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Protecting children in cars from tobacco smoke: The inconsistent case of new mandatory child restraints while optional smoking persists
… Today sees new rules to ensure children are safely secured in cars come into force, yet many remain … children exposed likely to be well in excess of 100,000. 7 What’s more, frequency of exposure is high – one quarter of … cars carrying children to be smokefree are already common in many countries. 13 Across the Tasman, all …
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Open data, transparency and power – role of the Virtual Health Information Network
… ‘facts’ and takes up 1.22 terabytes of space. There are currently 117+ research projects using the IDI, and at … undertake their work in a secure Data Lab environment with access only to the data relating to their approved … the IDI. There is an ongoing need for public discussion on what research is appropriate using IDI data; sometimes …
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The Havelock North drinking water inquiry: A wake-up call to rebuild public health in New Zealand
… to the outbreak. In this blog we argue that the failings are much broader than the safety of drinking water supplies … fragmentation of NZ’s national public health institutions. What is needed now is a major stocktake and rebuilding of our … facts of the Havelock North campylobacter outbreak are now common knowledge. The outbreak was recognised on 12 August …
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Being Bolder – Public Health Endgames for NZ
… on public health-related endgames. It also considers what additional endgames this country could be bolder about … diseases have been eradicated globally: smallpox (with the declaration in 1980) and the cattle disease … or need for smallpox vaccination). A few other diseases are on the cusp of global eradication. For polio it is just …
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A pandemic that won’t go away – as Covid enters its 5th year, NZ needs a realistic strategy
… to expectations and adapt accordingly. Evolving variants are driving ongoing waves of infection, prolonging the … health impact may be Long Covid because it is relatively common after acute infections in all ages. This ongoing … a Creative Commons license. Read the original article . What is new in this Briefing Previous pandemics have not …
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Food and beverage taxes for a healthier diet: The Pacific experience
… Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), the Pacific and globally we are seeing a growing impact of the food environment on … for prevention and public awareness of the dangers associated with the consumption of sugary products (New … NCD prevention strategies, would maximise health benefits. What’s new in this Briefing? Since 2000, one-quarter of …
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Divesting from fossil fuels – is this good for public health?
… What does Victoria University have in common with Stanford, the Australian National University and … perspective. To understand why these organisations are disinvesting, check out the Synthesis Report of the …
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Potential impact of an Omicron outbreak: A look at the IHME modelling for NZ
… at 10 deaths per day [95%CI: 0 to 50]). While there are various limitations and uncertainties with all such modelling, our impression is that this work is … (ie, until their outbreaks subside in coming weeks). But what is the likely impact of an Omicron outbreak in NZ if a …
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Calling for action on suicide prevention in Aotearoa
… that the solutions required to prevent suicide are broad and far-reaching. A whole-of-society approach is … New Zealand. This Briefing opens the conversation about what a whole-of-society approach might look like and what an … with appropriate expertise to undertake critical functions associated with suicide prevention, including developing and …
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Where do the parties stand? Addressing Māori health inequity
… Centre contacted each of the five major parties with a set of questions about their position on five areas … our introductory article , and the articles in the series are being collated here as they are published On 1 July 2022, … The second question asked political parties: Expand on what measures your party will introduce to improve Māori …
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