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Disrupting the public health workforce
Study of Pacific people comes of age
Ethnic disparities in child protection
Pacific youth gambling begins at home
Traumatic Brain Injury Network
Traumatic Brain Injury Network
AUT professor joins Stroke Central
AUT professor joins Stroke Central
62% increase in AUT researchers
Marginalisation on health policy groups
Young adults at risk of stroke
NZ has the world's highest MND mortality
Global Burden of Disease Brain Summit
Our Food. Our People. Our Future.
Indigenous health: power & politics
Pacific youth at risk if mothers gamble
World Mental Health Day event explores psychological first-aid
World Mental Health Day (WMHD) was celebrated on Monday 10 October with a thought-provoking event at AUT’s North Campus.
The event focussed on the WMHD 2016 theme of psychological and mental health first-aid, highlighting the fact that we each have a role to play in the health of our social networks. A panel of industry-leading speakers talked about how to provide effective psychological first-aid, and the current climate of mental health in New Zealand.
Widespread support for cannabis law reform
A recent assembly at the Auckland Town Hall has put the spotlight on New Zealand’s cannabis laws. The public event, Start the Conversation, addressed the impact of current cannabis laws on New Zealanders, and called for legislative reform to curb the harm caused by the country’s current approach to drug use.
Public forum to unlock debate on cannabis
AUT Professor Max Abbott is set to speak at a public event on Monday evening, addressing growing community concern about cannabis use and legislation.
Air pollution a major contributor to stroke burden, finds new study
New research has uncovered that air pollution contributes to around one third of strokes worldwide. The startling findings, published last week in The Lancet Neurology, are the result of work led by Professor Valery Feigin - Director of AUT's National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences.
AUT inspires Seychelles’ response to childhood obesity
AUT South Campus recently played host to Director of Family Health and Nutrition Programmes for the Seychelles Islands, Rosie Bistoquet.
Mentor initiative drive Pacific midwives numbers up
Pacific midwife numbers are on the rise in South Auckland, thanks to a mentoring initiative led by Pasifika Midwives Aotearoa, supported by AUT midwifery department.
Workplace bullying- the ripple effects
It is likely that most working New Zealanders will, at some time, be exposed to workplace bullying, either directly or as observers.
Director of the New Zealand Work Research Institute Professor Tim Bentley says what can sometimes be mistaken for harmless fun can in fact be counterproductive, with the ill-effects often extending way beyond those immediately involved.
Internet now integral to New Zealanders’ daily life
Most New Zealanders are now the typical user of the internet. Latest World Internet Project figures show that broadband usage has jumped to over 80 per cent of users, taking Internet presence over a threshold which makes it an established part of most New Zealanders' lives.