We have great pleasure in sharing the video recording of seminars presented by Public Health staff and visiting guests of University of Otago, Wellington (UOW).
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Please note that not all seminars are able to be recorded. To enquire about seminars prior to 2017, please email publichealth.uow@otago.ac.nz.
The following seminars can now be viewed by clicking on the titles below:
2024
- Health in All Policies: moving the needle towards a wellbeing society – Professor Ilona Kickbusch, 25 June
- Trust in health and health systems: missing in action? – Professor Martin McKee, 14 March
2023
- COVID‑19 in the UK: risk factors, infections, and mortality – Neil Pearce, 24 February
2021
- The Stoked Spokes project: Reconnecting Aotearoa with pedal power and postcards – Matthew Jenkins, 12 March
2020
- Broken-hearted cities: Why driving is the new smoking – Alex Dyer, 4 December
- Unpacking the issues in Māori suicide mortality review for takatāpui rangatahi – Clive Aspin
- Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ Homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand – Brodie Fraser, 23 October
- Standing Up for the Rights of Takatāpui through Political Representation – Tākuta Elizabeth Aiono Kerekere, 9 October
- Māori Suicide Prevention, Postvention and Mauri Ora – Kaupapa, Whakapapa, Moemoeā – Dr Keri Lawson-Te Aho, 2 October
- Reorienting health systems towards communities: Why do it? What are some good ideas for achieving it? – Dr Anna Matheson, 25 September
- Times Uncertain: A COVID Story – Dr Sydney Shep, 10 September
- The Arms Legislation Act 2020: Where to from here? – Dr Hera Cook, 21 August
- Effectiveness of hauora delivered school-based programmes, & kiri ora in preventing Rheumatic Fever – Dr John Malcolm, 7 August
- The cannabis referendum – Ross Bell, 31 July
- We just have to get them growing their own food – Dr Virginia Webb, 24 July
- Towards equal chances: age disparities in cancer survival – Dr Sophie Pilleron, 2 July
- The COVID–19 Elimination Strategy: Why it was the best choice for New Zealand – Professor Michael Baker and Professor Nick Wilson, 26 June
- The Moab 320 kilometre ultramarathon – Seth Campbell, 19 June
- Ethical pandemic control – Jim Thomas, 6 April
- Health impacts of 3 major wars on NZ military personnel and how much of the health burden could have been prevented – Nick Wilson, 5 March
- Gun control: Protecting our future with lessons learnt – Philip Alpers, 28 February
- Reflections on public health in the Pacific region – Colin Tukuitonga, 18 February
- The Emerging Coronavirus Epidemic Nick Wilson, Raina MacIntyre, 12 February
- Improving the mental health of the population – Anthony Jorm, 10 February
2019
- Caroline Shaw & Amanda D'Souza – Never Say Lecture Again – 13 December
- Helen Lockett – Improving the Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Practices: A case study example to improve the labour force participation of people experiencing mental health and addiction issues – 6 December
- Justin Richards – Physical activity and mental health: Taking a peek underneath the blanket – 15 November
- Diana Sarfati & Alec Ekeroma – Cancer control in the small island states of the Pacific – 8 November
- Geoff Bertram – Electricity Prices, Profits, and Productivity – 4 October
- Vince Galvin – The Construction of the 2018 Census File – 27 September
- Tina Ngata, Tāwhana Chadwick, Emalani Case – Deconstructing the Doctrine of Discovery – 23 September
- Natalia Kanem – Unfinished business: The pursuit of rights and choices for all – 17 September
- Liz Craig – From Child Health Advocacy to Politics: Reflections on Working for Social Change – 13 September
- Les Toop – Direct To Consumer Advertising of prescription medicines: for health or for profit? – 6 September
- Teresa Goza & Eve Rongo – Deconstructing power and privilege across the cancer continuum; an update on the cancer claim Wai 2647 (Slides) – 30 August
