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Retailing of vaping products – New NZ Research
… Members of the public health community hold divergent views on how access to vaping … Proposed ENDS regulation The Associate Minister of Health responsible for tobacco has announced that, in late … vape stores to notify their business to the Ministry of Health (MOH), which would allow them to offer product samples …
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In the news: PHCC launch
… Professor Michael Baker launches public health communication centre Stuff featured the launch of the Public Health Communication Centre with a story on 9 February, the … Michael Baker explained the Centre aims to improve health, equity and the environment through better connecting …
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Divesting from fossil fuels – is this good for public health?
… the arguments around such disinvestment from a public health perspective. To understand why these organisations … divestment from fossil fuels that has its basis in public health. In its crudest form, the argument runs that cheap … and living standards enjoyed by countries like the UK, Australia and New Zealand were partly built on the back of …
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Media release: Rise in congenital syphilis requires action – experts
… cases in NZ in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre. They say it is a disease we … “Lead maternity carers need to be aware of the NZ Sexual Health Society (NZSHS) recommendation to re-screen for … congenital syphilis cases,” says Dr Sunita Azariah, sexual health specialist and spokesperson for NZSHS. “Some hapū māmā …
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Risk proportionate regulation of nicotine and tobacco products: More rhetoric than reality
… cause harm through addiction. In Aotearoa, major health groups agree smoked tobacco and vaping products should … 1, 2 International researchers , leading Māori health organisations (e.g., Hāpai te Hauora ) and the Ministry of Health have issued similar calls. In recent Cabinet papers …
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Long COVID: Century-old Lessons We Still Have Not Learned
… physical distancing where possible. Pandemics and Public-Health Measures The Japanese adopted mask-wearing during the … As Spinney noted in 2017 in her excellent coverage of the history of the pandemic that we have allowed to fade from … instance, in a study of almost 2 million patients based on private healthcare claims in the US, 19% of asymptomatic …
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Good news on declining smoking rates, especially for Māori. Is it credible? What next?
… generally fit with other evidence and are good news for health in NZ. And late today Tariana Turia has announced that … also some consistency with declines measured in national health surveys, though these have shown more limited … standardised “plain” packaging of tobacco products (as per Australia). All these interventions are likely to be …
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Nitrate contamination in drinking water and adverse birth outcomes: emerging evidence is concerning for NZ
… drinking water nitrate limit of 11.3 mg/L set by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO limit is only designed to … account for the potential links to cancer or other adverse health outcomes. Attracting less public attention is the link … weights and preterm births are associated with adverse health, social and educational outcomes in later life. 14 …
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Mortality declines in Aotearoa NZ during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic
… of the Covid-19 pandemic, NZ has used a range of public health measures that have played a direct role in keeping … on what has been achieved so far in terms of the health of the nation. This blog, explores changing mortality … in deaths during the pandemic has also been seen in Australia and Taiwan , both of which have used a range of …
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Taxing sugary drinks: Empirical findings out of Mexico
… improving the control of obesity and improving child oral health in New Zealand. From 1 January 2014, … However, it was not possible to adjust for changes in health promotion activities that could also have changed SSB consumption. For example, there were health campaigns about sugary beverages, anti-obesity …
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