Public Health Expert Blog

PHE is published by the Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington. It features expert commentary on key current public health issues.

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Kia ora @pheblognz whānau. We are moving to @PHCCAotearoa as we launch the new Public Health Communications Centre 9 February. Follow us and we’ll bring you the latest.

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Today's blog -Covid-19 experience in Aotearoa vs comparable nations and implications https://t.co/gAyimr9NA0 @OtagoWellington

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Check out our latest blogs in our Public Health Solutions Series - Achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa & Options to address alcohol-related harm https://t.co/XT9HALXoPf @OtagoWellington

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Check out our Public Health Expert blog which will be publishing a series of invited blogs on the best public health interventions the government can put in place to reduce pressure on the health system. https://t.co/hGz7InT6BJ @OtagoWellington

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The Two-Faced Tobacco Industry: Transformation and Cigarillos. https://t.co/nrvS9ObmSp @OtagoWellington

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Three Waters reforms are needed to protect public health and ensure changes are economically sustainable and efficient. https://t.co/V9pGJEEyWu @OtagoWellington

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Air pollution in Aotearoa NZ: Five key ways to reduce the massive health and social costs https://t.co/j5ZV2azAYD @OtagoWellington

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The Smokefree Generation: A core measure in New Zealand’s endgame strategy https://t.co/plKsEAf244

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Seven decades of severe weather events in Aotearoa New Zealand: What are the human health impacts?
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The Omicron waves – Comparing Aotearoa NZ and Australia in four key graphs https://t.co/iTXDWKtqJU @OtagoWellington

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Junk food and sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Likely to produce numerous benefits in NZ https://t.co/HF6qDtoZYq @OtagoWellington

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Covid-19 Hospitalisations Now Peaking in Aotearoa NZ – But Key Covid-19 Control Measures Still Need to be Maintained https://t.co/9HIP7tvn6s
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Establishing Long COVID services in Aotearoa NZ – what can we learn from overseas? https://t.co/awouIdPiJG @OtagoWellington

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Longer-term harm from Covid-19 in children: The evidence suggests greater efforts are needed to protect children in Aotearoa NZ from infection https://t.co/oLYbEFLvN5 @OtagoWellington

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Daily nicotine use increases among youth in Aotearoa NZ: The 2021 Snapshot Y10 Survey https://t.co/pmSN7f7qWM
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Five lessons for Aotearoa NZ from the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales https://t.co/Icb9aJcbwX @OtagoWellington

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A Smokefree Aotearoa – could making tobacco products available only through community pharmacies help us get there? https://t.co/Z2pchKnUbo @OtagoWellington

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New e-liquid flavour restrictions: Potential impacts on young people and people who smoke https://t.co/zFWMOl2MpX
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Running into Trouble: COVID-19 in Japan during the Tokyo Olympics https://t.co/j61uU7AQDj @OtagoWellington

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The alarms are flashing red: Five reasons to upgrade our Alert Level system before the next Covid-positive traveller visits a major city https://t.co/GS3M56MOdP
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