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  • Potential health co-benefits from eradicating rats, stoats and possums in NZ towns and cities

    … (2). Social capital benefits Participation in collective community action to achieve pest-free suburb/city goals (eg, … direct psycho-social benefits but may allow for better community response in emergency situations. These benefits …
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  • Public health and Budget 2024

    … the tougher environment, their role in prioritising community health and future generations remains crucial, even … come.  Public health is fundamentally about prioritising community and future generations above the individual today. …
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  • Tax policy reform: equity, fairness, and health

    … the essential services that support a well-functioning community and enable basic social, health, economic and … income and wealth inequalities between ethnic and other community groups have existed in Aotearoa New Zealand for …
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  • The end game should not be just Smokefree 2025 but also Vapefree

    … not only to the industry, but also to the people in our community most affected by tobacco harm, that while vaping is … be better guided to develop messaging with an empowered community that more effectively reached the target audiences … capitalise on the potential of social media to increase community engagement with action against vaping in rangatahi …
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  • Aotearoa New Zealand's fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care

    … become a less valid way of measuring disease rates in the community as people become more complacent about Covid-19. … will also mean expansion in critical areas, notably at the community level.  This need has become more critical with the … such as general practices and emergency departments or community sites such as schools.  This approach could build …
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  • Improving the health of our children: Project Energize bang for the health $

    … have fun – the Energizer is part of the school and wider community. Each Energizer divides their time among their schools and community, based on an agreed action plan to meet the needs …
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  • Covid recovery or sustainable transformation?

    … society is one which commits to those people that, as a community, we will support them through the changes needed. … science-based effort in the interests of the wider community is critical. Differentiating responses to the Covid …
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  • Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety

    … a council where they are the supplier for a town, city, or community. Taumata Arowai, the drinking water regulator, … a council where they are the supplier for a town, city, or community. This is currently a major problem in many areas … a council where they are the supplier for a town, city, or community. Taumata Arowai, the drinking water regulator, …
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  • Evidence supports a proposed Parliamentary Bill to reduce harm from alcohol sponsorship of sport

    … supported banning alcohol sponsorship at sporting, community and other events that under 18-year-olds go to. 21 … introduced to minimise the impact of lost sponsorship on community sporting clubs’ sustainability. The programme would … home in Western Australia, alcohol sports sponsorship of community-level football (Aussie rules) has recently been …
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  • Expanding Ka Ora, Ka Ako is ‘bread and butter’ action to alleviate the cost-of-healthy-food crisis

    … least double Ka Ora, Ka Ako. We based the call on strong community support , as well as emerging evidence of the … benefits at the level of the child, whānau, school, community and food system. Author details: Professor Boyd …
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