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  • Queenstown outbreak highlights future challenges for clean drinking water

    … Regardless of the eventual findings, there needs to be more public discussion on how to keep communities’ … as described in the Appendix .  Cryptosporidium can be transmitted by direct contact with infected animals or … as it relates to drinking water".   Drinking water can be contaminated from both human sources, such as untreated …
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  • Calling for action on suicide prevention in Aotearoa

    … that the solutions are broad and far-reaching, should be developed across government agencies and portfolio … targeted, and selective interventions are demonstrated to be effective in addition to addressing the underlying … shifts to all of government. Leadership needs to be properly resourced financially and with appropriate …
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  • Lime E-Scooters – Avoiding a collision course with public health?

    … with enterprises such as AirBnB and Uber now estimated to be multi-billion dollar companies. Companies, such as Lime , … 2018 Lime expanded to New Zealand where its devices may be hired in Auckland, the Hutt Valley, Christchurch and … Using Lime’s own data , around 80% of Lime trips appear to be replacing walking or cycling (or are recreational trips), …
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  • The Covid-19 experience in Aotearoa New Zealand and other comparable high-income jurisdictions and implications for managing the next pandemic phase

    … It is important to note that all of these comparisons will be influenced by differences in surveillance and reporting … (particularly under-ascertainment) are likely to be much larger for case reporting than for deaths. For … also captures impacts from other causes of death that may be influenced by Covid-19 and the various response measures. …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Improving the cost, composition and availability of foods can save lives

    … policy. Perhaps decreasing the cost of healthy food will be more politically appealing.   Reformulation of processed … individuals. The nutrient content of processed food should be regulated through a reformulation policy such as the … sugar content of specific processed foods.** This would be an expansion on the voluntary HeartSAFE Programme in NZ …
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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan: Why this could eliminate smoking disparities for Māori

    … specific health  needs  but more fundamentally a  right to be healthy . The right to good health encompasses wellness in … 7 . In this context nicotine addiction among Māori can be seen as a contemporary marker and reminder of not only our … day. The impact of introducing kaupapa Tupeka Kore cannot be understated and it effectively prompted serious …
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  • Alcohol-related harms now available on demand

    … globally, with alcohol being a relatively new commodity to be sold in this way in Aotearoa. 1 2 This is concerning given … given some of these services have no cap on what can be purchased. While none of the studied services offered “buy … licensing trusts and local alcohol policies, as they can be circumvented by on-demand services. 1 2 11 These …
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  • Website Privacy Policy

    … the University of Otago Cyber Security Framework. We will be building a database of subscribers and will retain your … of personal information Personal  information will be stored on University of Otago files and databases and PHCC … or disclosure. In some instances, personal information may be transferred, and held, by service providers in New Zealand …
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  • Removing the nicotine from tobacco: The key component of the current Smokefree Bill

    … uniquely favourable context in which denicotinisation will be supported by other robust policies, including reduced … their key points and proposes how the policy could be operationalised in NZ. Table: Recommendations for … in all smoked tobacco products.   The maximum level should be specified in the final Act to avoid any potential …
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  • Illicit tobacco trade and the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: Arguments and evidence

    … their intended goal, illicit tobacco trade needs to be kept to an absolute minimum. The NZ Government’s Smokefree … tourists, the authors suggested that smuggled packs would be at lower levels than these values. A similar study in … that illicit tobacco trade is increasing . This appears to be the case in NZ also. For example, a 2010 report …
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