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  • Potential health co-benefits from eradicating rats, stoats and possums in NZ towns and cities

    … The eradication of some introduced pests such as rats, stoats and possums in … benefits from the eradication or near-complete control of these pest species.   The recently announced plans for a “predator-free” Wellington City (1) are part of a long-term trend that has seen successful pest …
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  • Expanding the Definition of Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Mindset Change to Help Achieve a Smokefree Aotearoa

    … tobacco harm reduction will likely support realisation of the Smokefree Aotearoa Goal, this approach is often … that goes beyond supporting access to and uptake of alternative nicotine products like vaping and recognises … of the above typology, we argue that smokefree policy and practice has often long deployed a harm reduction approach …
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  • Housing and urban regeneration in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … for infrastructure, but there is still a shortage of habitable safe housing for low-income households. … requires not only an urgent upgrading of the Building Code to establish higher housing standards but continuing … but also areas where key gaps remain. The Building Code, infrastructure and the public housing stock We are …
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  • Evidence supports a proposed Parliamentary Bill to reduce harm from alcohol sponsorship of sport

    … announced a Member’s Bill to end alcohol sponsorship of sport, acting on recommendations by three … Authority, via the Advertising and Promotion of Alcohol Code. 20 This Code condones alcohol sponsorship arrangements in …
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  • What does recent biomarker literature say about the likely harm from e-cigarettes?

    … results are highly variable but all suggest lower levels of risk to vapers relative to tobacco smokers. Yet as the … vape) and there is no evidence yet about long-term effects of e-cigarette use on health outcomes, a lot more future … research will be needed to get a reasonable understanding of the relative harms.   Why focus on biomarker studies? …
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  • Aotearoa’s perinatal and maternal death rates remain inequitable and unjust

    … decrease in all-cause perinatal mortality over the years of 2006-2021 according to the Perinatal and Maternal … those younger than 20 years, and those living in areas of higher deprivation, have worse perinatal outcomes. The … these Annual Reports guide recommendations on systems, practice, processes or policies that need changing, and that …
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  • Seven decades of severe weather events in Aotearoa New Zealand: What are the human health impacts?

    … timeframe, there were 498 severe weather events recorded, of which 185 were linked with either injuries or deaths. In total, the deaths of 362 people were reported, and the most common cause of death was boating accidents. The health consequences of …
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  • Covid-19: A planetary disease

    … This blog focuses on the underlying environmental causes of Covid-19 (Covid) and the role of international law in tackling both Covid and other … immemorial; most infectious illnesses were, at one stage, of animal origin. The rate of emergence of new diseases has …
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  • Hearing loss & social isolation – the silent burden

    … Untreated hearing loss is a large direct cause of disability and is associated with increased risk of social isolation, depression and anxiety. Māori are at risk of greater unmet needs in hearing health care in Aotearoa New …
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  • We need to talk about breast cancer screening (part 1)

    … Professor Diana Sarfati consider the pros and cons of breast cancer screening, in light of the growing controversy (mostly in the northern … hemisphere) about the possibility that the benefits of breast cancer screening are (much) less than previously …
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