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  • A pandemic that won’t go away – as Covid enters its 5th year, NZ needs a realistic strategy

    … into its fifth year in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), we need to recognise that this pandemic is very different to … testing and self-isolation when sick, and measures to reduce transmission in critical indoor environments. Equity … 1,000 deaths  in New Zealand. 2 But Covid-19 also has an important and largely unmeasured  burden of disease  as the …
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  • The end game should not be just Smokefree 2025 but also Vapefree

    … in the smokefree arena and is doubling down on its efforts to reach the 2025 goal. This blog asks if it is enough to aim … Te Tiriti o Waitangi demands we aim higher and eliminate vaping also. Under the Te Tiriti o Waitangi the Government is … OR TOMORROW’S HEALTH INEQUITY? Data from the 2018 Youth Insights Survey (11) show that the proportion of …
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  • Daily nicotine use increases among youth in Aotearoa NZ: The 2021 Snapshot Y10 Survey

    … aged 14-15. The survey provides important information on vaping and smoking among an age group where dependence on … and the findings enable researchers and policy makers to assess the impact of different policies.  While the survey … Act 2020 to restrict young people’s access to diverse, youth-oriented flavours are being circumvented. There is …
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  • Note to the Havelock North Inquiry – Think Big

    … in Havelock North. In this blog we consider the background to this issue and argue the Inquiry must not miss the … quickly due to a failure in the supply of drinking water. But the threat is not new: outbreaks of this kind have … that of Australia (Sears et al, 2011). Climate is another important driver of disease risk. Of all the outbreaks of …
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  • The Crisis in youth mental health: what can be done?

    … Summary Youth populations worldwide are experiencing a mental health … that target sources of distress, such as those that reduce the financial burden on young adults. We also recommend commitment to training and supporting more youth-friendly clinicians, …
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  • Staying safe from COVID-19 over summer and beyond: The need for more NZ Government action

    … Aotearoa NZ has responded very successfully to the COVID-19 pandemic by achieving elimination and the lowest death rate in the OECD. But there are ongoing risks – which may even be increasing … in countries such as Japan and South Korea. The most important 3 things that citizens still need to do: Stay home …
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  • Urgently upgrading NZ’s Covid-19 response

    … We outline the upgrades that are now urgently needed to keep New Zealanders safe, particularly in the light of the … base of the time. The system worked well in early 2020 but is now out-of-date in several aspects. Important barriers to effective outbreak control include …
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  • Comparing health interventions in a meaningful way – Introducing the BODE3 Interactive League Table

    … table is a useful tool for researchers and policy-makers to get an informed ‘first impression’ of what are the best … up’ the evidence, for example here on strategies to reduce obesity.  League tables are a tool to compare cost … is unlikely to address inequalities reduction , an important health sector goal). Of note, the mandatory salt …
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  • Running into Trouble: COVID-19 in Japan during the Tokyo Olympics

    … The 2020 Olympic Games were originally postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The delayed event has now opened, … on 7 April 2020 for seven prefectures, including Tokyo, but then extended the state of emergency to all 47 … 6 The Japanese Government also requested that citizens reduce social interactions and refrain from leaving home, if …
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  • Modelling tobacco tax – implications of BODE3 paper just out, and personal reflections on the research journey

    … key findings of this paper, and why I think this paper is important. I also reflect on my 8 year journey from laying the foundations for this paper to its actual publication, the realisation of a vision of … the past. I wanted to be able to estimate which policies reduce inequalities, and by how much, in the future. This …
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