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  • NZ’s “Team of 5 million” has achieved the lowest COVID-19 death rate in the OECD – but there are still gaps in our pandemic response

    … appears to be the only one to succeed with elimination at a national level. But despite the success of the “team of 5 … seems obvious to restate the need to avoid complacency. We can also adopt an evaluative culture of continuous quality … continues to understand the direction of travel and can critique it.   Acknowledgement: The authors thank Prof …
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  • Long Covid: High economic burden justifies further preventive efforts

    … reduces worker productivity resulting in economic harm. A recent analysis suggests that Long Covid is likely costing … preventive interventions. Nevertheless, the NZ Government can take immediate action to reduce this joint health and … NZ context, and outlines actions that the NZ Government can take to mitigate these costs. Long Covid: growing …
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  • The race to be the first place in Aotearoa to be smokefree

    … the Smokefree 2025 goal. However, it is not all bad news. A major avenue of hope for a smokefree Aotearoa comes from … be sufficiently effective (4). Unsurprisingly, projections show that on current trends the smokefree 2025 goal will not … competition to see which locality (city, town, district) can be the first to achieve this smokefree status. The prize …
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  • ACC turns 50: A more modern approach to injury prevention needed

    … prevention strategies. That shift in direction would be a worthy advance to celebrate 50 years of serving Aotearoa … risk. What works most cost-effectively for prevention? How can ACC play a stronger public health role? Need to update … a role, addressing structural and environmental factors can prevent far more injuries than simply advising people to …
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  • 6 teaspoons of sugar a day helps the diseases stay down, in a most challenging way

    … that sugar should be less than 10% of total energy intake a day, but have gone further to state that 5% would be better … includes about 1 teaspoon of sugar, and 1 standard 355 ml can of soft drink can contain around 10 or so teaspoons). There will need to be …
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  • Public health priorities in this election year

    … our Public Health Priorities Series, which highlights a range of public health challenges linked by a need for … policies, we are world leaders. This illustrates what can be achieved by the wonderful fusion of public health … health issues and the choices available to voters. How you can be involved Subscribe to the Briefing Send us your …
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  • Contradictions surround Government’s move to slash tax on heated tobacco products

    … smoking cessation tools. Ms Costello described the move as a “trial”. However, she had previously criticised … on heated tobacco products. The tobacco industry has a long history of malign practice. Court judgments have found … industry’s agenda, rather than public health goals, can be dispelled.   Authors details  Prof Janet Hoek ,   Anna …
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  • “Appetite for Destruction”: A new book with attitude – but also strong science

    …   Book launched tomorrow Gareth Morgan is known as a smart economist and a bit of a stirrer of public debate.  Think domestic cat … attention. A great example of what kiwi-style philanthropy can do to nudge and cajole and reorientate public and …
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  • Tobacco industry interference: Is the new Government meeting its international obligations?

    … in opposing effective tobacco control policies and a long history of attempting to disrupt policies that would … market Prime Minister Luxon: “To say that actually, you can concentrate all that distribution in a few shops and you … shops now... you're going to have retailers dealing with, 'Show me your ID', 'Oh, no, I'm sorry, you're born in 2009' - …
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  • Urgently upgrading NZ’s Covid-19 response

    … actions include upgrading the Alert Level system with a particular focus on mask use, making the Covid Tracer App … for adoption of masks as a ‘nose and mouth’ lockdown that can prevent a ‘full body lockdown’. 3 In a forthcoming paper 4 we propose two levels of mask requirements that can be matched to the risk in the community: The ‘ travel and …
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