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Providing high-quality analysis and commentary from public health researchers for the public, the media, and decision-makers. https://t.co/emoDCrRUmj
Aotearoa New Zealand
Joined October 2022
Hi! We're dedicated to communicating policies and practices that protect and improve the health, wellbeing, and equity of the people of Aotearoa NZ. Read more about our work here: https://t.co/QtixKj2rvh
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New research shows people entering public housing in Aotearoa NZ have far higher levels of need than those receiving the Accommodation Supplement, highlighting the importance of maintaining and expanding public housing. #PublicHealth
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New research shows people living in public housing have higher levels of need than those receiving the Accommodation Supplement, contradicting the findings of a government-commissioned report.
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New research finds that people entering public housing in Aotearoa have far higher levels of need than those receiving the Accommodation Supplement, contrary to govt-commissioned report. https://t.co/NGSfAOIdd6
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New research shows people living in public housing have higher levels of need than those receiving the Accommodation Supplement, contradicting the findings of a government-commissioned report.
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New research shows exclusion/elimination strategies achieved the lowest Covid-19 mortality internationally, with no consistent evidence of economic disadvantage. #PublicHealth
https://t.co/V42sQjlIpJ
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New research shows that internationally, jurisdictions that adopted exclusion/elimination strategies achieved dramatically lower Covid-19 mortality during the critical 2020-21 period without clear...
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New research shows exclusion/elimination strategies saved lives without harming economies. Future pandemic plans should prioritise these approaches where feasible. @AmandaKvalsvig
#PublicHealth
https://t.co/V42sQjlIpJ
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New research shows that internationally, jurisdictions that adopted exclusion/elimination strategies achieved dramatically lower Covid-19 mortality during the critical 2020-21 period without clear...
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Urgent concerns raised over sun safety policies.
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Experts are raising urgent concerns over sun safety policies as skin cancer remains one of our most common and preventable cancers. Dr Bronwen McNoe is the lead-author of a new report demanding...
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Two in three New Zealanders will develop skin cancer. Prevention works, but only if it’s funded. The Briefing calls for stronger UVR protection across schools, workplaces, sports, and councils. @NZCancerSo #SunSafety #PublicHealth
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Stronger policy is needed to reduce rates of skin cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand, where prevention investment is critically low despite rising health costs and public support for more action.
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Skin cancer is NZ’s most common and preventable cancer costing $450m a year. Yet government prevention funding is just $300k, one quarter of what it was 20 years ago. Time to make sun safety a public health priority. @NZCancerSo #PublicHealth
https://t.co/MVIY4xutMv
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Stronger policy is needed to reduce rates of skin cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand, where prevention investment is critically low despite rising health costs and public support for more action.
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Dr Liz Gordon, from Communities Against Alcohol Harm, said this was the "biggest number ever" to oppose a licence, and the local community would be "relieved and delighted" at the decision.
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Business owners described issues with public drunkenness, urination, nudity, and brawls.
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Restrictive rental rules can stop people from sharing rent, caring for whānau, or supporting friends in need. Tenancy laws should protect people, not just property.
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Some landlords are setting restrictive occupancy limits in Aotearoa New Zealand that prevent families from living together, drive up housing costs, and even force some tenants from their homes.
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"One woman with breast cancer was unable to take on another tenant to share rent costs, despite being the only tenant in a two-bedroom, two-bathroom home." https://t.co/NZN2jWZPpn
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In one case, a landlord told a pregnant woman “only two people can live in the flat”. In another, a cancer sufferer was unable to get a flatmate to help cover rent.
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New research @otago shows landlords often set restrictive limits on how many people can live in a rental home, sometimes forcing families apart. These rules protect property, not people. It’s time tenancy law caught up.
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Some landlords are setting restrictive occupancy limits in Aotearoa New Zealand that prevent families from living together, drive up housing costs, and even force some tenants from their homes.
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The health effects of climate change are unevenly distributed. Communities with fewer resources face higher risks and fewer protections. Policy responses in Aotearoa must prioritise equity. #climateaction #publichealth
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With mounting evidence of climate change’s health consequences, the case for urgent action is stronger than ever.
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Climate change is a threat to public health. Transformational change is needed in Aotearoa across energy, transport, housing, and agriculture to protect health and reduce inequities. https://t.co/KcNLzsKTPJ
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With mounting evidence of climate change’s health consequences, the case for urgent action is stronger than ever.
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97% of young people in Aotearoa go online several times a day or almost constantly, and many say they feel “addicted” to platforms that keep them online while profiting from their data. https://t.co/R78h0w1g0U
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Young people say they are constantly exposed to harmful digital marketing for alcohol, vaping and other unhealthy products on social media. They tell researchers it's "inescapable".
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“The sheer pervasiveness of this digital marketing ... we didn’t expect it to be quite so much and it’s reaching people who are 14, 15, 16,” co-author and population health professor Antonia Lyons said. @stuff
https://t.co/nxhrmn7USU
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Children and teenagers as young as 14 are regularly being exposed to “deceptive” and “manipulative” alcohol, gambling and online harm through social media.
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"Nine hours, thirty-two minutes on my phone in one day. They just get more data to make my ads more personal." — Sarah, 18. Social media platforms profit from keeping youth hooked and selling their data.
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Young people say they are constantly exposed to harmful digital marketing for alcohol, vaping and other unhealthy products on social media. They tell researchers it's "inescapable".
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"I get a lot of beer ads on my Instagram… vaping and tobacco as well. It was almost inescapable." John, 17, Māori. Young people say harmful marketing is everywhere online, targeting them daily. #DigitalHarm
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Young people say they are constantly exposed to harmful digital marketing for alcohol, vaping and other unhealthy products on social media. They tell researchers it's "inescapable".
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Persistent foul odours are often treated as “just an annoyance.” But they can harm health. Dr Jonathan Jarman highlights gaps in NZ’s current system & calls for stronger public health leadership.
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Foul odours are commonly experienced by communities in Aotearoa but are frequently dismissed by authorities as minor nuisances rather than population-level health hazards.
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