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  • Severe weather events linked to outbreaks of crypto in Aotearoa – New study

    … Summary In this Briefing we summarise findings from  our recent study … into the link between severe weather events and clusters of the gastrointestinal disease cryptosporidiosis in Aotearoa … weather events with heavy rainfall or flooding may play a role in the development of some outbreaks of this …
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  • How much of Māori:European mortality inequalities are due to socioeconomic position and tobacco?

    … Policy-makers need to know how much of ethnic inequalities in health are due to socioeconomic … that can shed light on policy-relevant questions.  A half or more of Māori:European/Other inequalities in … presenting the findings in a seminar. What did we do? We used linked NZ census-mortality data, covering three …
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  • Surviving winter: NZ’s journey through 145 years of seasonal survival – New study

    … Winter Mortality (EWM) in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) for a 145 year period (from 1876 to 2020). We found that the … was a favourable decline in winter excess deaths from 7.9% of annual deaths in the 1920s, down to 4.5% in the 2010s … for population shifts. We used statistical techniques (eg, “structural breaks”) and considered temporal trends to …
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  • Using a fun “Mask Day” at school to promote pandemic protection in the NZ community

    … recommended using face coverings or fabric masks as a strategy to contain COVID-19 pandemic virus transmission, the uptake of mask use in the public has been suboptimal. In this blog, … general public in the South Island at the present time (eg, supermarkets, public transport). Children appear more …
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  • Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Quitting aid or teen addiction risk?

    … Summary  The government appears poised to allow the sale of oral tobacco and nicotine products in Aotearoa New Zealand … allowing the sale of oral tobacco and nicotine products, a measure included in the National-NZ First Coalition … (Figure 1). They are made from tobacco and have been used in many parts of the world for hundreds of years. 1 For …
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  • “Why not just ban it?” Is it time to consider ending tobacco sales?

    … why don’t you just ban it?’ Indeed, Hone Harawira drafted a Private Members Bill proposing exactly that back in 2006. Why not just ban the sale of tobacco? This blog considers some arguments for and … or legislative interventions as manifestations of a ‘nanny state’. If a policy to end tobacco sales became viewed in …
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  • Should smokefree indoor areas = vapefree areas?

    … The NZ Ministry of Health is currently reviewing public submissions on … vaping bans already exist in many places within the USA (eg, (1)), with most overlapping with smokefree areas. … potential value of shifting smokers to become vapers From a public health perspective, it might seem preferable to …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: The impact of hunger on learning

    …   Summary Associate Minister of Education, David Seymour wants to cut funding to the Ka … improve attendance or school achievement.  In part two of a three-part series, we highlight that the programme … socioeconomic deprivation A linear regression model was used to estimate the effect that food insecurity (once a …
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  • Smoke, heat or vapour? Ideas for risk-proportionate regulation to make World Smokefree Day irrelevant by 2025

    … impact on population health. Reflecting this, the Ministry of Health announced in May that it will investigate … the new regulatory framework, and proposes key features of a risk-proportionate approach. We argue the framework should … not address where ECs and smoked tobacco products may be used; these questions will also require careful consideration …
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  • Tobacco industry ‘transformation’ – more smoke and mirrors?

    … the Tobacco Control 30 th anniversary issue and consider a response from tobacco industry spokespeople. 2 Finally, we … Tomorrow’ (Figure 2) – by reducing the health impact of their business through ‘Portfolio transformation’ that … that are likely to be less harmful than smoking if used as complete replacements for conventional cigarettes. …
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