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  • Should smokefree indoor areas = vapefree areas?

    … The NZ Ministry of Health is currently reviewing public submissions on options … laws and policies. It is timely that the Ministry of Health is considering whether and how to allow access to … remains unclear) or move nicotine-users to where their health is at lower risk of harm. However, regulatory changes …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Public policy options to address alcohol-related harm in Aotearoa

    … and marketing.   This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions s eries looking at effective public health measures to reduce demand on healthcare quickly .   … alcohol marketing   All three recommendations would reduce health service use in the short and long term and are …
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  • Media release: Decades-old nutrition data leave NZ in the dark

    … Public health and food industry experts are calling on the … essential, up-to-date data for shaping effective public health policies and tackling rising diet-related diseases. … , say researchers  in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . Briefing co-author Prof Cliona …
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  • Protecting hapu māmā and newborn babies through immunisation during pregnancy in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … Such steps will complement the recently announced health target of 95% of children receiving all recommended … findings reflect stark inequities in access to maternal health care and signal the need for system change.  … who need it most. Healthcare providers need to get the information and services to them so whānau are able to make …
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  • Capitalising on NZ’s linked data by increasing IT and researcher capacity: Opportunity is knocking

    … environment, strengths we can build on. Consider the health data.  All mortality and hospitalisation events, … and so on, can be linked anonymously through the National Health Index number (unique patient identifier).  Moreover, … processes. Here is the vision of the Virtual Health Information Network : To create and sustain an environment …
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  • Patterns of declining smoking in NZ – But more action needed by the New Government

    … Just published results from the NZ Health Survey indicate ongoing declines in smoking for Māori … could be accelerated. Just published results from the NZ Health Survey indicate recent ongoing declines in smoking, … smoking cessation service provision – which includes health worker counselling and provision of pharmacotherapy; …
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  • Dropping the ball on measles? Aotearoa must close an ‘immunity gap’ to avoid a measles epidemic

    … meant that it was the last nation-wide epidemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) certified measles elimination in NZ … a large measles epidemic risk with consequences for the health sector; and those made miserable, disabled or dead. … on your return to New Zealand. Where to get more information on measles disease and MMR vaccine. Other …
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  • Minimum pricing of alcohol: what does the evidence say?

    … Jennie Connor, University of Otago, researches the public health impacts of alcohol policy in NZ   Last month Justice … minimum price policy on alcohol prevents harm (and reduces health inequalities) appears to be stronger than Collins … in terms of quality-adjusted life-years.” In the public health field, we seldom see policy packages that have such a …
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  • Urgent action needed to help eliminate cervical cancer in Aotearoa

    … Summary For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has set an ambitious goal to eliminate a cancer as a public health problem. Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) committed to this … there.  WHO’s Cervical Cancer Elimination Goal The World Health Organization (WHO) set an ambitious goal to  eliminate …
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  • Debate on ultra-processed foods shouldn’t derail good dietary advice

    … The commentary around UPF is complex. Nutrition and public health experts are debating whether categorising UPF … just 19 food companies had 67% of the NZ market share 4 .  Health and ultra-processed foods A number of large cohort studies and meta-analyses consistently show an association between high intakes of UPF and a range of …
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