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  • The alarms are flashing red: Five reasons to upgrade our Alert Level system before the next Covid-positive traveller visits a major city

    … and the system needs to change with it to keep NZ ahead of the pandemic.  In this blog we summarise our … the Alert Level system and describe the benefits of an upgraded system: to better protect us from outbreaks, … worsened pre-existing food insecurity and hunger. 5 Many have experienced considerable distress through being …
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  • Avoidable hospitalisations: Helping our health system get through COVID-19

    … where thousands of New Zealanders are sick – including many urgently hospitalised. 1 Better resilience for our … are much more likely after even light alcohol use. 7 How can we reduce non-COVID-19 ED use? So in the time of … improving prison health services and shifting more people onto home detention. In summary, this blog has …
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  • Protecting fresh waterways in Aotearoa/NZ: The strong Public Health case

    … Protecting waterways has the benefits of: (1) protecting water from hazardous microbes; (2) … of the need for water treatment. Such treatment costs many millions of dollars per year and indeed Auckland Council is planning to spend $7 …
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  • Can we manage dual use of smoking and vaping more effectively?

    … Although most smokers want to quit, many of those who begin vaping continue to smoke. We recently … in an in-depth study of 20 dual users, defined as people who reported smoking and vaping at least once a month. … due to feelings of embarrassment over their ENDS use. How can full transition to vaping be supported in NZ? Our …
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  • World Ventil8 Day – How do our buildings measure up?

    … fresh air into indoor spaces while removing stale air. As people spend around 90% of their day indoors, the air we … rely on occupants to ventilate buildings – that means how fresh the air is comes down to how often and how well … air quality. However, it is increasingly recognised in many other jurisdictions throughout the world that relying on …
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  • Smoking prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022/23 NZ Health Survey

    … prevalence remains unacceptably high among Māori and people experiencing higher levels of deprivation. The findings support implementing the key … sample around 14,000 adults aged 15 years and over every year. Full details of the methods and a methodology report …
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  • High regret among people who smoke reinforces strong support for smokefree legislation

    … Act). We also consider regret and desire to quit among people who smoke and conclude that not only does the … important questions about who is shaping their policy. How can ACT justify a referendum on Te Tiriti o Waitangi … greatly assist people who smoke to realise the hope so many have of becoming smokefree. Implications for public …
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  • Staying safe from COVID-19 over summer and beyond: The need for more NZ Government action

    … there are fundamental intrinsic problems with having so many infected people in MIQ facilities. These are all converted hotel … to learn from the “science of superspreading” [21] and how such settings have contributed to recent deterioration of …
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  • Cycling and walking in six NZ cities: Where are we at?

    … But no one has previously looked systematically at how NZ cities support cycling and walking. Therefore, a new … egalitarian and, mostly, fun way of getting around. Many cities with high levels of cycling and walking, such as … amount and type of cycling and walking infrastructure, and people working on these areas. The key outputs are who cycles …
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  • The case for banning cigarette filters

    … the appeal and addictiveness of smoked tobacco products. How did filters become an integral component of cigarettes? … itself as a global tourism destination. As well as harming people and wildlife, tobacco product waste threatens New … environmental contamination, and in spite of evidence that many people believe cigarette butts are biodegradable, 20 21 …
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