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  • Walking and cycling for transport is good for physical activity levels in Kiwis!

    … Physical activity is good for health. Higher levels of physical activity are associated with reduced rates of breast and colon cancer, better mental health, lower obesity rates, lower heart disease, stroke (the list goes on). This blog looks at …
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  • COVID-19 and the law in Aotearoa NZ

    … a critical role in this country’s successful elimination of community transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog details key aspects of … an outbreak from COVID-19 arising from a border control failure The probability of border control failures leading to …
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  • Social advantage associated with greenhouse emissions from transport in Aotearoa

    … and prevent the adverse health and other consequences of climate change. However, we need to make sure emissions … to a low carbon transport system. We found high levels of inequality in all modes of transport. The more affluent … GHGe in NZ, and these speak to unfairness at the heart of the current, car-dependent, system. It is essential …
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  • Intensifying Covid-19 Control Measures: 5 Measures for Faster Elimination and 5 Measures to Prevent Future outbreaks

    … for accelerated efforts to ensure more rapid elimination of community transmission. In this blog we look at five … measures to implement immediately, along with a range of other Covid-19 control measures that will help Auckland … ends the current outbreak in Auckland. The impact of failure can be seen in New South Wales and Victoria in …
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  • Tobacco Excise Taxes and the Smokefree 2025 Goal: Some Ways Forward

    … In this blog, we explore how allocating a proportion of tobacco tax revenue to assist smokers, and funding other … help avoid unintended outcomes and support continuation of an effective policy intervention. As the last scheduled … called on the Government to stop increasing the cost of tobacco, a measure they argue causes unacceptable hardship …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … New Zealand is higher than in comparable countries — 15% of 15-17 year olds vape every day. Nicotine causes minimal … changes result in strong cravings and withdrawal symptoms that make it hard to quit nicotine, especially if … 4  A key sign of addiction is the appearance of withdrawal symptoms, such as anger, irritability, anxiety, concentration …
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  • A new online calculator for estimating how much a society might spend on life-saving interventions

    … age: NZ$ 1.2 million for an intervention to save the life of a child, NZ$ 0.7 million for a 50-year-old, and NZ$ 0.2 … and the person is returned to the expected health status of the average NZ citizen. These results are very sensitive to the choice of discount rate and to the selected cost-effectiveness …
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  • A single shot to prevent cancer? HPV vaccine can!

    … (vaccinator and vaccine) and give an extra injection of minimal, if any, value to our youth. This … (HPV) is common. A modelling study estimated over 80% of USA adults were infected by age 45 years. 1 HPV spreads … sexual contact. The infection does not usually cause symptoms and most people clear the virus. But in some people …
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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 … shed light on policy-relevant questions.  A half or more of Māori:European/Other inequalities in mortality are due to … Māori and European/Other by a quarter. It is hard to think of another intervention that will reduce inequalities by as …
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  • The science is certain: masks work. Policy and practice must support their use

    … that masks have a valuable role in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. We highlight key findings and … with current evidence. NZ is missing out on the benefits of this effective and versatile protection against seasonal, … for infections such as Covid-19 where people may not have symptoms or know they are infectious. Although mask uptake …
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