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  • COVID-19 and Māori health – when equity is more than a word

    … our whānau and communities. As Māori scholars have noted, for example, Māori death rates during the influenza pandemic of 1918 were seven times higher than for NZ European/Pākehā. 2-3 During the H1N1 influenza … pandemic of 2009, rates of influenza were twice as high for Māori compared with Pākehā. 4 Māori were also three times …
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  • Tobacco industry ‘transformation’ – more smoke and mirrors?

    … that it is ‘transforming’ and the possible implications for public health. We draw extensively on an article … health goals, including reducing smoking prevalence. For example, Philip Morris International (PMI) announced … by the industry or through the PMI-funded Foundation for a Smokefree World’s Tobacco Transformation Index project. …
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  • After the new law for smokefree cars for Kiwi kids, what next?

    … in Aotearoa / New Zealand. A law providing smokefree cars for children is a matter for delight. Many have worked hard and long for this, community workers, advocates, researchers, …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Mental health services can’t solve a mental health crisis: public mental health priorities in Aotearoa

    … drug and alcohol legislation reform and employment support for those with mental illness.  This blog is part of the … pandemic and rāhui/lockdowns exacerbated mental distress for those with a history of mental illness .   Despite … access to specialist services has remained stagnant for the past five years. Most people with mental health …
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  • Lessons from Canada for NZ: Carbon, Cycling, Tobacco, Nutrition and Cannabis

    … In this blog we briefly look at 6 potential lessons for NZ in the domains of: (i) responding to climate change; … progressive on various health and social issues. For these reasons the Canadian policy experience may be … stand-out areas of potential public health significance for NZ. 1) Response to climate change There is international …
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  • Are we ready to eliminate invasive meningococcal disease in Aotearoa New Zealand?

    … New Zealand (NZ) has experienced high rates of IMD for the last 30 years, but recent international and local … IMD in NZ, and outline the potential next steps for evaluation of this strategic option. It is now over a … 3 And closer to home, NZ’s successful elimination strategy for the Covid-19 pandemic has shed new light on preventing a …
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  • Dementia: Update on causes and prevention, including the role of COVID-19

    … is preventable. In particular measures overlap with those for: preventing cardiovascular disease and diabetes (e.g., … features – particularly as Alzheimer’s disease (accounting for 60-70% of cases), vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy … poorly demarcated and “mixed forms often co-exist” [ 1] . For instance, Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia are thought …
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  • Bowel cancer screening – An interesting new US study and thoughts about the NZ situation

    … of such screening and consider the current NZ context for bowel cancer screening.   The US health system is renowned for doing things fully – many would say ‘over the top’ with … marginal benefit and/or cost-effectiveness. The exceptions for disease-specific mortality reductions were for: …
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  • Counting what matters: Rethinking Aotearoa's population statistics without a census

    … and care in circumstances that they were not designed for. Ethnic diversity and a rapidly ageing population combine … statistics need to meet. It then reviews plans 2 3  for a shift away from a 5-yearly Census to the use of … needs to be carefully considered. Needs and challenges for population statistics There is no time over the past 50 …
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  • What is happening with vaping among adolescents and young adults in Aotearoa?

    … highlight the limited information available and the need for improved monitoring information for this key age group. There has been growing concern and … Trends in smoking and vaping prevalence are available for 15-17 year olds from the New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) …
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