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Councils must give kids’ welfare the tick
Monday, 19 August 2013, 4:45 pm | Public Health Association
CEO Warren Lindberg says the Public Health Association supports the Tick for Kids campaign, launched this week by Every Child Counts, and calls on Council and District Health Board candidates in the upcoming local body elections to become champions ... More >>
Mann's resignation disturbing in light of diabetes epidemic
Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 2:34 pm | Public Health Association
The Public Health Association (PHA) is disturbed to learn Professor Jim Mann has resigned from his position as Chair of the Ministry of Health's Expert Advisory Group on Diabetes and Cardio-Vascular Disease (CVD). More >>
Doctors demand ‘Come Clean on Emissions Trading Scheme’
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 1:51 pm | Public Health Association
“The New Zealand Government needs to come clean about its commitment to addressing climate change”, says Dr Rhys Jones from the NZ Climate and Health Council, responding to a proposal to water down the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) even further. More >>
Proposed Family Court changes not enough
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 1:53 pm | Public Health Association
More needs to be done to give children in need of state intervention a better chance, a Family Court Judge told the Public Health Association conference at Pipitea Campus, Victoria University, Wellington today. More >>
New Zealand must do more to ensure children’s rights
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 1:52 pm | Public Health Association
New Zealand must do more to ensure children’s rights to quality early childhood education More >>
UN on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples & Maori children
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 11:17 am | Public Health Association
Human Rights expert Bill Hamilton told the Public Health Association’s annual conference at Pipitea Campus, Victoria University, Wellington today that The United Nations Declaration On The Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) affirms the needs and rights ... More >>
Courageous child advocates named Public Health Champions
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 10:07 am | Public Health Association
Two of New Zealand’s “most dedicated public health workers” have been recognised for their huge contribution to the wellbeing of New Zealand’s children. Tonight in Wellington Alison Blaiklock and Cindy Kiro were named the Public Health Association’s ... More >>
Indigenous Canadians take govt to court on welfare inequity
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 9:44 am | Public Health Association
A native Canadian child advocate and academic told the Public Health Association’s annual conference at Pipitea Campus, Victoria University, Wellington today, that indigenous people must not be afraid to use the courts to address systemic injustices ... More >>
Rheumatic fever champion wins Tu Rangatira mo te Ora award
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 9:42 am | Public Health Association
National Rheumatic Fever Co-ordinator Helen Herbert (Te Arawa, Ngati Pikiao, Whakatohea) from Whangaroa is this year’s winner of the Public Health Association’s (PHA) prestigious Tu Rangatira mo to Ora award. The award recognises a person, group or ... More >>
Campaign helps bring Maori smoking rates down
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 4:32 pm | Public Health Association
The government-funded smokefree campaign ‘Smoking Not Our Future’ is successfully helping to bring down the numbers of young Maori smoking, the Public Health Association annual conference was told today at Pipitea Campus, Victoria University, Wellington. More >>
Programme developed to reduce adolescent gambling
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 3:34 pm | Public Health Association
Increasing levels of young people gambling are causing concern, with evidence suggesting gambling problems develop in adolescence and early childhood, the Public Health Association Conference was told today at Pipitea Campus, Victoria University, Wellington. More >>
Annual cost of child poverty up to $8.8 billion
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 12:32 pm | Public Health Association
Child poverty could be costing New Zealand as much as $8.8 billion each year, with 75 percent of that cost avoidable, the Public Health Association Conference at Pipitea Campus, Victoria University, Wellington was told today. More >>
Whangarei food poverty shows social policy changes needed
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 12:00 pm | Public Health Association
Food poverty in Whangarei could be the worst in the country, a researcher told the Public Health Association Conference at Pipitea Campus, Victoria University, Wellington today. More >>
Strategies to address Maori and Pasifika child poverty
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 11:38 am | Public Health Association
Prominent Maori academic Dr Cindy Kiro told the Public Health Association’s annual conference at Pipitea Campus, Victoria University, Wellington today that geographically-specific strategies are needed to address Maori and Pasifika child poverty. More >>
Public Health Association Conference gets underway this week
Monday, 3 September 2012, 11:28 am | Public Health Association
Delegates and speakers from overseas and around the country are converging on Wellington today for the Public Health Association’s annual conference. This year the conference theme is Equity from the start – valuing our children. More >>
Conference will showcase Māori expertise
Saturday, 1 September 2012, 4:28 pm | Public Health Association
Public Health Association Conference will showcase Māori expertise Public Health Association media release 31 August 2012 More >>
Better housing part of reducing child poverty
Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 4:28 pm | Public Health Association
The Public Health Association (PHA) says practical proposals in the first report on solutions to child poverty from the Office of the Children’s Commissioner are a real step forward, particularly with regard to housing. More >>
Policy changes needed to make healthy food more affordable
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 8:55 am | Public Health Association
The poorer quality and affordability of healthy food sold in many convenience stores encourages unhealthy food choices, says a researcher who surveyed shops in Porirua. More >>
New CEO appointment: Public Health Association
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 4:40 pm | Public Health Association
The Public Health Association (PHA) is pleased to announce the appointment of new CEO Warren Lindberg, who will commence work on Sunday 2 September 2012. More >>
Tobacco display ban will improve New Zealanders’ health
Friday, 20 July 2012, 8:52 am | Public Health Association
The Public Health Association (PHA) says next week’s tobacco display ban will improve the health of New Zealanders, and congratulates the government on taking another step towards a smokefree New Zealand by 2025. More >>
