Simeon Brown: Health Minister on the Health NZ public health team weighing in on advocacy campaigns and food choices

Simeon Brown's hitting back over concerns of overreach from what he's calling the 'health police.'  

The Health Minister's directed public health doctors to stop weighing in on issues like fast food, and leading advocacy campaigns.  

But the comments, combined with looming job cuts, have sent shockwaves through the medical sector – who fear this 'censorship' would limit doctors' ability to effectively serve their communities.  

Brown told Ryan Bridge public health teams should primarily focus on immunisation targets.  

He says they shouldn't be waging war against council policies and people's choices about what they want to eat. 

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