- Sheree Gibb, Andrea Teng, Nevil Pierse – Integrated Data for Public Health Research – 23 August
- Mike Bedford & Susan Bates – He mokopuna, he taonga? The reality of a broken childcare and ECE system – and a potential fix – 9 August
- Deborah Woodley – The future for public health at the Ministry of Health – 19 July
- Joreintje Mackenbach – Social and physical environments – what's in it for public health? – 9 July
- Esther Woodbury & Carey-Ann Morrison – Spaces of Belonging: disability, belonging and wellbeing – 5 July
- Hera Cook & Marie Russell – Gun policy in New Zealand after the Christchurch massacre – 28 June
- James Renwick – Climate change, climate action, and links to public health in New Zealand – 21 June
- Julia Milne – Common Unity Project Aotearoa (Slides) – 14 June
- Judith Katzenellenbogen – Linked data to quantify rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia: challenges and methods – 11 June
- Heather McLeod – Trajectories of Care at the End of Life in New Zealand (Technical Note, Slides, Policy Brief) – 24 May
- Kate Prickett – American Family Firearm Ownership, Policy, and Fatalities among Young Children – 10 May
- Kirsten Lovelock – The Hard Worker, Class, and the Material and Symbolic Significance of OccupationalHealth Outcomes – 12 April
- Janet Smylie – Decolonizing Indigenous Health Information Systems in Canada – Moving Beyond Patchwork Solutions(presentation slides) – 5 April
- Elizabeth Kerekere – Pride, ILGA, the World and Beyond – 15 March
- Diana Sarfati & Ellie Wernham – The story of an “inconvenient” maternity study – 8 March
- Jim Thomas – Harnessing the Power of Networks – 5 March
- Victoria Metcalf – Power & Justice in Citizen Science – 15 February
2018
- Richard Reid - Urban design to meet public health aims: A masterplan for Three Kings, Auckland - 7 December
- Dalice Sim - Adolescent smoking in New Zealand's Pasifika: differences by ethnicity - 23 November
- Nick Wilson - 100 years ago this month: Public health reflections on the influenza pandemic and World War One - 16 November
- Peter Crampton - A comparison of the NZDep index of socioeconomic deprivation and the Index of Multiple Deprivation - 15 November
- Robert Tauxe - Learning from catastrophe: How better foodborne outbreak investigations can make food safer - 2 November
- Amanda Jones - Sugary drinks and the obesity epidemic in Canada: Beverage intake, interventions, and simulated taxes - 26 October
- Jeannine Stairmand, Cheryl Davies, Louise Signal - Cancer care journeys and clinical decision-making: An exemplar of Māori-centred research - 28 September
- Ashley Bloomfield - Successes, challenges and opportunities for public health in New Zealand - 21 September
- Joanne Baxter - Māori Health Workforce Development: transforming the landscape - 31 August
- Jude Ball - Sex, drugs, smokes & booze: What's driving teen trends? - 24 August
- Lucy Telfar-Barnard - The Rental Housing 'Warrant of Fitness': from evidence to policy - 17 August
- Tim Chambers - The extent and nature of children's real-time exposure to alcohol marketing - 10 August
- John D. Potter - Diet, human health, and planetary health - 27 July
- Hera Cook -What challenges does the growth of Female Cosmetic Genital Surgery present for the medical profession? - 20 July
- Siouxsie Wiles - The end of modern medicine? - 6 July
- Philippa Howden-Chapman & Nevil Pierse - How housing affects well-being: examples from a recent stocktake and public health practice and policy - 22 June
- Mike Bedford - Early Childhood Education in New Zealand: A hazard to child and teacher health? - 8 June
- Panel group - Behind the scenes in qualitative research - 1 June
- Ben Shrader - Crisis? What crisis? An overview of the National-led Government's housing policies 2008 – 2017 - 25 May
- Jason Gurney - A limb lost every thirty seconds: Diabetes and lower-limb amputation - 18 May
