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  • Debate on ultra-processed foods shouldn’t derail good dietary advice

    … The commentary around UPF is complex. Nutrition and public health experts are debating whether categorising UPF … just 19 food companies had 67% of the NZ market share 4 .  Health and ultra-processed foods A number of large cohort … between high intakes of UPF and a range of adverse health outcomes, including increased all-cause mortality 5 6 …
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  • Media release: Aotearoa New Zealand is flying blind on misinformation

    … A new  Public Health Expert Briefing warns that Aotearoa New Zealand's lack … are encountering and how it may be influencing their health choices and those of their communities.  … inaccurate information—poses a genuine threat to public health. Misleading information can lead to people taking …
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  • Media release: Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023

    … for almost a third of Aotearoa New Zealand’s preventable health burden, yet a new survey out shows political parties … about their level of support for 12 priority policies that Health Aotearoa Coalition (HCA) expert panels identified will make a difference to health outcomes. These policies are outlined in HCA’s …
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  • Potential impact of an Omicron outbreak: A look at the IHME modelling for NZ

    … variant outbreak of Covid-19 in NZ by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. This work suggests that in an … we look at the results of modelling by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of … can also disrupt the health system at the primary care level and the running of preventive programmes (eg, …
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  • Counting what matters: Rethinking Aotearoa's population statistics without a census

    … change, large scale infrastructure investments, housing, health and care in circumstances that they were not designed for. Ethnic … within geographic areas, for understanding the specific health care needs particular to each region. Changing nature …
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  • The end game should not be just Smokefree 2025 but also Vapefree

    … Tiriti o Waitangi the Government is obliged to protect the health and wellbeing of Māori. It is further obligated under … evident for women aged 15 to 24 years. In the 2015/16 NZ Health Survey 34% of Māori in this group smoke compared with … with smoking. In recent years, the NZ Ministry of Health has adopted the position that vaping is useful for …
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  • Making the most of masks

    … Masks and vaccination have a central role in minimising the health and economic impact of COVID-19, regardless of the … viral particles. Universal, or mass masking, is a public health measure that works by providing both source control … protective equipment (PPE) by groups such as health care workers [2, 3]. In that situation the focus is on giving …
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  • The changing COVID-19 situation in Taiwan – what can NZ learn from Taiwan’s latest outbreak?

    … the SARS epidemic, Taiwan established the National Health Command centre (NHCC) in 2004 which works alongside … 706 14 23.5 15 30.0 641.7 4.7% What is the state of public health interventions in Taiwan? Taiwan uses a four level … Employing an elimination strategy may reduce the ‘negative health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic’, 20 and …
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  • Increasing whooping cough cases put pēpi at risk. What can be done about it?

    … universal pēpi enrolment and engagement with primary care by 6 weeks. Pertussis (whooping cough) is a highly … immunisation system  The single most important public health measure to protect pēpi is ensuring access to … coverage is multi-factorial and likely perpetuated by health system barriers including  differential access to …
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  • Lessons from jurisdictions that are battling their own Delta variant outbreaks

    … of the pandemic virus. In this blog we discuss public health responses employed in other jurisdictions in response … outbreak responses to inform current and future public health measures in NZ. Why is the Delta variant such a … health system volume overload (impacting on routine care). Potentially reduce adverse impacts on GDP and …
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