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Matariki the right time to consider child impact assessment
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 4:58 pm | Public Health Association
Matariki, the Maori New Year, is an appropriate time to consider a new approach to supporting Maori children so they stop becoming the collateral damage of government policy, the Maori Affairs Select Committee heard today. More >>
Rheumatic Fever Rates ‘Causes Of Causes’ Must Be Addressed
Monday, 19 March 2012, 3:06 pm | Public Health Association
The Public Health Association (PHA) says a new report revealing young Maori are 23 times more likely to suffer acute rheumatic fever than non-Maori lends weight to the Prime Minister’s calls to address rheumatic fever rates in New Zealand. But ... More >>
Ambassador co-hosting event a backward step
Monday, 27 February 2012, 4:38 pm | Public Health Association
The Public Health Association (PHA) has condemned New Zealand’s ambassador to the US Mike Moore co-hosting a Trans Pacific Partnership (TPPA) trade event sponsored by tobacco company Phillip Morris. More >>
PHA Resignation: Dr Gay Keating
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 4:28 pm | Public Health Association
After more than a decade of service with the Public Health Association (PHA), Dr Gay Keating has decided to enrol for the Masters of Public Health (Otago) and so has resigned from her position as National Executive Officer. More >>
Secret deal could harm health for short-term trade gains
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 4:26 pm | Public Health Association
The Public Health Association (PHA) is calling for openness on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) because the agreement could harm our health future. More >>
Public Health Association Calls For TPPA Openness
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 11:07 am | Public Health Association
The Public Health Association (PHA) is calling for openness on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) because the agreement could harm our health future. More >>
Time for New Zealand to step up on health inequities
Wednesday, 26 October 2011, 11:38 am | Public Health Association
It’s time for New Zealand to become a leader in reducing health inequities, according to health organisations, but we must start with the here and now. Ten health sector leaders are calling on the government to endorse the political declaration of a World ... More >>
Politicians told to invest in all children
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 10:38 pm | Public Health Association
The government must make it a priority to ensure all children grow up in healthy, nurturing and safe environments, and not just target some, politicians were told today at the Women and Children Summit convened by Women's Refuge in Wellington. More >>
PHA calls for plain packaging for tobacco
Monday, 12 September 2011, 10:19 am | Public Health Association
The Public Health Association (PHA) has written to the Prime Minister and Cabinet urging them to follow Australia and legislate for plain packaging on tobacco as soon as possible. The PHA believes the tobacco industry will quickly refocus its marketing ... More >>
Casino offers warm welcome to lonely immigrants
Friday, 2 September 2011, 11:51 am | Public Health Association
New research has found Asian immigrants and refugees in Auckland are finding a safe haven at casinos and developing gambling habits that contribute to the “huge harm” being done to Asian communities. More >>
Christchurch waste and water workers unsung heroes of quakes
Friday, 2 September 2011, 11:14 am | Public Health Association
The men and women of the Christchurch City Council’s Water and Waste Unit and Citycare were honoured tonight at the Public Health Association conference dinner as “unsung heroes” whose extraordinary response to the Canterbury earthquakes helped avert ... More >>
All government policy must be assessed by income
Friday, 2 September 2011, 11:12 am | Public Health Association
The Public Health Association Conference has heard a call for the government to establish an income inequality framework through which to measure all proposed policy. More >>
Value of “Oldie Army” in post quake recovery: new research
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 8:47 pm | Public Health Association
The Public Health Association Conference has been told that, rather than being a burden on emergency and other services in the hours and days following the February earthquake in Christchurch, the over-65s proved to be a resilient and energetic resource ... More >>
OECD-leading growth in income gap worsening social ills
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 11:31 am | Public Health Association
If New Zealand narrowed its income gap between its highest and lowest earners to that of the most equal countries in the OECD, it could help to substantially reduce social problems, including more than halving the incidence of mental illness and ... More >>
Christchurch trust wins major Maori Public Health award
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 10:20 am | Public Health Association
Christchurch’s Te Puawaitanga ki Otautahi Trust is this year’s winner of the Public Health Association’s Tu Rangatira Mo Te Ora award. More >>
Government not tackling climate change management - Academic
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 9:07 am | Public Health Association
The Public Health Association (PHA) annual conference at Lincoln University was told today that developing strategies to manage climate change is one of the most critical issues faced by New Zealand’s public health professionals. More >>
Junk food sugar resistant to even regular teeth brushing
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 5:38 pm | Public Health Association
New research into the effect of junk food sugars has found the damage they do to teeth is so severe that not even good oral hygiene can completely counter it. More >>
Tamariki Ora – Children know what’s best for children
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 5:32 pm | Public Health Association
The Public Health Association’s annual Conference was told today that health professionals need to listen to children and young people – and integrate their views into health planning and service delivery. More >>
Here comes the future: PHA Conference 2011 begins today
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 10:58 am | Public Health Association
Delegates and speakers from overseas and around the country have gathered at Lincoln University in Canterbury for “Creating our Future – Now”, the Public Health Association’s annual Conference. More >>
Creating our Future - Now
Friday, 26 August 2011, 1:47 pm | Public Health Association
The conference Creating our Future – Now is about looking at what current public health practice is doing successfully to create a healthier future for all New Zealanders – across the socioeconomic spectrum. It will examine what makes environments and ... More >>