- Tony Blakely - How much of Māori: European differences in mortality are due to socioeconomic position and smoking? - 4 May
- Barbara Israel - Community-Based Participatory Research: A partnership approach to promoting health equity in Detroit, Michigan - 20 Apr
- Richard Edwards, Louise Thornley - Endgames for smoking – what is happening internationally, and how does Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 compare? - 13 Apr
Powerpoint slides - Angela Bowen - Maternal Mental Health: The landscape in Canada and beyond…. - 6 Apr
- Louise Delany - Ensuring a public health lens on proposed legislation: why submissions are needed and how to prepare them - 16 Mar
- Keri Lawson Te-Aho - Māori and Indigenous suicide prevention: Global thinking, local action - 9 Mar
- Tim Moore - A Child's First Thousand Days: An update on the latest research developments - 2 Mar
- Freddie Bray - Development and diversity: assessing the future burden of cancer worldwide 19 Feb
- Geoffrey Rice - Why do we still need to know about the 1918 influenza pandemic? 7 Feb
2017
- Nick Wilson, Jane McDonald - In bed with Siri and Google Assistant: A comparative analysis of sexual health advice - 15 Dec
- Michael Fletcher - Recent trends in welfare in New Zealand and priorities for policy reform - 8 Dec
- Louise Signal, Moira Smith, Tim Chambers - The world from a child's perspective! Kids Cam: innovative research to improve the lives of New Zealand children - 10 November
- Caroline McElnay - Life at 133 - reflections on public health - 28 October
- Patricia Nez Henderson - Engaging American Indian Communities in Tobacco Control Research: Potential Relevance for Māori People? - 26 October
- Jeffrey Henderson - Profound geographic variation in cancer among American Indians and Alaska Natives: A curious case - 25 October
- Alistair Woodward - The Future of the Bicycle - 13 October
- Jason Gurney, Bridget Robson, James Stanley - Equal Explanatory Power: The What, Why and How - 6 October
- Wael Al-Delaimy - The Big Picture: the Shift from Public to Global Health - 2 October
- Anja Mizdrak - Health related food taxes and subsidies in the UK - 8 Sept
- Climate Change - Political forum - 7 Sept
- Barbara Burlingame - Sustainable diets as a public health imperative - 1 September
- Lynne Russell - “Ō mātou whakaaro” - What wāhine Māori think about smoking and about trying to quit - 18 August
- Shaun Awatere and Keriata Stuart - Urban planning informed by kaupapa Māori principles - 9 August
- Rebecca Kiddle, Amanda Thomas and Morten Gjerde - Imagining Decolonised Cities or Indigenising the City - 26 July
- Rachael Dean (Rural Women NZ) - Accessing health care - the realities for rural New Zealand - 21 July
- Jonathan Samet - The current state of tobacco control in the US: Lessons for NZ? - 20 July
- Julian Crane - At home with your microbes – new friends everywhere - 28 June
- Tony Blakely, Nick Wilson - Lessons so far comparing QALY gains and costs for multiple interventions: BODE3 league tables focusing on salt and tobacco interventions - 23 June
- Geoffrey Donovan - Public health benefits of urban trees - 16 June
- Nadine Dodge and Kain Glensor - Investing for Sustainable Transport - 15 June
- Ralph Chapman, Sylvia Allan and Roger Blakeley - Reflections on Better Urban Planning - 9 June
- Brenda Pilott - Privacy Issues for Community Social Services - 9 June
- Arthur Grimes and Philip S Morrison - Wages, Wellbeing & Location - 31 May
- Mike Joy - Our deadly nitrogen addiction - 26 May
- Louise Thornley - Tackling tobacco on small atolls: tales from a VSA stint in Tokelau - 19 May
- Suzanne Selig - Poisoning of a Community: The Impact of Social Injustice and Neglect - 30 March
- Jonathan Heeney - The Emergence of Zoonotic Viruses with Pandemic Potential - 27 March
- David Heymann - Towards a world free from the threat of emerging infectious diseases - 7 February