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  • Public Health Communication Centre strategic outline

    … we live. Primary Charter Objectives The PHCC was formed on the basis of a Charter signed between the University of … Ministries and Departments, and during legislative process on how to protect and improve public health in New Zealand. … the Public Health Expert Briefing . Engage with the media on public health issues and research. Provide comment and …
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  • The arrival of Candida auris in Aotearoa NZ: risk assessment and actions needed

    … mainly through contact with contaminated surfaces and medical equipment. Standard hospital-grade disinfectants are … C. auris infections can result from the use of invasive medical devices that are contaminated with C. auris . 1 2 … aimed at detecting and managing cases C. auris can persist on surfaces and medical equipment for several months through …
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  • Digesting things further: High dietary salt intakes are almost certainly problematic

    … We recently did a blog post on dietary salt and health , particularly with regard to a … with input from colleagues in a journal club we ran. Based on these discussions, we now have stronger concerns about … salt intakes. Again however we invite critical comment on our assessment and suggestions on where to from here.   …
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  • Improving NZ Government communication about COVID-19: Five suggestions

    … for much of the COVID-19 pandemic has been remarked on. But given that the pandemic situation is very far from … ‘a person who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law’. There are strictly defined … flights to NZ potentially causing problems with access to “medical supplies”. 18 This is a potentially alarmist …
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  • How to Systematically Reduce the Border Failure Risk for COVID-19 in Aotearoa/NZ

    … border control failures Risk component Details and comment on risk reduction options Consider suspending travel from … close contacts of high-risk workers could be required to report their health status weekly, with a lower threshold for … z/news-media/media-releases/results-covid-19-positive-cases-under-investigation-returned ). No investigation report has …
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  • Queenstown outbreak highlights future challenges for clean drinking water

    … findings, there needs to be more public discussion on how to keep communities’ drinking water safe and more … debate from central and local government politicians on this important issue. While the water regulator, Taumata … with giardiasis, the other major enteric protozoan disease under close surveillance (both are notifiable by the …
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  • Transport, carbon emission reduction and health- the possibility of a virtuous circle?

    … note: In this Blog, Caroline Shaw and Simon Hales reflect on the weak evidence on health co-benefits for some ‘big’ environmental policies, … of these policies. One study estimated that if trips under 7km in urban centres in NZ were done on bike rather …
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  • How can we address tobacco companies’ manipulation of cigarette prices?

    … Pricing is one of the most potent influences on consumers’ behaviour. Governments around the world have … blog, we discuss the findings of our just published paper on pricing and changes in the NZ tobacco market during a … these measures by differentially ‘over-shifting’ or ‘under-shifting’ the tax increases, (i.e., increasing prices …
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  • The UK Government shows leadership with a Soft Drink Tax announcement

    … increase if manufacturers and retailers fully pass it on to the shelf price (without reducing their profit … billion. The UK Government says it will spend the revenue on fitness programmes and extended school hours for children … to children on all media as recommended in the ECHO Report (see a previous blog on SSB tax implementation). These …
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  • Long Covid: High economic burden justifies further preventive efforts

    … public settings.  This Briefing reviews overseas evidence on the economic impact of Long Covid, considers its potential … Long Covid: growing recognition of a substantial impact on population health Long Covid refers to a change in health … discussion of the types of impacts that Long Covid has on the workforce and some estimates of their prevalence). …
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