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Don’t Undermine Advances To End Tobacco Harm, Public Health Experts Urge
Monday, 27 November 2023, 2:59 pm | College of Public Health Medicine
‘Rolling back legislation to prevent harm from smoking is a mistake’, says NZCPHM President Sir Collin Tukuitonga. ‘Smoking is the single biggest commercial risk factor for preventable disease and premature death in Aotearoa New Zealand and is ... More >>
Public Health Experts Call For Urgent Action On Rheumatic Fever
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 9:27 am | College of Public Health Medicine
“ With increasing cases of Rheumatic Fever, we need to take urgent action to eliminate Rheumatic Fever” says Sir Collin Tukuitonga, President of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (NZCPHM). “We welcome Te Whatu Ora’s Rheumatic Fever ... More >>
Sir Collin Tukuitonga To Lead The New Zealand College Of Public Health Medicine
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 2:54 pm | College of Public Health Medicine
Sir Collin Tukuitonga will lead the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (NZCPHM) for the next three years. Sir Collin is looking forward to his role as the incoming President of the NZCPHM. “It’s an exciting time to be involved in health. ... More >>
Let’s Support Actions To Make Aotearoa New Zealand Smokefree By 2025
Friday, 29 July 2022, 11:37 am | College of Public Health Medicine
Better health and quality of life for all New Zealanders will be the outcome if the proposed amendments to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill are passed. The New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine ... More >>
More Investment Needed In Public Health
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 11:17 am | College of Public Health Medicine
New Zealand public health doctors are calling for increased sustained funding to public health units to enable them to respond effectively to public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 threat. Public health units are at the forefront of dealing ... More >>
More investment in public health needed
Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 11:51 am | College of Public Health Medicine
New Zealand public health doctors are calling for increased and sustained investment in effective public health. More >>
Experts urge government to invest in public health
Thursday, 20 September 2018, 8:48 am | College of Public Health Medicine
The NZ College of Public Health Medicine (NZCPHM) urged the government to prioritise public health at the College’s 10-year Anniversary Dinner in Wellington. More >>
Strengthen local alcohol policies, say public health experts
Friday, 1 June 2018, 9:22 am | College of Public Health Medicine
Current alcohol legislation has made “little to no progress” in reducing alcohol-related harm in our communities, says the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (NZCPHM). More >>
More immunisation needed for Maori and Pacifica
Monday, 30 April 2018, 8:44 am | College of Public Health Medicine
More immunisation needed for Maori and Pacifica More effort must be made to lift immunisation rates for Maori and Pacific peoples, and other population groups, says the NZ College of Public Health Medicine (NZCPHM). NZCPHM has released an updated ... More >>
Government Must Set Targets to Reduce Child Poverty
Thursday, 7 December 2017, 11:01 am | College of Public Health Medicine
New Zealand needs a cross-party, whole of government strategy, supported by robust monitoring and evaluation, to address child poverty levels, which despite some recent improvement, are still unacceptable, the NZ College of Public Health Medicine says. More >>
Sustainability core to the health of people
Tuesday, 23 May 2017, 10:42 am | College of Public Health Medicine
Nearly a quarter of all deaths each year around the world could be prevented by healthier environments. More >>
Government decision seems senseless
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 9:34 am | College of Public Health Medicine
Cutting funding and significantly reducing the size of the Growing Up in New Zealand study will drastically affect its potential to improve the health of New Zealanders and reduce health and social inequities, says the College of Public Health Medicine. More >>
Resistance to antibiotics is a looming health crisis
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 11:41 am | College of Public Health Medicine
New Zealanders face a looming health crisis, because some relatively common infections are developing resistance to the medicines that are usually used to treat them. More >>
NZ’s childhood obesity needs ‘addressing urgently
Monday, 19 September 2016, 3:50 pm | College of Public Health Medicine
Action to reduce New Zealand’s alarming childhood obesity rate needs to focus on the physical and social environments we live in, says the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine. More >>
NZ’s childhood obesity needs ‘addressing urgently’
Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 12:33 pm | College of Public Health Medicine
Action to reduce New Zealand’s alarming childhood obesity rate needs to focus on the physical and social environments we live in, says the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine. More >>
Extensive work needed to achieve health equity for Māori
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 11:07 am | College of Public Health Medicine
Action must be taken to address the factors contributing to an unhealthy Māori population, the NZ College of Public Health Medicine (NZCPHM) urges Government. More >>
Kiwis will pay dearly for ongoing child poverty issues
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 12:03 pm | College of Public Health Medicine
This year’s Child Poverty Monitor highlights a worsening public health issue that will cost the country dearly over the long-term, says the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine. “The Monitor shows clearly that child poverty creates health ... More >>
College of Public Health Medicine applauds Budget 2015
Thursday, 21 May 2015, 5:04 pm | College of Public Health Medicine
College of Public Health Medicine applauds Budget 2015 measures The New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (NZCPHM) has welcomed the Budget 2015 announcements about additional investment in bowel cancer screening and the expansion of urban ... More >>
Public health doctors call for change to alcohol policies
Tuesday, 19 May 2015, 2:21 pm | College of Public Health Medicine
The New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (NZCPHM) hopes the government will respond to New Zealanders’ concerns about the social impact of alcohol abuse. President, Dr Caroline McElnay, says stories appear almost daily in the media highlighting both ... More >>
Lack of exercise causes 12.7 percent of all deaths in NZ
Thursday, 26 February 2015, 10:28 am | College of Public Health Medicine
A lack of physical exercise is one of the most significant causes of death in New Zealand, and a national action plan is needed to increase Kiwis’ everyday levels of activity. The New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine says physical activity ... More >>
