Ms Louise Delany
| Position | Senior Lecturer |
|---|---|
| Department | Department of Public Health (Wellington) |
| Qualifications | Masters in Law |
| Research summary | Public health |
Research
Louise has worked in the health sector for most of her working life (in particular at the Ministry of Health) with a focus on public health as well as mental health. She has been a senior lecturer at the University of Otago, Wellington, since 2009. She has a Masters in law, specialising in international law. Interests include public policy, public health, law, international/global health, and public health ethics. In public health Louise has focused primarily on the law and ethics of communicable disease, pandemic and emergency issues; in addition to noncommunicable disease challenges arising from tobacco and alcohol, all of which have international and globalised dimensions.
Since 2018, Louise has also undertaken work on the implications of tax law for health and equity.
During 2020–2021 she undertook research on the legal frameworks for addressing COVID-19, resulting in a book published by Thomson Reuters in December 2021, Covid and the law in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Publications
Delany, L. (2023). Tax policy reform: Equity, fairness, and health. The Briefing, (7 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/tax-policy-reform-equity-fairness-and-health
Wilson, N., Delany, L., & Thomson, G. W. (2020). Smokefree laws and hospitality settings: An example from New Zealand of a deficient approach [Research letter]. Tobacco Control, 29, 460. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055215
Delany, L., Signal, L., & Thomson, G. (2018). International trade and investment law: A new framework for public health and the common good [Debate]. BMC Public Health, 18, 602. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5486-6
Delany, L., Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Edwards, R. (2016). Key design features of a new smokefree law to help achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa New Zealand 2025 goal. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1439), 68-76. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Delany, L. (2015). Public health law and products. In P. D. G. Skegg & R. Paterson (Eds.), Health law in New Zealand. (pp. 867-899). Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
Delany, L. (2015). Overview of public health law in New Zealand. In P. D. G. Skegg & R. Paterson (Eds.), Health law in New Zealand. (pp. 773-784). Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
Chapter in Book - Research
Delany, L. (2015). Public health law and people: Infectious disease, emergencies, immunisation and screening. In P. D. G. Skegg & R. Paterson (Eds.), Health law in New Zealand. (pp. 785-822). Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
Chapter in Book - Research
Delany, L. (2015). Public health law and places. In P. D. G. Skegg & R. Paterson (Eds.), Health law in New Zealand. (pp. 823-866). Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
Chapter in Book - Research
Delany, L. (2015). Public health law and products. In P. D. G. Skegg & R. Paterson (Eds.), Health law in New Zealand. (pp. 867-899). Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
Chapter in Book - Research
Delany, L., Ratima, M., & Morgaine, K. C. (2015). Ethics and health promotion. In L. Signal & M. Ratima (Eds.), Promoting health in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 121-145). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Delany, L. (2012). Ethics and indigeneity in responding to pandemic influenza: Māori values in New Zealand's emergency planning. In C. Enemark & M. J. Selgelid (Eds.), Ethics and security aspects of infectious disease control: Interdisciplinary perspectives. (pp. 179-200). Farnham, UK: Ashgate.
Chapter in Book - Research
Delany, L. (2023). Tax policy reform: Equity, fairness, and health. The Briefing, (7 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/tax-policy-reform-equity-fairness-and-health
Journal - Research Other
Wilson, N., Delany, L., & Thomson, G. W. (2020). Smokefree laws and hospitality settings: An example from New Zealand of a deficient approach [Research letter]. Tobacco Control, 29, 460. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055215
Journal - Research Other
Delany, L., Signal, L., & Thomson, G. (2018). International trade and investment law: A new framework for public health and the common good [Debate]. BMC Public Health, 18, 602. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5486-6
Journal - Research Other
Delany, L., Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Edwards, R. (2016). Key design features of a new smokefree law to help achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa New Zealand 2025 goal. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1439), 68-76. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Delany, L. (2014). Wanted: Genuine health and social equity. Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, 20(7), 20-21.
Journal - Research Other
