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  • Long COVID Staff Clinic: Caring for carers in Taranaki

    … concern. Health care workers have a relatively high level of exposure to COVID-19 and an elevated risk of Long COVID. … is offering an appropriate response. Currently the service does not receive dedicated funding and most of the time spent … on the health and wellbeing of healthcare workers.” 21 What is new in this Briefing An innovative Long COVID clinic …
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  • Human health impacts of plastic exposure – an evolving evidence base

    … from plastics. Introduction In 2019, the authors were part of an expert panel advising PM Ardern on how to address the … presents an international opportunity for action. 47,48   What this briefing adds There is strengthening evidence of … of the methodology used may be contested. vi. The authors mention chewing gum as a source, an under-appreciated route …
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  • The health impacts of the First World War for NZ: A Review

    … published article on the mortality and morbidity impacts of the First World War on the NZ population. While much is known about the large health burden of this conflict (especially for the direct participants), … impacts on the home front. The ongoing digitalisation of all the military files and key data abstracted from them …
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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 … blog we share the lessons we learnt during the conduct of SALTS, a remote blood pressure lowering trial in Aotearoa, … of participants 1. For older people, owning a smartphone does not necessarily equate to using apps More than eight in …
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  • Illicit tobacco trade and the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: Arguments and evidence

    … achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal. This blog is one of a series examining key aspects of the proposals to help … As is the case in many countries, the NZ Government does not produce its own official estimates of the country’s … and the onward sale of black market tobacco products. What steps could the NZ Government take to minimise illicit …
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  • Advising men on prostate cancer screening – is the cart before the horse in terms of evidence?

    … Another review of the evidence for prostate cancer screening with prostate … or even their life, to the [screening] programme ”.[3] What is the evidence about the benefits and harms of prostate … having them. They do not harm you in any way.” There is no mention of the fact that if men undergo screening they are …
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  • Health co-benefits need to be adequately considered in the Climate Change Commission’s final advice

    … further acknowledged the potential health co-benefits of climate action presented in the Commission’s draft advice. … analyses, which currently predict a reduction in GDP of 0.2-1.0% in 2035 and 0.3-0.7% in 2050. Thus, the … advice inadequately accounts for the financial benefits of reduced air and water pollution, increased active …
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  • The Smokefree 2025 Action Plan: key findings from the ITC New Zealand (EASE) project

    … smoking and quitting, support for, and perceived impacts of, key measures included in the Smokefree 2025 Action Plan Discussion Document , and data on use of illicit tobacco products. Introduction and methods The NZ … Te Ara Auahi Kore (TAKe) survey asking people who smoke what they thought they would do if particular measures were …
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  • COVID-19 and Māori health – when equity is more than a word

    … we are extremely concerned about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our whānau and communities. We … and intended to be used to prioritise which person gets what resource. These approaches often reflect judgements … we will continue to witness and comprehensively document what is, and is not, happening for our whānau and …
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  • The Island Bay cycleway – Terribly important and nothing new

    … and consequently determines the health and well-being of populations. But it is nothing new. The Island Bay story … quo is being challenged. The fundamental question is: how does the public road accommodate change?   What a mundane, boring story, you might think. Dedicated …
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