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  • Protecting fresh waterways in Aotearoa/NZ: The strong Public Health case

    … Protecting waterways has the benefits of: (1) protecting water from hazardous microbes; (2) … waterways to the Ministry for the Environment, as part of a current consultation process which ends on 31 October.   … farms include animal wastes, pharmaceutical residues (eg, antibiotics, hormones), fertilisers and pesticides used …
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  • Lessons learned from a remote blood pressure lowering trial in Aotearoa

    … offer the opportunity to deliver and assess the impact of clinical trials remotely, something which researchers are … share the lessons we learnt during the conduct of SALTS, a remote blood pressure lowering trial in Aotearoa, New … but the money saved using existing methods could always be used to increase the number of study staff. Following up …
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  • Potential new regulatory options for e-cigarettes/ANDS in NZ

    … scientific evidence-base regarding the benefits and risks of these types of products remains uncertain. The … unless they meet regulatory standards for achieving a therapeutic purpose (i.e., as a pharmaceutical grade … products; use of child-proof containers (as per New York State law (2)); prohibition of combustion in the ANDS; no or …
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  • Politicians in Aotearoa NZ live longer than other Kiwis and the gap keeps widening

    … A just published study examined the lifespan of politicians in 11 high-income democratic countries – including Aotearoa …
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  • Climate Change and Recent Actions of NZ Political Parties

    … Cristina Cleghorn, Prof Michael Baker, Dr Caroline Shaw, A/Prof Ralph Chapman, Prof Philippa Howden-Chapman The health organisation OraTaiao convened a group of experts to analyse the climate change policies of NZ … vehicle uptake. It provided ongoing support for research (eg, the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse …
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  • A century of health inequalities in NZ – new data

    … they have always been there. We have just published a study that looks at two historical datasets – with one of these suggesting life span differences by occupational … these have been described over long time courses [7, 8]. Eg, in 2011 there was a Māori vs non-Māori difference of 7.4 …
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  • Dietary counselling – how effective and cost-effective is it?

    … reviews) on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of dietary counselling as a health intervention. Most studies suggest that dietary … (CVD) ie, high blood pressure, high lipid levels etc (eg, some people might prefer dietary counselling to starting …
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  • The arrival of Candida auris in Aotearoa NZ: risk assessment and actions needed

    … Aotearoa New Zealand recently recorded its first case of Candida auris : a pathogen that is difficult to contain in healthcare … and mass spectrometry-based (MALDI-TOF) methods have been used to identify C. auris cases. 16 33 Antifungal …
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  • Five Potential Enhancements of Covid-19 Outbreak Control in Aotearoa NZ

    … Successful control of the current Covid-19 outbreak in NZ is looking feasible … propose the following potential enhancements: (i) develop a robust system to allow for region-specific Alert Levels; … with no sustained community transmission of Covid-19 (eg, Tasmania, Western Australia and Northern Territory) while …
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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 … smoking cessation services Specific work with mental health and addiction services, Pacific Providers, …
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