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New Zealand’s hard-won improvements to our Building Code must be retained: Here’s why
… just affect industry, it will impact energy savings and health. In this Briefing, we lay out the evidence for … back to about half or even less of the levels required in Australia 4 , Ireland 5 , or the UK. 6 In our warmer regions, … will an insulation rollback cost us? There is a 20-year history of solid research in Aotearoa New Zealand showing …
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Urgent action needed to help eliminate cervical cancer in Aotearoa
… Summary For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has set an ambitious goal to eliminate a cancer as a public health problem. Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) committed to this … would be required to make this change. NZ trails behind Australia NZ is lagging well behind Australia which is set to …
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New report shows how regional plans could transform freshwater quality
… plans have broad ecological, cultural, economic, and human health importance and, if the report’s findings are well … This is a common problem around NZ, due in part to a history of inadequate central government policy and intense pressure from private interests (Death et al., 2018; Joy & Canning, 2021; …
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Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream
… drinking water falls on those downstream – households on private supplies and ratepayers. ECan has said nitrate … 0.3 and 1.0 mg/L. 7 Importantly, the MAV is a human health limit, not a limit that should be applied to the … $500,000 to $750,000 plus ongoing operating costs. 17 Private supplies (eg, households on bore water) will have to …
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Modifying homes to prevent falls is very cost-effective: New NZ study
… hazards in homes) appears to be a very cost-effective health sector intervention. But even more cost-effective was … reported that falls cause 10% of all the injury-related health loss in this country – in third place behind transport … per QALY gained (or $8,300 for those with a previous fall history). Such targeted programmes would also have the …
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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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A single shot to prevent cancer? HPV vaccine can!
… has yet to reach the original 75% target. The World Health Organization now recommends a 1-dose vaccine schedule for 9-20-year-olds. Forty countries, including Australia and UK now follow this advice. NZ continues to … datasheet that specifies a 2-dose schedule. However, health authorities can address this barrier. A single dose …
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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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What can Aotearoa NZ learn from Australia’s new vaping policies?
… Summary Unlike Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), Australia has not treated vaping products as consumer … has seen youth vaping rise. The Australian Minister of Health, Mark Butler, this week responded by announcing new … these proposals do not go far enough . The NZ Ministry of Health will soon release new regulations, but these will be …
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NZ compares well with other OECD countries in health & other areas: But scope for improvements
… also various ways we could make further improvements in health, safety and the environment. The good news is that … well in the well-being domain ( see previous Public Health Expert blog ). Higher self-reported health (2/36): When asked, “How is your health in general?” …
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