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Public Health Advisory Committee

Te Ropo Tohutohu i te Hauora Tumatanui


The Public Health Advisory Committee (PHAC) is a statutory sub-committee of the National Health Committee (NHC). It provides the New Zealand Minister of Health with independent advice on public health issues.

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12 Dec: Re-thinking urban environments and health
Rethinking urban environments and health is a set of five thinkpieces commissioned by the Public Health Advisory Committee (PHAC) that provide insights into the links between urban environments and health that are not necessarily reflected in the academic literature. The document provides value by stimulating ideas related to a range of topics including transport and mobility, sustainability, health and wellbeing and Māori connections to urban environments.


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Page last updated: 11 February 2010.