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  • Stubbing out democracy: no Government mandate for smokefree repeal

    … its intention to repeal the 2022 smokefree legislation and three key measures to help achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa goal. We assess whether this action has a mandate and legitimacy. Repeal of the legislation was not put before … We conclude that the decision has no mandate or legitimacy and suggest the government should change its …
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  • Long Covid: High economic burden justifies further preventive efforts

    … persisting Covid-19 pandemic is causing both acute illness and longer-term debilitating symptoms: Long Covid. Long Covid … to a change in health status that can persist for months or years following a Covid-19 infection. 1 Long Covid affects multiple organs and systems in the body …
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  • Lessons learned from a remote blood pressure lowering trial in Aotearoa

    … as smartphone apps, Wi-Fi-enabled data collection devices, and web-based data management systems offer the opportunity … one cause of death and disability in Aotearoa, New Zealand 1 .  Research in other countries has shown that high BP and … future research using technology-based interventions and/or remote trial design. Figure 1: SaltSwitch Smartphone …
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  • Smoking and vaping among 14 to 15 year olds: Government action urgently needed

    … who had never previously smoked. Evidence from schools and parents supports these concerns, as do survey findings. … appeal, convenience of vaping to young people . 1-4 Not surprisingly, youth vaping rose rapidly; the ASH Year … dominates their thoughts and disrupts their school work or paid employment. 6 This addiction can disrupt young …
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  • The long-term health burden of COVID-19: further justification for NZ’s elimination strategy

    … scientific evidence on the longer-term burden of symptoms and disease in survivors of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of … tightly controlled, incoming travellers are isolated or quarantined as appropriate, hygiene and behavioural … SARS-CoV-2 is more than an order of magnitude more lethal 1 . More crucially, the long-term consequences of infection …
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  • Local alcohol policies: What’s the opportunity to reduce harm?

    … councils, in consultation with communities, to guide where and when alcohol is sold. LAPs were intended to give … whānau and communities, costing NZ an estimated $9.1 billion each year. 1 The harms are not fairly distributed - … Auckland in 2013, over 90% of the public supported capping or lowering off-licence outlet numbers, and the majority …
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  • Five key reasons why NZ should have an official inquiry into the response to the COVID-19 pandemic

    … occur) but also identify lessons for the organisation and resourcing of public health more broadly. Fortunately, NZ … much further than Australia by setting an elimination goal 1 and succeeding by achieving it. As such, it appears to be … health impacts. This understanding would help prevent or mitigate further harmful health impacts in the event that …
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  • The strong case for mask requirements in public transportation and border control settings in NZ’s current COVID-19 pandemic context

    … from requiring fabric mask use in public transportation and border control settings in the “peri-elimination” context … measures, notably widespread use of masks by the public [1]. Current pandemic control policies such as physical … testing is available). Travellers planning essential and/or long visits to New Zealand might also be prepared to have …
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  • Five Potential Enhancements of Covid-19 Outbreak Control in Aotearoa NZ

    … to maximise the chances of returning to elimination status and improve our resilience to future outbreaks, we propose … of essential workers; and (v) consider the suspension or minimisation of all incoming international passenger … will be critical to sustaining our elimination status [1] in the medium to longer term. 1) Develop a robust system …
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  • COVID-19 in Aotearoa: what does public health do now?

    … approach to the pandemic, the challenge now is to be bold and clear about how we prioritise our public health resources … rising case numbers. The type of response required for 500 or 1000 cases a day depends greatly on who they are. Based on … equity, protecting and improving population health? 1. We need to provide strategic intelligence. Our approach …
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