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What does the 2019/20 NZ Health Survey tell us about progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa?
… persisting disparities in smoking, particularly for Māori and Pacific peoples. The Government urgently needs to … caveats to the data we present. Firstly, random variation or differences in the composition of the sampled population … of uncertainty of estimates is not presented. Key findings 1. Overall smoking prevalence and e-cigarettes use …
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Dementia: Update on causes and prevention, including the role of COVID-19
… worldwide with major individual, family, societal, and economic consequences. This long-read blog details how, … by changes in mood, emotional control, and behaviour [ 1] . It is a consequence of a variety of brain disorders and … cognition and memory, and treat any accompanying physical or mental illness. It is important to remember that dementia …
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Smokefree Aotearoa – world-leading developments with profound public health implications
… Summary Tobacco smoking is a major cause of preventable and inequitable ill health and premature death in Aotearoa, … for preventable disease and premature death in Aotearoa . 1 It is responsible for almost 10% of all health loss … provides a possible blueprint other countries could adopt or adapt when developing strategies to end their own …
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Smoke, heat or vapour? Ideas for risk-proportionate regulation to make World Smokefree Day irrelevant by 2025
… for the achieving Smokefree Aotearoa 2025. Tobacco and vaping products such as e-cigarettes vary greatly in … to reduce smoking among Māori and Pacific peoples [1-3]. That said, smoking prevalence among adults is … prompts to quit and support for smokers trying to quit, or if they are unable or unwilling to quit, to switch to …
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Five actions to support New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, with a focus on Auckland
… of whether Auckland returns to Covid-19 elimination or transitions to a suppression approach, there are critical … taken to strengthen pandemic control measures, including: (1) Enhancing Covid-19 control in groups who experience deprivation and marginalisation; this is key and requires a dedicated …
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Where do the parties stand? A low carbon, healthy transport system
… parties in the current Parliament responded to the survey and, where possible, we gathered information from the other … death and disability each year in Aotearoa than tobacco or obesity and contributes to life expectancy differences between Māori and non-Māori. 1 Lengthening commutes and transport poverty are adding to …
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A Whakawhanaungatanga Māori Wellbeing Model – guiding better housing and urban development
… Aotearoa New Zealand including rapid investment in public and community housing. Māori are highly urbanised and face … group characteristics, with culture being a key factor. 1 This awareness has led to transformations in approaches to … 1. Te Ao Tāngata: whānau, people in the community or elsewhere, tūpuna or others who have passed on; 2. Te …
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The Covid-19 experience in Aotearoa New Zealand and other comparable high-income jurisdictions and implications for managing the next pandemic phase
… Australia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). These jurisdictions used a … in NZ and five other jurisdictions As shown in figure 1 , the cumulative confirmed Covid-19 cases per million … rates globally, which may contribute to delayed or reduced healthcare provision for non-Covid-19 …
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Update on Long-COVID
… This blog post updates an earlier post on Long-COVID and reports that estimates of prevalence are still wide at … it was first described by sufferers rather than physicians or biomedical scientists. Social media also played a part, as noted by Callard and Perego 1 , the syndrome acquired its name as a result of sufferers …
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The urgent need for a Covid-19 Action Plan for Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand
… to prevent Covid-19 transmission were incomplete and there have been significant adverse consequences for … policy settings for Covid-19 in schools During Term 1 2022, the Ministry of Education advised schools to reassure … had been described in news media as an “asymptomatic or mild illness” for most, with full recovery likely after a …
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