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  • “Why not just ban it?” Is it time to consider ending tobacco sales?

    … This blog considers some arguments for and against a ban on the production (other than tobacco grown for personal … to zero smoking prevalence by 2025. The blog comes down on the side of intensifying other tobacco control approaches … country laid out in the Māori Affairs Select Committee report in 2010 (9) has taken root. An immediate ban on the …
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  • Does healthy food really cost more?

    … food costs more – but does it really? It all depends on how you measure the cost. This blog post looks at some of … healthy foods. However, there seems to be little consensus on how best to measure price – per calorie? Per gram? Per … than less healthy ones. Cost per calorie Other authors report similar findings. Davis and Carlson (2014) (4) used a …
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  • NZ should prepare for a potentially severe global coronavirus pandemic

    … components of our pandemic plan, with a particular focus on ‘keep it out’. NZ has many natural and institutional … in China with a doubling time of about a week, as reported on 31 January [1]. It also has a concerning case fatality … influenza (which disease modelling shows still kills about 500 people a year in New Zealand, a mortality risk of …
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  • Management of Auckland’s border and COVID-19

    … in people in the rest of Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). Based on that comparison, we assess whether current Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) requirements on one hand, and lack of quarantine between Auckland and other regions on the other, appropriately reflect the actual relative risks …
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  • Health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 response: NZ compared to OECD countries

    … website 3 for probable and confirmed deaths. Data on quarterly GDP changes (relative to the previous quarter) … their initial infection; 11 and (iii) the prevention on anxiety in the population from reduced risk of infection. However, on the other hand, there are the mixed impacts on mental …
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  • Monkeypox has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand: what is the level of risk and how do we manage it?

    … Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) had its first case diagnosed on Saturday 9 July 2022. This outbreak currently represents a … in international law. Instead, the key designation under the International Health Regulations is “Public Health … until they have recovered. Support, such as financial, medical, and food supplies, should be provided to those …
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  • Bioethicists, scientists and politicians; decision-making in a pandemic

    … one that outlined how we make decisions and the other on what decisions we make. It reflected the culture and … 2017 4 and thus the public servants advising government on management would have been aware of it. At the time that a … Many decisions are delegated to the organisations but under clear political guidance. Bioethicists contribute by …
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  • Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety

    … sources brought in after the outbreak, delaying reform on the delivery of water services and infrastructure … of source water (eg, irrigation dams). Projects approved under the Bill are not required to prove they would not … city, or community. National Public Health Service (and Medical Officers of Health) which is part of Health New …
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  • How to best prioritise Covid-19 Vaccination in Aotearoa/New Zealand

    … National Ethics Advisory Committee has released a final report [3] on Resource Allocation and Covid-19 that includes a section on vaccine prioritisation. The NZ Government has also …
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  • ACC turns 50: A more modern approach to injury prevention needed

    … its injury prevention efforts often focus narrowly on individual behaviour rather than systemic factors. … injury. The blueprint for this scheme was the Woodhouse Report of 1967 which had set out clear principles, addressing … in these activities.  For five decades, ACC has provided medical treatment, rehabilitation and income-related …
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