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Health Coalition Aotearoa Preventing harm from tobacco, alcohol …

WEBNearly one-third of the overall preventable health loss in New Zealand is caused by unhealthy diets, high BMI, tobacco, and alcohol. Families should be …

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Public Health Infrastructure

WEBPublic health infrastructure (PHI) is the legislation, workforce, leadership and advocacy needed to reduce preventable illness and death and increase health equity. Investment …

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Health groups call for serious action on prevention

WEBHealth Coalition Aotearoa (HCA), an alliance of over 40 health and consumer groups, is calling for all political parties to include strong prevention commitments in the lead up to …

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Voices for health: going, going, going…

WEBIn the latest New Zealand Medical Journal, Health Coalition Aotearoa co-chair Professor Boyd Swinburn laments the erosion of public health advocacy within the reformed health …

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Briefing To The Incoming Parliament

WEBHealth Coalition Aotearoa has provided a briefing to the incoming Parliament ( read here) today, setting out specific prevention actions and policies for the new Government’s first …

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Survey shows public back Smokefree law and the Govt has no …

WEBA survey of New Zealanders shows the public want to retain our world-leading Smokefree law – including denicotisation of cigarettes, a reduction in retailers …

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Latest Growing up in NZ Study data shows urgent need to expand …

WEBHealth Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) wholeheartedly supports the recommendation to expand Ka Ora Ka Ako – Healthy School Lunches in the latest …

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Healthy school lunches alleviate hunger, poverty, mana: study

WEBOver 80 per cent of the families in the study were experiencing significant financial insecurity and 82 per cent identified as Māori. Student participants in the study …

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Repeal of smoke-free laws – a massive set back for health

WEBHealth Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) is extremely disappointed the new coalition Government plans to repeal world-leading Smoke-free laws, including de-nicotisation of …

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Health coalition launches petition to protect school lunches

WEBWoman holding an apple. Health Coalition Aotearoa has today launched a petition to stop the Government cutting the free school lunches programme – Ka Ora, Ka …

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HCA research shows 63% of people support doubling Ka Ora Ka …

WEB70,000 sign petitions to keep free school lunches – as evidence shows they reduce hunger, improve behaviour, nutrition and attendance

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Shameful repeal of Smokefree law will result in more tobacco …

WEBThe Government’s shameful repeal of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022 will condemn thousands …

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Govt allies play down smoking harm, back repeal

WEBThe Government is preparing to repeal new Smokefree measures that would rapidly save thousands of lives, a move that has widely been condemned by national …

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Government’s defence of Smokefree repeal – weak, deceptive and

WEBThe Government’s strategy to justify it’s appalling roll-back of New Zealand’s world-leading Smokefree law amounts to a campaign of misinformation, Health Coalition …

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New Zealand’s hungry teens four years behind in their learning – …

WEBFood poverty has contributed to New Zealand’s poor performance in an international educational achievement test for 15-year-olds, reigniting calls for broader access to free …

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Smokefree law repeal ‘immoral’ – 105 organisations sign open …

WEBHealth Coalition Aotearoa (HCA), with 104 allies in health, education, social services organisations and unions, say the Government’s plan to abolish the Smokefree law is …

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Watch Health Coalition co-chair Professor Boyd Swinburn talking …

WEBThis website and all content is authorised by Board Chair Professor Boyd Swinburn, c/o Auckland University School of Population Health, (Building 507) 22-30 …

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