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  • Meat, health, hospitals, and sustainability*

    … Achieving healthier diets that are also sustainable is increasingly in the news. In this … consumption above the already high levels that are now common in the developed world is itself associated with an … – to both patients and staff – food that causes cancer. What better place is there to start making dietary changes …
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  • Sustained Resilience: the impact of nuclear war on New Zealand and how to mitigate catastrophe

    … should be greatly intensified – but we must also consider what happens if prevention fails. NZ is often cited as … to update the findings for the NZ context. Contrary to common misconception, radiation is not a major risk to NZ in … production and distribution, that crop substitutions are appropriate, that essential machinery does not …
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  • Smartphone apps for weight loss and smoking cessation

    … Are smartphone apps for weight loss and smoking cessation … a NZ public health perspective. In this blog we discuss what we found and its implications for ‘what next’ for using … ever more services through them. In our recent publication with a group of medical students (last week’s NZ Medical …
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  • Digesting things further: High dietary salt intakes are almost certainly problematic

    … did a blog post on dietary salt and health , particularly with regard to a new large prospective study (the PURE … of 24-hour urines to measure sodium (see also this systematic review of 20 studies (6)). Our colleagues … of the PURE Study – which is frustrating in that we are now waiting another five years or so for a more …
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  • Removing the nicotine from tobacco: The key component of the current Smokefree Bill

    … (sometimes called very low nicotine cigarettes, VLNCs) are defined as cigarettes having less than 0.4mg nicotine per … generally understood. However, these studies also revealed common misperceptions, such as that nicotine is the main … in NZ or by existing NZ-based tobacco or vaping companies. What are the priorities? There are at least four priority …
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  • High levels of CO2 found in small study of early childhood centres: Improving ventilation in the time of COVID-19

    … schools throughout Aotearoa New Zealand have been supplied with CO 2 monitors, ECEs have not despite being known to have … years 2 .   Over 68% of children at two years of age are currently in some sort of formal care, with that figure … The findings in this study in Taranaki are consistent with what has been found in similar studies undertaken in schools …
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  • Contradictions surround Government’s move to slash tax on heated tobacco products

    … measure. In this Briefing we compare the position she took with respect to the measures she repealed and her stance on … revenues by recruiting new smokers (the majority of whom are under the age of 18), preventing current smokers from … about her definition of ‘less harmful’ means it is unclear what outcomes she wants to achieve or how she plans to assess …
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  • Preparing for Omicron: A proactive Government response is urgently needed to minimise harms

    … on daily MIQ (Managed Isolation and Quarantine) cases) We are also learning more about the impact of the Omicron … of Australia probably provides the best example of what NZ can expect to see, given that its population immunity … decision-making and equity. There are many potential problems to avoid. One added requirement is to provide a …
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  • The policy bonfire of environment protection: 10 examples that threaten public health

    … The implications for public health of these policy changes are significant, impacting communities’ health directly and … of dollars damage from Cyclone Gabrielle this year. With health and well-being already seriously impacted by … why it would undo existing environmental protections, and what consequences this would have for our communities. This …
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  • Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream

    … Summary Many communities across Canterbury are facing increasingly difficult decisions as nitrate … has continued to increase. As nitrate levels rise, associated costs are climbing for Canterbury’s communities. … were commonly identified sources of nitrate pollution. 10 What is essential to know, but appears not to be publicly …
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