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After the new law for smokefree cars for Kiwi kids, what next?
… We briefly review some lessons from this legislation’s long journey and explore future smokefree possibilities in … is a matter for delight. Many have worked hard and long for this, community workers, advocates, researchers, … health matters? Why was the policy process for the law so long? It is over 45 years since the first smokefree places …
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Calling for action on suicide prevention in Aotearoa
… A whole-of-society approach is urgently needed to address long-standing high rates of suicide in NZ. This approach … of suicide prevention to all of government with long-overdue collaboration and action by all sectors, public … calls to shift suicide prevention towards a universal, long-term population-based approach. 4 It requires a policy …
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Why eliminating Covid-19 is critical: Since more waves of infection, hospitalisations and deaths are inevitable for other countries until a vaccine arrives
… achieving herd immunity. Given a vaccine might still be a long way off, NZ’s elimination strategy (if successful) is likely to avoid high numbers of deaths and the need for long periods of restrictions to suppress or mitigate the … which (if successful) means that the country will not need long periods of disease suppression or mitigation measures. …
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Public health priorities in this election year
… theme is the need to radically change our framing towards long-term thinking in all areas of policy making. Our … on the health and well-being of all New Zealanders and the long-term sustainability of our environment. Highlighting … kicked off with Nick Wilson’s article on the need for a long-term perspective to tackle public health issues and …
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Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)
… would coordinate and integrate these efforts to improve long-term health security in Aotearoa New Zealand, the … Achieving the necessary capacity will require consistent, long-term investment in core systems, services, and … Greater progress in science and innovation Improved long-term reliability of response capacity and trusted …
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Tackling child poverty: will the nation’s political leaders honour Richie Poulton’s legacy?
… when severe and/or prolonged, has significant negative long-term impacts (e.g. for health, educational achievement, … the experience of childhood poverty, the greater the long-term effects. Hence, if we want to improve key … childhood… experience of intense or regular poverty is long-lasting. Taking child poverty seriously Fortunately, …
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Media release: Will NZ’s next government face up to future catastrophic risks?
… in the series “Where the parties stand?” looking at Long-term thinking & catastrophic risk . University of … the election trail, it’s very concerning to see how little long-term thinking there is,” says Professor Wilson. The … that would strengthen the resilience of the country to long-term global risks. Professor Wilson says NZ political …
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Covid recovery or sustainable transformation?
… The world has underestimated these risks for too long. They need to be confronted. One of the most profound … quest for decarbonisation. But more likely, the required long-term multi-sector changes will be much more difficult to … as it continues, could well divert attention away from long-running issues for New Zealand such as infrastructure …
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Intensifying Covid-19 Control Measures: 5 Measures for Faster Elimination and 5 Measures to Prevent Future outbreaks
… Also, there is growing concern that conditions such as “long Covid” have potentially very long-term impacts. One commentator suggests a best assumption … of 2-3% of those who get Covid-19 will have a crippling “long Covid” similar to chronic fatigue syndrome [1]. Five …
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NZ’s long-running Campylobacter epidemic from poultry: Now with antibiotic resistance
… NZ has a long-running Campylobacter infection epidemic with … of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in NZ poultry NZ has a long-term problem with Campylobacter infection from … of Campylobacter infection. In summary – NZ has a serious long-term Campylobacter epidemic but now with the added …
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