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Promoting research, analysis and commentary for a healthier Aotearoa.
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Tobacco companies are targeting young people in Aotearoa NZ with oral nicotine products, despite their sale being illegal here. Experts, @janethoek.bsky.social and co-authors, say regulations need enforcing. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/ora...
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Listen to AI and technology ethicist Dr Karaitiana Taiuru speak with Waatea News about our latest Briefing calling for evaluation and a register of AI algorithms in govt for transparency and equity.
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AI technologies are becoming more prevalent in healthcare and other public services. The time has come to create a register of AI algorithms used and ensure they are evaluated rigorously. #AI #publichealth www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/has...
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Aotearoa has ditched the smokefree generation policy but elsewhere in the world it is being embraced, prioritising young people’s health and wellbeing. @janethoek.bsky.social
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The world’s best chance of preventing the next #pandemic lies in a global treaty. But deep divisions over funding and the sharing of vaccines and treatments have so far prevented an agreement. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/des.... via @theconversation.bsky.social
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"Wastewater can enter drinking water sources and cause serious illness and death." Read our submission - govt must retain prioritisation of people's drinking water. www.phcc.org.nz/news/submiss...
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Wealthy Kiwis contribute more than their fair share of GHG #emissions from transport, driving more frequently and over longer distances. New research finds that travel emissions are almost 80% higher for people in affluent areas.
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It's time to refresh tobacco packaging and update warnings.
University of Otago @janethoek.bsky.social - new study.
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"Public health is dealing with a wider malaise in society, that of declining social cohesion. Budget 2024 is merely an expression of that." Economist @seaqub.bsky.social on public health and the 2024 Budget. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/pub...
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“Budget 2024 has set New Zealand on a path of reduced government services” Economist @seaqub.bsky.social outlines what the Budget means for the Public Health sector www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/pub...
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Covid cases, rules, and free stuff: What you need to know - great NZ explainer from @katiekenny.bsky.social
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What will the new budget mean for NZ? Don't miss the St Peter's Post-Budget Breakfast Hui '#BUDGET2024: The Social Justice Perspective'. Online and in-person 7.30am this Fri. Amazing line-up of speakers.
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New research links heavy rainfall and flooding to outbreaks of the gastro disease #cryptosporidiosis . The findings underscore the importance of protecting our drinking water in a changing climate, says Leah Grout and co-authors.
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The end of the 'mask wars'. New review concludes #masks are effective. Author Prof Amanda Kvalsvig and colleagues explain what #NewZealand needs to do to catch up with the evidence. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/sci...
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Youth worldwide are experiencing a #mentalhealth crisis, and NZ is no exception. Ronan Payinda and Dr Jessica Stubbing review the latest evidence, calling for long-term, cross-party solutions to reverse the decline in the mental wellbeing of our young people. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/cri...
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Switching to a single-dose schedule for the human papillomavirus (#HPV) vaccine would significantly benefit NZ. Dr Oz Mansoor and co-authors argue that this change could save money, increase vaccine coverage, and ultimately reduce cancer rates. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/sin...
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NZ needs to boost its #pandemic preparedness efforts in response to the evolving threat posed by a variant of bird flu, which is now spreading in US cattle. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/pot...
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Read more in our Briefing www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/ano...
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Changes to govt policies will "deprioritise our drinking water safety." Marnie Prickett talks to Waatea News. #publichealth #safedrinkingwater
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More people die in winter than at other times of the year. However, the size of this winter ‘bump’ in deaths in Aotearoa has been shrinking since the 1920s - New study.
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The Havelock North campylobacteriosis outbreak in 2016—the largest in the world ever recorded— led to stronger policies to protect our water supply system. These policies are now under threat, putting us at risk of similar outbreaks in the future. #publichealth
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If we move away from the 5-yearly census - do we have the statistical tools to understand and plan for our dynamic population?
