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  • Urgent measures needed to allow the safe re-opening of Auckland schools

    … the range of urgent measures that are needed to facilitate a safe return to schools in Auckland and other regions of the … majority of young children with COVID-19 experience only mild symptoms. Since the beginning of the Delta outbreak in … and other extra-curricular activities, and before and after school care programmes (OSCAR). 7. Guidance regarding …
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  • Potential health co-benefits from eradicating rats, stoats and possums in NZ towns and cities

    … possums in New Zealand, seems increasingly feasible with a new national 2050 goal and action at the city level eg, … resilience measure (eg, in Wellington), but such water is often of poor microbiological quality in NZ with some of the … Although predator-prey relationships are complex and often not well understood (24), the eradication of rats and …
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  • What does the novel coronavirus epidemic mean for New Zealand?

    … This blog post reproduces a Sunday Star Times opinion piece (26/1/2020) by this author … recorded at the time of writing. It is clearly a serious infection for those who are elderly and have underlying … about it. Another key component of the IHR is what comes after a country reports a new event. WHO then assesses its …
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  • Communicating public health evidence – a successful first year for the PHCC

    … Summary It has been a year since the launch of the Public Health Communication … of health, which are unfortunately a force that often works against public health interests in many areas … The commercial determinants of health are a force that often works against long-term public health interests – along …
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  • Removing the nicotine from tobacco: The key component of the current Smokefree Bill

    … in outlets selling tobacco, and the introduction of a Smokefree Generation policy. In a previous blog we summarised the evidence for and against … date should be set in the final Act (not the regulations) after which only denicotinised tobacco products will be legal …
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  • Engaging online simulator of measles outbreaks (& how NZ needs to do better in eliminating measles)

    … of ‘herd immunity’, The Guardian Newspaper has produced a clever online simulator of measles spread. We comment on … Interactive Team . Press the “run simulation again” button a few times and see how the communities with relatively high … and potentially also Hib disease and rotavirus infection. This is an important year for measles control in …
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  • Hearing loss & social isolation – the silent burden

    … Untreated hearing loss is a large direct cause of disability and is associated with … the most significant risk of age-related hearing loss, are often responsible for leading and facilitating huis. … isolation may mediate the pathway between hearing loss and cognitive decline (1, 13). Lastly, hearing loss can lead to a …
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  • The long shadow of war on the health of military personnel

    … This blog post looks at a recently published study of the lifespan of NZ soldiers who … in foreign military engagements. The study that a group of us published in a recent December edition of the … the risk of death in subsequent surgical operations after the war and also death from cardiovascular disease. …
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  • Improving the health of our children: Project Energize bang for the health $

    … Elaine Rush, in which she overviews the recent Budget from a child health perspective, and then lays out the case and … note: an RCT was deemed impossible, thus a before-after design was used.] The cost? Project Energize costs … training and meetings together. One Energizer looks after a cluster of 8 to 12 schools and shares their time …
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  • Strengthening Omicron mitigation strategies in Early Childhood Education settings

    … Aotearoa New Zealand is in a major Omicron outbreak. With Covid-19 cases doubling every … outdoor activities and appropriate mask use. Covid-19 infection in young children In general, young children … to be brief (median length of stay 2 to 3 days) and are often for croup, bronchiolitis, and dehydration. 1,2 In the …
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