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  • Comparing two pandemics: A century apart

    … major waves for at least four years. The global scientific community’s ability to quickly develop Covid-19 vaccines has … influenza pandemic demonstrated the critical role of community engagement and public adherence with health …
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  • New report shows how regional plans could transform freshwater quality

    … restoring or protecting its health and achieving other community goals (like safe swimming, gathering mahinga kai or … catchment to support ecosystem health and the goals of the community. Targets referred to the nutrient concentration … achieve, to support ecosystem health and the goals of the community. The Report identified that nutrient targets in the …
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  • The Two-Faced Tobacco Industry: Transformation and Cigarillos

    … badly out of sync with their PR propaganda. The smokefree community has expressed many concerns about tobacco … from other submissions and accorded much less weight than community and expert submissions. 15 Second, exposure of … of Chesterfield Leaf confirms concerns the public health community has long held and provides further evidence, if any …
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  • Using Rapid Antigen Tests to improve COVID-19 control in Aotearoa NZ

    … incidence in communities or in areas with widespread community transmission; in areas with widespread community transmission for early identification of cases in … pandemic virus causing COVID-19 can move swiftly through a community before a single case is identified. NZ officials …
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  • Are we ready to eliminate invasive meningococcal disease in Aotearoa New Zealand?

    … include ensuring sufficient allocation of resources at community level to achieve equity in vaccine protection and … running vaccination programmes with high uptake once community providers were adequately resourced to do so. … in NZ, 21 highlighting the potential for prevention of community transmission by improving housing conditions and …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Long-term thinking & catastrophic risks

    … Change Adaptation Bill; funding “tangata whenua and community-led adaptation and resilience to climate change”; … local governments’ ability to fund tangata whenua and community-led adaptation and resilience to climate change, … short-term engineering solutions and increase funding for community organisations around Aotearoa to deliver these. 4. …
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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan: Why this could eliminate smoking disparities for Māori

    … aspirations and perspectives can best be represented at community, regional, national and even global levels. For … ensuring that these are grounded and take account of Māori community realities and experiences. Leadership is not about … TAKe was made possible through our collaboration with community based and academic organisations in New Zealand and …
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  • Perspective: Options for licensed retailing of nicotine-containing E-Cigarettes in NZ

    … Pharmacy-only sales Restricting e-cigarette sales to only community pharmacies would frame this product as a smoking … addictive substances. Furthermore, there are nearly 1000 community pharmacies in NZ, and they are relatively well …
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  • Monkeypox has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand: what is the level of risk and how do we manage it?

    … outbreaks are reporting undetected spread within the community, shown by a lack of known exposure source in many … and avoid misdiagnosis that would allow continued community spread. NZ can use its existing infrastructure of … developed during the current Covid-19 pandemic) to track community outbreaks. Suspected and confirmed cases should …
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  • Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023

    … on new premises and providing support for schools and community facilities to take actions against vaping. Labour … licensing decision making. The Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Community Participation) Amendment Bill is currently at … localities. Localities will be a vehicle for work with the community to address health service needs and collaborate …
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