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Lime E-Scooters – Avoiding a collision course with public health?
… argue they will help reduce traffic density, thus bringing health and environmental benefits, while critics suggest they … for injuries. In this blog, we consider the public health implications of Lime e-scooters, review how policy … pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, all important health, well-being, and environmental outcomes. The 2018 Lime …
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Media release: New Zealand urged to boost pandemic preparedness as bird flu spreads in US cattle
… Public health experts are issuing a call to action for New Zealand … say the authors of a new Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . At the forefront of their … Effective public health and social measures, and timely access to testing, vaccines, antivirals, and infection …
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Reducing waiting times for cataract surgery is good value-for-money for falls prevention
… good progress on reducing falls in hospitals through the Health Quality and Safety Commission’s ‘Reducing harm from … falls’ programme. High-level evidence also suggests that community strength and balance exercise programmes, and … (eg, one projection was growth to 22,155 cases by 2017 (Access Economics, 2009). So this intervention might have a …
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Smoking denormalization and tobacco endgames
… declined since its peak in the 1960s, after the serious health risks it poses became clear. Government policies and … specific date. Achieving endgame goals will bring profound health benefits but face opposition. Tobacco companies have … spots are yet to change.[32] Journal article (open access): Hoek J, Edwards R, Waa A. From social accessory to …
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Advising men on prostate cancer screening – is the cart before the horse in terms of evidence?
… to the current recommendations of the NZ Ministry of Health appointed “Prostate Cancer Taskforce” that men should … practitioner. To support this process, the Ministry of Health released a pamphlet for men and their families. This … [2]). This all comes at a considerable cost to the health system too – and questions of cost-effectiveness are …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Improving the cost, composition and availability of foods can save lives
… of processed food. This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series looking at effective public health measures to reduce demand on healthcare quickly. … unhealthy foods could be applied with a focus on improving access to healthy food in more deprived areas . Policies …
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Smokefree cars legislation: Should the new government make this a priority?
… This would demonstrate their commitment to children’s health and well-being, respond to public and smoker opinion, … fit with the research evidence favouring legislation for health reasons. The new government has many problems to address. Years of minimal legislation for population health means that the legislative calendar will be packed …
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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 … capacity, demand for services, infrastructure needs, and community services 4 5 . By 2040, the population of Aotearoa … value. 11,12 Meanwhile the growing disconnect between access to housing and labour demand leads to households …
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Social advantage associated with greenhouse emissions from transport in Aotearoa
… essential to meet climate targets and prevent the adverse health and other consequences of climate change. However, we … fairly distributed. Our recently published research (open access) utilised the nationally representative New Zealand … disproportionately harm the environment and other people’s health (e.g. through air pollution emissions). However, it is …
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A Whakawhanaungatanga Māori Wellbeing Model – guiding better housing and urban development
… New Zealand including rapid investment in public and community housing. Māori are highly urbanised and face many … affordable housing for those who would otherwise lack access to housing – is essential for protecting and enhancing … and people, and are therefore critical for supporting health and wellbeing by reinforcing identity, belonging and …
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