MBIE. When there are …
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  • Update on Long-COVID

    … at least one new clinical manifestation that required medical care after the acute phase of COVID-19; this was … 147 were hospitalised without a ventilator; 176 required medical assistance at home for respiratory difficulties; 3466 … Free Hospital in London, a tertiary referral COVID-19 centre. Of 370 SARS-CoV-2-positive patients, 39 (average age …
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  • Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health

    … change is one of the greatest health challenges of the 21 st century. 1 Climate change poses both direct and indirect … waterways. You can read the Public Health Communication Centre's full submission to the ETS Review here.  Author …
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  • Parliamentary voting for smokefree over two decades: Implications for future progress

    … Richard Edwards , Co-Director of ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and Department of Public Health, University of Otago … , Communication lead, Public Health Communication Centre Prof Nick Wilson , Co-Director, Public Health Communication Centre, and Department of Public Health, University of Otago …
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  • Phasing out smoking: The Tobacco-Free Generation policy

    … is being advocated by grassroots coalitions of doctors, medical students and youth leaders, and has been endorsed by … public health bodies including the British and Norwegian Medical Associations and the 16th World Conference on Tobacco … Wellington, and is a member of the ASPIRE 2025 Research Centre and the Adolescent Health Research Group . Professor …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Long-term thinking & catastrophic risks

    … the 2023 General Election, the Public Health Communication Centre contacted each of the five major parties with a set of … and Co-director of the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) Adele Broadbent , Department of Public Health, …
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  • The rise and rise of specialist vape stores: Time for the Government to act

    … people has increased rapidly. In a recent New Zealand Medical Journal letter , we pointed out the rising number of … who walk by, including young people aged under 18 (George St Dunedin store shown below ). Apologise for past marketing …
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  • Urgent measures needed to allow the safe re-opening of Auckland schools

    … people, unvaccinated adults and people with chronic medical conditions. Vaccination uptake amongst Māori and … to stand down from school following exposure to COVID-19. Medical exemption certificates may be required. Photo by Luke …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Taxes to protect health and reduce inequity

    … the 2023 General Election, the Public Health Communication Centre contacted each of the five major parties with a set of … and Co-director of the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) Adele Broadbent , Department of Public Health, …
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  • Reducing the spread of antibiotic resistance in New Zealand, action is long overdue!

    … As discussed in a recent article in the New Zealand Medical Journal , rapid large reductions in rates of … Authors details Assoc Prof Mark Thomas , Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland Assoc Prof Stephen Ritchie , Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland Dr Juliet …
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