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  • Housing and urban regeneration in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … have underinvested in high-quality infrastructure. There are impressive, large-scale government investments in public … often experience further debilitating health consequences, with impacts on their education and employment. The current … positive impact on people’s lives than custodial care. What is new in this briefing? A vision of long-term, high …
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  • Alcohol and suicide: The facts

    … Summary Alcohol use often exacerbates mental health problems and is a well-known risk factor for suicide. Health experts are alarmed about  incorrect and harmful statements to the … with mental health issues” , which is the opposite of what evidence indicates.  Alcohol increases suicide risk The …
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  • How to best prioritise Covid-19 Vaccination in Aotearoa/New Zealand

    … to roll out its Covid-19 vaccination programme, starting with those working at the border, including in the Managed … any detailed prioritisation.   Broadly speaking there are two benefits to vaccination; protection of the individual … high incidence of Covid-19 in the UK. Their priorities are as follows [5]: Residents in care homes Everyone 80 and …
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  • Reducing the spread of antibiotic resistance in New Zealand, action is long overdue!

    … in NZ is that the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in common bacterial pathogens is much higher than in other countries where antibiotics are less frequently prescribed for illnesses for which they … to learn from best international practice in such areas. What this Briefing adds Antimicrobial resistance poses a …
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  • Climate change and cherry blossom

    … Group 2 report was not approved until midday Sunday. What was on the table in Yokohama, and why did the meeting … of governments has shifted elsewhere. Governments are concerned now with the implications for global policy: … to states with a wide range of governance models (and no common views on issues such as devolution, community …
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  • The Covid-19 experience in Aotearoa New Zealand and other comparable high-income jurisdictions and implications for managing the next pandemic phase

    … jurisdictions in the Asian-Pacific region to assess what NZ can learn from their experience with pandemic … 2 ). To complicate the picture, these cumulative totals are almost double those observed in Japan and Singapore, and … the wider impact of the pandemic and avoids surveillance problems such as the impact of changes to Covid-19 death …
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  • Counting what matters: Rethinking Aotearoa's population statistics without a census

    … Population data sources, estimates, and projections are having to evolve to meet the needs of climate change, … Ethnic diversity and a rapidly ageing population combine with volatile migration flows to give each place a … to establish where house building is to be placed, and of what type 7 . The potential influence of climate change on …
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  • Local alcohol policies: What’s the opportunity to reduce harm?

    …   Summary Local Alcohol Policies (LAPs) are developed by councils, in consultation with communities, to guide where and when alcohol is sold. … of LAP restrictions on off-premises outlet density 22 What this briefing adds Legal developments have limited the …
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  • A century of health inequalities in NZ – new data

    … NZ. In this blog we also take the opportunity to discuss what might be done to address the current inequality problem … The gradients have been strongest for income, but they are also strong for small area deprivation and education [3, … have long legacy effects. Dealing with specific health problems that mediate health inequalities such as tobacco and …
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  • New report shows how regional plans could transform freshwater quality

    … new report has received little attention, but its findings are relevant beyond high-country lakes and vital to the … councillors and staff to be identifying and learning from what hasn’t worked before. All regional councils are required … health outcomes (ie healthy waterbodies). This is a common problem around NZ, due in part to a history of …
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