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Urgent Action Needed: Aotearoa Must Accelerate Efforts To Eliminate Cervical Cancer
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 9:54 am | Public Health Communication Centre
Cancer Society of NZ Medical Director, Dr Gregory says: Government needs to fully fund & implement an equitable cervical cancer elimination strategy, extend free cervical screening to all eligible individuals & improve access to HPV vaccination in schools, More >>
Energy Poverty: Low-income Households Hit Hardest By Rising Power Costs
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 10:21 am | Public Health Communication Centre
There's a stark income disparity in energy costs - low-income households spend over 7.5% of their income on electricity, while high-income households spend under 1.5% according to Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan and co-authors from the University of Otago. More >>
Experts Urge NZ-Australia Pandemic Pact For Future Preparedness
Monday, 4 November 2024, 12:06 pm | Public Health Communication Centre
“While International cooperation and treaties are vital for mitigating pandemic risks, a NZ-Australia pandemic cooperation agreement could address unique island nation needs, particularly in travel and border management.”Professor Nick Wilson ... More >>
Growing Evidence Linking Plastics To Serious Health Risk
Monday, 7 October 2024, 9:52 am | Public Health Communication Centre
A Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre examines the latest evidence which experts say, strengthens the case for urgent action to prevent further plastic pollution and minimise our exposure to harmful chemicals. More >>
Increases In Speed Limits: Unjust And Unjustifiable
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 7:08 pm | Public Health Communication Centre
The Government has based the increase in speed limits on an economic argument that weighs time saved from faster travel against the costs of increased injuries and deaths. More >>
Regulator Failure On Nitrate In Drinking Water Dumps Escalating Costs On Those Downstream
Friday, 27 September 2024, 9:49 am | Public Health Communication Centre
Lead author, University of Otago Research Fellow Marnie Prickett says last year, Canterbury recorded its highest-ever numbers of dairy cattle—the major source of nitrate pollution in the region. More >>
Long Covid Could Be Costing NZ $2 Billion A Year In Lost Productivity: Experts Urge Preventive Action
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:00 am | Public Health Communication Centre
Long Covid may cost Aotearoa New Zealand NZ$2 billion annually due to reduced productivity, highlighting urgent governmental action for prevention and support is needed. More >>
Poverty And Disadvantage Fuel NZ’s Rising Rates Of Dementia
Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:49 am | Public Health Communication Centre
In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, researchers reveal the risk of developing dementia is 60% higher for people living in the most deprived areas of NZ compared to those in the least deprived areas. More >>
What Can We Do To Reduce The Number Of Babies Dying Before, During Or Soon After Birth?
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 5:50 pm | Public Health Communication Centre
There were more than 700 fetal and neonatal deaths in 2021, that’s a rate of 11.2 per 1000 births according to the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee’s (PMMRC) 16th Annual Report released recently. More >>
Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan: A Weak Response That Misses The Target
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 12:24 pm | Public Health Communication Centre
Health, energy and business experts are warning that the government’s second greenhouse gas ‘Emissions Reduction Plan” lacks the ambition needed to reach its target and will have consequences for our population’s health. More >>
Covid-19 Vaccines Work, But We Need To Do More To Get The Most Out Of Them
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 9:44 am | Public Health Communication Centre
While keeping up with your Covid-19 boosters is still the most effective way to protect yourself in the ongoing pandemic, infectious disease experts say we could get even better public health value from the vaccines. More >>
Insulation Matters: The Evidence For Keeping Our Improved Building Code Standards
Monday, 29 July 2024, 9:12 am | Public Health Communication Centre
The Government is considering reducing the level of insulation required in new homes. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre Dr Lucy Telfar-Barnard and co-authors lay out the evidence for retaining hard-won improvements to the Building ... More >>
Associate Health Minister’s Tobacco Policy Contradicts Official Advice, Aligns With Industry Lobbyists
Thursday, 18 July 2024, 2:58 pm | Public Health Communication Centre
The Government needs to explain why Associate Health Minister Costello has deviated from the coalition agreement and why she is following tobacco industry arguments in preference to her Ministry. More >>
A Call For Strong Leadership To Reduce NZ’s Dangerously High Antibiotic Use
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 8:15 am | Public Health Communication Centre
Public Health Communication Centre, Associate Professor Mark Thomas of the University of Auckland and co-authors highlight that the misuse of antibiotics has positioned NZ among the nations with the highest rates of antibiotic resistance. More >>
Increasing Speed Limits Defies The Science - More Deaths And Pollution Predicted
Monday, 8 July 2024, 8:35 am | Public Health Communication Centre
The government’s proposal to increase speed limits will lead to more deaths and serious injuries on our roads, according to experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre the University of Canterbury’s Professor ... More >>
We Should Register And Robustly Evaluate AI Used Across Government Agencies
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 9:01 am | Public Health Communication Centre
In the latest Public Health Communication Centre Briefing, Victoria University of Wellington Professor of AI, Ali Knott and co-authors examine the latest reports on AI and look at what is needed to ensure its safe and transparent use as it is increasingly ... More >>
Time For Single Shot HPV Vaccine Schedule To Prevent Cancer In NZ
Friday, 17 May 2024, 9:46 am | Public Health Communication Centre
Public health experts are, for once, urging the Government to do less, not more! More >>
New Zealand Urged To Boost Pandemic Preparedness As Bird Flu Spreads In US Cattle
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 10:17 am | Public Health Communication Centre
While the virus has not yet achieved human-to-human transmission, its ability to infect a broader range of animals raises alarms for potential future mutations. More >>
Another Havelock North? Govt Undoing Protections For Drinking Water Safety
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 8:45 am | Public Health Communication Centre
Public health experts are warning that by dismantling protections for our drinking water, the Government is risking a repeat of the Havelock North campylobacteriosis outbreak that left four dead and thousands ill. More >>
To Avoid A Measles Epidemic, Aotearoa Must Close The ‘Immunity Gap’
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 6:53 am | Public Health Communication Centre
The number of children in Aotearoa New Zealand who are not immunised against measles is still growing and we are now close to the tipping point that set off measles epidemics in previous years warn public health experts. More >>
