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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 … or discussions with tobacco companies  until 2021 , after which it reports 19 engagements with tobacco companies, … no robust evidence to support these claims. 12 If repeated often enough and seeded carefully , these claims may come to …
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  • Public health response to report on potential risk of nitrate from drinking water

    … This week a report, co-funded by Fonterra and MBIE, investigated the … evidence observing nitrate in drinking water as a risk factor for colorectal cancer. In separate public … these conclusions by highlighting some key limitations. A recent report co-funded by Fonterra and MBIE and …
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  • World Ventil8 Day – How do our buildings measure up?

    … to raise awareness of the importance of ventilation as a crucial part of enabling health and wellbeing. Breathing clean air is so often ignored or poorly understood – and we usually only … 5 In addition, if someone in the room has a respiratory infection, a high CO 2 level indicates that you are more …
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  • An upgraded Alert Level 2 is urgently needed to address the Delta Variant threat

    … are mask use in all indoor environments, and creating a Level 2+ that keeps the highest risk indoor environments … Photo by  Anna Tarazevich  from  Pexels On 17 August 2021, a community case with Delta variant Covid-19 infection was detected in Auckland. Case numbers quickly …
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  • Food poverty for NZ teens creating an achievement lag of up to four years

    … was up to four years behind their food-secure peers, even after accounting for socioeconomic deprivation. With the … biggest increase in food insecurity for children in NZ in a decade observed in 2022/23, we need more measures to … living in households where the food runs out sometimes or often jumped from 14.4% to 21.3%. For tamariki Māori, the …
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  • Open data, transparency and power – role of the Virtual Health Information Network

    … benefit the health of all New Zealanders. The VHIN is a network of health data users, especially in the Statistics … capitalise on linked health data. The Government has set a clear direction to increase the availability of data to … and data driven innovation. Statistics NZ (Stats NZ) has a tagline; unleashing the power of data to change lives. The …
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  • Likely rise in invasive strep infections in NZ requires a strategy

    … Summary Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a common cause of sore throats and … Penicillin is the drug of choice for treating both mild and severe GAS disease, while other treatments are … spread of GAS and other respiratory viruses that often co-circulate with GAS. In addition, measures to reduce …
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  • Queenstown outbreak highlights future challenges for clean drinking water

    … safe to drink. While authorities continue to investigate a range of potential source of this outbreak, they have … to residents of Queenstown and Frankton. The warning came after several people were diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis; a … about how to limit their exposure to potential sources of infection, as well as to reduce transmission from infected …
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  • Reducing the health burden from contaminated drinking water in NZ: Opportunities arising from the new Water Services Bill

    … we consider how the new Water Services Bill might provide a framework to enable the new water regulator, Taumata … drinking water. As such, local government policy decisions often defer to the RMA, which in some cases, are in conflict … * Author affiliations: all from Health Environment & Infection Research Unit, Department of Public Health, …
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  • Proposals to reduce youth vaping: Important steps but a more comprehensive approach needed

    … “ youth vaping rates are too high and we need to strike a better balance ”, she has requested feedback on three … which may sell a full flavour range. 4  Dairies are often visited by young people, whose potentially high … a lifestyle practice  concentrated among young people  and often unconnected to smoking status. The Government hopes to …
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