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  • In the news: Public Health Priorities Series

    … Here's a selection of coverage of the Public Health Priorities Series published on The Briefing,  coinciding with the launch of the  Public Health Expert Briefing .    When the first barrier fails: … sources Marnie Prickett and co-authors closed the Public Health Priorities series with a call to action for our water …
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  • Taxes on fizzy drinks in NZ: preventing premature deaths and raising funds for health

    … A task of public health research is to quantify the health impact of interventions that are upstream and are … outlined how difficult it is to estimate precisely the health impact of food taxes and subsidies .  Change the price …
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  • Aotearoa New Zealand’s unhealthy food environment needs more policy action

    … area for improving population nutrition and diet-related health conditions. Food policies can improve food … promoted, so have the potential to address inequities in health.   INFORMAS (the International Network for Food and … of Public sector policies and actions were rated by public health expert panels in 2014, 2017 and 2020 3 against …
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  • Can we make better use of a cost-effective anti-cancer vaccine? The case of HPV vaccination in NZ girls

    … girls is clearly a “good value-for-money” way to protect health – even at the modest 47% coverage. Because of slightly … rates, the programme makes a contribution to reducing health inequalities. But a more intensive school-only … is offered through schools (in year 8) or through primary care (age 12 to 20 years). Young women need to have received …
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  • Robust vaccine surveillance shows safety – we need to communicate this better

    … To build trust and maintain confidence in vaccines, NZ health agencies need to be far more active in communicating … other vaccines, such as measles 2 , reducing their public health benefit.  Vaccine distrust is noted by the World … studies for both hospitalisations and visits to primary care 10 and a platform for executing association studies when …
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  • The Covid inquiry report is an excellent guide to preparing for the next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk

    … the findings of this report and freeze cuts to public health and related staff positions while future pandemic … inevitable pandemic, the report says NZ must build public health capacity to increase the range of response options and … in the context of job cuts and downsizing of public health capacity. Te Whatu Ora/Health NZ is set to  cut 1,500 …
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  • Five actions to support New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, with a focus on Auckland

    … role for Māori and Pacific providers, and models of care that are equity focussed and culturally safe across all … achieve the levels of vaccine coverage needed to limit the health and social harm caused by the current pandemic. … age groups including rangatahi, Māori and Pacific public health leaders, church leaders, gang leaders), key agencies …
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  • Adaptation important but don’t give up on mitigation—what the new IPCC report means for Aotearoa

    … end of the century. Climate change already damages human health and wellbeing, including in New Zealand. This article … new report in the New Zealand context, highlighting public health impacts as well as policy pathways for both adapting … such as those responsible for disaster response and health care, that are better prepared for the complex and …
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  • Establishing Long COVID services in Aotearoa NZ – what can we learn from overseas?

    … and many countries are establishing dedicated health services to support people with the condition. In this … of assessment provided 16 (which is problematic from a health equity perspective). The standard process for LC … 1325 patients identified signs of inequitable access to care in their cohort, particularly with ethnic minorities. 25 …
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  • The Smokefree legislation is evidence-based, removing it is not

    … continues to cost thousands of lives and millions of health care dollars. Prime Minister Luxon could yet display strong … time, as smoking prevalence falls, the number of lives and health care costs saved, will increase greatly. However, …
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