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  • Monitoring CO2 indoors for improving ventilation as a Covid-19 control tool

    … recognised as a risk factor for the airborne transmission of the virus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes Covid-19. Virus-laden … increase ventilation to help disperse viral particles [3]. What is ventilation? Ventilation simply means the replacement … means the virus-laden air is being rapidly removed [4]. What to look for in a CO 2 monitor Wide ranges of hand-held …
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  • Plugging the gap: Aotearoa’s piped water loss far worse than global leaders

    … we estimate NZ’s national leakage level, finding that 22% of water is lost through leaks in water systems. This is far … leakage – as this  perspective  may provide insights into what is possible for NZ to achieve. Using data from the … is because this measure is “influenced by consumption and does not take into account the factors of supply continuity, …
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  • Limiting the size of single serve sugary drinks: New NZ study on health and cost impacts

    … There is a lot of focus on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) internationally, … (2008/09). The purpose of this modelling was to estimate what would happen if a serving size cap was imposed on all … 250mL cans or 1L bottles of soft drink at a retail outlet, what proportion of people will buy just a 250mL can and what …
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  • Smoking and vaping among 14 to 15 year olds: Government action urgently needed

    … among young people who vape. We find the proportion of young people that vape daily and that have never smoked … and argued that much youth vaping is experimental and does not represent dependence. An increasing proportion of … smoked, 18% formerly smoked, and only 6% currently smoked. What do these findings mean? First, these data indicate that …
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  • Vaping needs much tighter regulation as we approach Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Two new studies

    … may have on public health. The first estimates that use of modern vaping devices could be around a third as harmful … – but of lesser magnitude than previous work [11]. What might these findings mean for advancing smoking and … groups face varying risks and benefits; current policy does not adequately reflect the nuances required, and …
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  • Can oral tobacco and nicotine products help people to stop smoking?

    … Summary Cabinet has approved in principle the sale of oral tobacco products (e.g. snus) and oral nicotine … physically harmful than cigarettes or snus. However, this does not mean they are risk-free. Several experts have called … to introduce these products to Aotearoa New Zealand. What this Briefing adds Although oral tobacco and oral …
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  • Protecting fresh waterways in Aotearoa/NZ: The strong Public Health case

    … Protecting waterways has the benefits of: (1) protecting water from hazardous microbes; (2) … waterways to the Ministry for the Environment, as part of a current consultation process which ends on 31 October.   … 5 years at a cost of approximately $1.3 million [1]). What health workers and agencies need to do now Given all …
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  • What the Pacific & Mexico can tell us about soft drink taxes and public health

    … discussion document from the Pacific and explores some of the reasons SSB tax outcomes from Mexico appear to show … of a volumetric tax is independent of price reductions, does not have a diminishing effect on bulk purchases, and is … preventing premature deaths and raising funds for health … What the Pacific & Mexico can tell us about soft drink taxes …
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  • Weekly deaths declined in NZ’s lockdown – but we still don’t know exactly why

    … in NZ history. It helped achieve the elimination of community transmission of the COVID-19 virus in NZ. But it was also associated with … of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 by age-group What might be the cause of the reduced death rate? The …
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  • A Statue of Merit: Dr Margaret Cruickshank and the 1918 influenza pandemic

    … military statues which represent the racist history of the Southern United States. But in this blog we briefly … New Zealand statue that we think characterises some of the best aspects of public monuments: the statue of Dr Margaret Cruickshank …
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