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  • Evidence for free school lunches: The impact of hunger on learning

    …   Summary Associate Minister of Education, David Seymour wants to cut funding to the Ka … not improve attendance or school achievement.  In part two of a three-part series, we highlight that the programme … study years and subject areas. Implications for public health Hunger is a major threat to public health and …
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  • How best to classify and count NZ’s border control failures in the COVID-19 pandemic?

    … Credit is owed to political leadership, science advisors, health workers, iwi [3], and indeed the whole “Team of 5 million”. The staff in managed isolation and quarantine … have occurred (see Table 1). In contrast, the Ministry of Health avoids the term “border failure” but rather details …
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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 … NZ needs to begin the necessary transition from leaky medical (blue) masks to the far more effective respirator … in many Asian jurisdictions. This gap in our public health protections is seriously undermining our readiness for …
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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 … remain airborne for hours in indoor spaces with low levels of ventilation. In this blog, we discuss how to use carbon … causing Covid-19 has been recognised by the World Health Organization, which states that the virus can spread …
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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 … rising youth vaping . Manat ū Hauora, the Ministry of Health, accepts vaping offers a reduced harm alternative to … comments on an earlier draft of this briefing, and Dr John Kerr for editorial advice and illustrations. Appendix: …
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  • Aotearoa’s perinatal and maternal death rates remain inequitable and unjust

    … decrease in all-cause perinatal mortality over the years of 2006-2021 according to the Perinatal and Maternal … adds: Detailed data collection and analysis enables the health and social sectors to understand mortality and health … Elder , Clinical Leader Obstetrics Capital and Coast Mr John Tait , ONZM, President of Asia & Oceania Federation of …
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  • Cyclone Gabrielle by the numbers – A review at six months

    … significant damage across northern and eastern regions of the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) in February … injuries, such as concussion, can result in months of poor health. These reported injuries do not take  account of the … details Professor Nick Wilson , Adele Broadbent  & Dr John Kerr . All authors are based at the Public Health …
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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 … help people to stop smoking by providing a source of nicotine that is likely to be less physically harmful than … have called for further research into their long-term health effects, including their potential to cause nicotine …
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  • Weekly deaths declined in NZ’s lockdown – but we still don’t know exactly why

    … lockdown is possibly the most dramatic public health intervention in NZ history. It helped achieve the elimination of community transmission of the COVID-19 virus in NZ. But it was also associated with …
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  • Taxing sugary drinks: Empirical findings out of Mexico

    … Last month the British Medical Journal published a study on the highly anticipated purchasing data examining the impact of taxing sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) in Mexico (1). This … improving the control of obesity and improving child oral health in New Zealand.   ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­From 1 January 2014, …
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