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Lessons from jurisdictions that are battling their own Delta variant outbreaks
… of the pandemic virus. In this blog we discuss public health responses employed in other jurisdictions in response … outbreak responses to inform current and future public health measures in NZ. Why is the Delta variant such a … [10] is being put to the test. What’s the situation in Australia? As we described in a previous blog , New South …
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Protecting New Zealand children from the developing Omicron outbreak
… In this blog we outline what is needed to protect the health and wellbeing of children (ie, those under 18 years) … Omicron variant needs to be taken seriously as a public health threat because of the way it is causing explosive … indirect impacts are having a particularly heavy impact on health services, including barriers to non-Covid healthcare, …
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Being forced to leave your rental home can harm health
… who had been evicted. We found that eviction can harm health through causing stress and grief, and precipitating a … incidence and impact of evictions is an important public health and social welfare issue . Housing supports physical … and poor health outcomes. Health Promotion Journal of Australia . Advance online publication. doi: …
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What public health lessons can NZ still learn from the United States?
… The United States has many major health problems – including declining life expectancy and an exorbitantly expensive health care system. However, the large number of state and … and overdoses. It also has an extremely expensive health care system by OECD standards, due partly to high …
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A century of health inequalities in NZ – new data
… Everyone knows that socio-economic inequalities in health exist – in recent times. But one thing we do not know … troops varied by occupational class What we know about health inequalities by socio-economic position in NZ … position (SEP) is an important risk factor for health internationally. A recent meta-analysis of 48 cohort …
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How might NZ expand community water fluoridation?
… in New Zealand given the scientific evidence for health benefit and safety, reduction in inequalities in oral health, and the cost-effectiveness. This blog post goes … [9]). Of relevance to oral health, a citizen jury in Australia recently considered the issue of taxing soft drinks …
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What’s the right Covid-19 risk to live with – an Australian perspective
… permission from “The Pursuit” at Melbourne University, Australia As Australia looks toward opening its international … the state, as well as the optimal strategy in terms of health and cost impacts . We have now updated this modelling … risk might be, we also need to think about the non-health consequences. And for this, we look at the proportion …
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In the news: PHCC co-hosts political panel on prevention
… political panel on prevention co-hosted by the Public Health Communication Centre, Health Coalition Aotearoa, and the University of Otago, … 2023. The panel was held on the back of the release of a Health Coalition Aotearoa political survey on where the …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa
… will be more long term. This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series looking at effective public health measures to reduce demand s on healthcare services … death in Aoteaora , responsible for almost 10% of all health loss (measured in DALYs) and contributing greatly to …
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Evidence supports a proposed Parliamentary Bill to reduce harm from alcohol sponsorship of sport
… by three Government-commissioned bodies and the World Health Organization. Viable sponsorship replacement models … is an important step in the right direction to improving health equity. Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick recently announced a … up alternative channels for financial support of sport. In Australia, sponsorship revenue increased by 45% over the four …
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