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  • Human health impacts of plastic exposure – an evolving evidence base

    … Summary The evidence for harm to human health caused by plastic has grown in the … particles themselves. This evidence strengthens the case for urgent action to prevent further plastic pollution, … wicked problem of plastic pollution. 1 The evidence base for environmental harm caused by plastic was incontrovertible …
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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 specific antigen … to occur only among men who express a definite preference for screening after discussion with their clinician. This is … about whether prostate cancer screening is appropriate for them after being given information and discussing the …
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  • Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream

    … the region have already breached drinking water standards for nitrate pollution and publicly available information … As nitrate levels rise, associated costs are climbing for Canterbury’s communities. Environment Canterbury (ECan), the regulator responsible for protecting drinking water sources in this region, has …
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  • Reducing salt in food good for health and NZ’s health budget – New research

    … could produce major health gains and major cost savings for the publicly-funded health sector. We also put these … risk factor globally [ 1 ], with the same ranking for Australasia. In particular, we aimed to model the health benefits and costs for NZ of reducing salt intakes – given this is a country …
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  • Protecting hapu māmā and newborn babies through immunisation during pregnancy in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … pregnancy and in early life. Despite being recommended for many years, fewer mothers receive pertussis (48% in 2020) … are needed to boost maternal immunisation particularly for Māori, Pacific Peoples, and those living in marginalised … māmā during pregnancy and are the first immunisation event for pēpi, protecting them during the first months of life …
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  • Five Potential Enhancements of Covid-19 Outbreak Control in Aotearoa NZ

    … enhancements: (i) develop a robust system to allow for region-specific Alert Levels; (ii) mandate QR code … genomic testing). This situation improves the prospects for successful identification of the chains of transmission … with complete travel restrictions between them to allow for different control responses and speed of moving down …
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  • Strong public support for healthy food policies in Aotearoa

    … a range of fruits, vegetables and unprocessed foods needed for a healthy diet. Better diets mean not only healthier and longer lives for New Zealanders, but also downstream benefits for healthcare costs, productivity and education and, if …
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  • Ready or not? Pandemic preparedness index and implications for NZ

    … The Global Health Security (GHS) Index is one tool for finding out how prepared countries are for pandemics. It was created in 2019 to benchmark countries. … Participants in this exercise agreed that current systems for assessing biological events of unknown origin are not up …
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  • NZ’s Environmental Protection Authority in a muddle over weed killer

    … not to accept the assessment of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) that the herbicide glyphosate … given fresh life by comments made by the Chief Scientist for the Authority, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth. Her attempt to … on glyphosate and the potential implications for chemical safety more generally. This is now particularly …
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  • Consumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers must be mandatory

    … Electricity Authority to make the Consumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers mandatory to protect health. A new … Dependent Consumers who rely on electricity at home for their medical needs are not being protected by the … an essential service Electricity is an essential service for keeping healthy at home – it’s one of the six basic …
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