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"We think of our drinking water as the thing that comes out of the tap and we're not thinking about the fact it's fallen from the sky, rolled down over the land, into a river and down into the groundwater"
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Public health experts warn New Zealand is close to large measles epidemic, 1000 more children susceptible every month.
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The number of children susceptible to measles in Aotearoa is growing, and we are close to the tipping point seen in previous measles epidemics. Read our latest Briefing.
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Listen to Marnie Prickett talk to @95bFMNews
on the PHCC submission opposing the Fast-Track Approvals Bill.
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Fast-Track Approvals Bill circumvents legal protections for public health - read our submission laying out why we are opposed to this legislation
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Rats in supermarkets are a concern as they can spread infectious diseases—but they also pose a range of other health risks. Check out our latest Briefing. @mongoosekiwi.bsky.social
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"The proposed [government] policies will erode what current health benefits there are from transport, fail to deal with current health harms and will likely exacerbate these health harms."
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Proposed transport policies don't just ignore existing health harms from transport, they are likely to make them worse. #healthytransport
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Despite being recommended for many years, less than half of NZ mums-to-be receive #whooping_cough or #influenza immunisations. How do we do a better job of protecting mothers and newborns?
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"Oral tobacco and nicotine products should remain unlawful until there is clear evidence that any benefits outweigh the obvious risks." @janethoek.bsky.social Check out our latest Briefing.
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The Government appears poised to allow the sale of oral tobacco and nicotine products but there's a danger the products will add to the problem of youth nicotine addiction.
#tobaccocontrol #addiction
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"With human health intrinsically linked to environmental health, the direct and indirect consequences of the Bill for public health are potentially serious, wide-ranging, and intergenerational."
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Long Covid - are we taking it seriously enough? - The Helen Clark Foundation helenclark.foundation/event/webina...
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The Government’s Fast-track Approvals Bill will put NZ on the wrong track, circumventing legal protections for the environment - and threatening #publichealth.
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We can already see the health, social & economic impacts of #LongCovid. But there is much more to come, warns A/Prof Amanda Kvalsvig and colleagues, and we need a plan to address this public health challenge effectively—now.
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Read the last Briefing of a three-part series looking at the evidence for the healthy school lunch programme, Ka Ora, Ka Ako.
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Free school lunches should be expanded - researcher
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New analysis shows the Ka Ora, Ka Ako healthy school lunch programme is meeting and in some cases exceeding expectations. Part three in a three-part series.
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'You can’t have good achievement if you have hungry kids’ — future of free school lunches up in air
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"...the evidence is clear: Ka Ora, Ka Ako alleviates hunger and less hunger improves school achievement."
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Evidence from three large international assessments backs up the case to retain and potentially expand the Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunch Programme. Hunger impacts achievement. Check out our latest Briefing
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NZ's free school lunch programme, Ka Ora, Ka Ako, is under the threat of cuts yet evidence shows these programmes improve learning, reduce financial hardship and enhance wellbeing.
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In case you missed the Briefing- NZ's leaking water infrastructure threatens one of the most fundamental components of good public health – access to safe drinking water – and costs councils, communities, and the country upwards of $122 million.
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Exploring the similarities and differences between the 1918-19 influenza and Covid-19 pandemics. What lessons can we learn?
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Instead of working to address serious issues of our time – climate change, water pollution, ecosystem collapse – what the Government has signalled is to be fast-tracked under the Bill are projects that would undoubtedly make these problems worse.
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2024/03/06/f...
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Why don’t we regulate or enforce safety for rental housing when the evidence points to cost-effective interventions?
Dr Sarah Bierre and co-authors find favouring changing individual behaviour over regulating environmental risk is part of the problem.
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The Government is seeking evidence-based interventions to improve academic achievement and reduce #foodpoverty. This latest PISA data ... adds to the growing body of studies demonstrating the significant negative effect hunger has on academic achievement.
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Aotearoa NZ teenagers who are missing out on meals because of food poverty are lagging up to four years behind their peers in educational achievement according to an international study.
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