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  • Period Drama: How to Address Period Poverty in Aotearoa

    … people who menstruate 1 . Period poverty is a public health and health equity issue that must be effectively addressed in … the lead of countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia by removing the tax on these products would the …
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  • Only eight more years to go to 2025: Time for the NZ Government to step up its tobacco endgame

    … could achieve NZ’s Smokefree goal, deliver large health gains and cost-savings, and could largely reduce the ethnic gap in tobacco-related health inequalities. In 2011, prompted by the Māori Affairs … strategies on future smoking prevalence, population health and health system costs (and the timing thereof). Such …
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  • Thoughts on NZ Adopting an Aussie Community Health Programme … and Forthcoming Nutrition Policy Events

    … Blakely and Associate Professor Nick Wilson Late last year Health Minister Tony Ryall visited Victoria, Australia , to examine their “Healthy Together Victoria” … a series of four forthcoming blog posts here at Public Health Expert. The Australian programme has healthy nutrition …
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  • Food and beverage taxes for a healthier diet: The Pacific experience

    … on chronic disease burdens. In response, the World Health Organization recommends fiscal policies like taxes on … the turn of the century. NZ is at risk of persisting major health burdens by not using such tools to improve the food … (NZ) such as diabetes, cancer, and tooth decay. NZ (and Australia) has fallen behind many other countries, having not …
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  • Media release: A new voice to boost New Zealand’s response to major public health challenges

    … The new Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) will boost the impact of research to improve health and equity in Aotearoa New Zealand along with greater … this country can claim some of the most effective public health initiatives in the world. Leading examples include New …
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  • Severe domestic squalor in Aotearoa New Zealand: A preliminary survey

    … throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. There are significant health risks for these individuals as well as risks for those … living in severe domestic squalor referred to the Public Health Service i n Taranaki between 2014 and 2016 had a … can also pose a significant fire risk. 6  In Australia it is estimated that 0.1% of people aged 65 years …
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  • Government funding of interpreters in Primary Care is needed to ensure quality care

    … The pandemic has highlighted many problems in the NZ health system. This blog will address the question of … Covid-19 patients in the community and the Ministry of Health has provided central funding throughout the country … not speak enough English to receive adequate health care. Australia has similar numbers of migrants, and their census …
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  • We need rapid progress on digital solutions to help eliminate COVID-19 from New Zealand

    … of the COVID-19 pandemic has quickly overwhelmed existing health systems in affected countries. Most countries are … the NZ COVID-19 WhatsApp Channel (15). Further, in NZ and Australia, an established influenza surveillance system … with hundreds of solutions being developed in the private and public sectors. The NZ Government is well-placed …
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  • Five lessons for Aotearoa NZ from the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales

    … Australia has generally succeeded in eliminating community … lockdown restrictions were criticised by some public health experts as not being strict enough to control the … in NSW and NZ up to 11 August 2021 ( 12-14 )   Table 1. Health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic (confirmed and …
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  • Covid-19 is finishing the year on a high: We need a vigorous coordinated response

    … is a multisystem disease which commonly causes long-term health effects ranging from mild to severe that can persist … to all age groups, and may ultimately be the largest health effect of Covid-19 . The continuing large number of … (Figure 3). In Taiwan, which has a very similar pandemic history to NZ, mortality risk is markedly higher for …
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