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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. … of acute gastrointestinal illness and costs $38.5 million each year. 15 Further, nitrate contamination in drinking … to climate change. Although GDP is a crude metric – if people are healthier then this means they are typically more …
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The Omicron waves – Comparing Aotearoa NZ and Australia in four key graphs
… when examining the Auckland region compared with the rest of NZ, Auckland’s experience of the first Omicron wave is more severe, with a higher … wave? Second Omicron waves are being experienced in many other nations, such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and …
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Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Quitting aid or teen addiction risk?
… products are already widely available as alternatives for people who smoke, and the safety and efficacy of novel oral … 1). They are made from tobacco and have been used in many parts of the world for hundreds of years. 1 For example, … products meet strict safety and efficacy requirements. How harmful are oral tobacco and nicotine products? As noted …
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Walking and cycling for transport is good for physical activity levels in Kiwis!
… who drive cars. When we looked at this association for people who are in work or not in work, it holds for both … activity for New Zealanders and therefore lowering many disease risks. The important questions to focus on now … and incentives to increase active transport levels and how to ensure that people who are currently insufficiently …
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Improving ventilation in schools: a key protection against Covid-19 outbreaks and an enduring legacy for healthier learning
… As much of the country moves down Alert Levels, children are … now appears to be the turn of Aotearoa New Zealand’s young people to bear the brunt of Covid-19 outbreaks: 326/868 (38%) … outbreaks requires a similar approach in schools. Indeed, many common respiratory infections are spread in school …
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The Crisis in youth mental health: what can be done?
… (WHR24) found a steep decline in the mental wellbeing of youth. Findings from New Zealand-specific research paint a similar picture. Significant factors impacting young people’s mental health and wellbeing include the effect of … and local evidence offers us clear examples of how we can listen to young people’s voices in designing …
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Potential new regulatory options for e-cigarettes/ANDS in NZ
… reasonable to say that there is no scientific consensus on how the potential benefits of ANDS availability compares to … is, in terms of the potential benefit of reduced harm to people who use ANDS to quit smoking or who fully switch from … ANDS cannot currently be legally sold (in contrast to many other jurisdictions considering regulatory frameworks …
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A 100 years ago today a death ship from NZ arrived in Samoa: A reminder of NZ’s responsibilities to its South Pacific neighbours
… failed to appropriately consider the risks of having sick people on board and the Talune was given a clean “bill of … extended official apologies to Fiji and Tonga – given how the Talune also spread the pandemic to these countries. … pandemic plan. The current NZ pandemic plan does have many high quality aspects. For example, it includes reference …
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COVID-19 and Māori health – when equity is more than a word
… results in profound inequities for Māori in rates of many infectious diseases. 11-13 The evidence to date from … of illness and risks of dying from COVID-19 increases for people with underlying health conditions. For example, … to die from COVID-19. 19 However, it remains unclear how age works to increase risk. Older age may lead to worse …
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Might a ‘Coasean’ social contract mitigate overall societal harm from COVID-19?
… In this blog, we outline how a win-win social contract could be forged to address the major dimensions of response to the COVID-19 pandemic when using a mitigation strategy: the particular need to protect older people from high death rates and the desirability of …
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