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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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Cycling and walking in six NZ cities: Where are we at?
… highest levels of cycling infrastructure, with 231km of on-street cycle ways (see Figure 1 above), however Tauranga and Hamilton also report 100km of on-street cycle lanes each. Physically separated cycle lanes …
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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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The Island Bay cycleway – Terribly important and nothing new
… welfare and must be agreed upon collectively. Lower Queen Street, Auckland, about 1919 At present space and privilege … . There was no such thing as jaywalking in Lower Queen Street in Auckland in the early 1900s, for example. What … and service specifications that placed the car at the centre of the road, and other users, including cyclists and …
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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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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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