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  • Queenstown outbreak highlights future challenges for clean drinking water

    … Summary Safe, good quality drinking water is crucial to public health. The Queenstown cryptosporidiosis outbreak … from central and local government politicians on this important issue. While the water regulator, Taumata Arowai, … exposure to potential sources of infection, as well as to reduce transmission from infected people, as described in the …
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  • What the Pacific & Mexico can tell us about soft drink taxes and public health

    … some of the reasons SSB tax outcomes from Mexico appear to show positive reductions in SSB consumption. SSBs are … early in August 2015 (McDonald, 2015), outlines several important messages about sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) tax … on SSB taxes June 2014 – Would a sugary fizzy drink tax reduce health inequalities? Probably Yes February 2014 – …
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  • Reducing tobacco retail availability: counterarguments to industry claims

    … we examine arguments that interest groups have advanced to oppose these proposals and review the evidence relating to those claims. … has now vocally opposed the Government’s proposals to reduce tobacco availability . Yet rather than “punish” dairy …
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  • Will regular tobacco tax increases get NZ to the tobacco endgame?

    … role of increasing tobacco tax for achieving an end to the tobacco epidemic in NZ. The bottom line is that tax rises could play an important role but other strategies will almost certainly be … systematic reviews see here for adults , and here for youth ). Promising benefits – but still missing the smokefree …
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  • NZ falling behind on international rules to protect kids from food marketing

    … Aotearoa New Zealand is not measuring up in relation to new guidelines released this month by the World Health … us to people, cultures and the environment, and can be a source of great enjoyment. These benefits are interrupted … children would ensure their rights are protected and could reduce health inequities particularly for tamariki Māori. We …
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  • Management of Auckland’s border and COVID-19

    … Current MIQ requirements for vaccinated arrivals to Auckland could therefore be dropped for most, without … day. These rates are still low by international standards, but the Auckland rate is already higher than rates for all … the United Arab Emirates. For vaccinated Aucklanders to reduce their infection risk to the same level as other …
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  • Modifying homes to prevent falls is very cost-effective: New NZ study

    … hand rails and removing tripping hazards in homes) appears to be a very cost-effective health sector intervention. But even more cost-effective was targeting this intervention … modification (HSAM) is a well-established intervention to reduce injurious falls among community-dwelling older people …
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  • Poor ventilation in public transport settings in Aotearoa NZ: New data for buses and trains

    … transport companies and central/local government can take to improve the situation – including adopting relevant … and staff. Ensuring good air quality is particularly important currently, given the continuing circulation of … to increase bus and train services at peak times, to reduce the levels of crowding (as also recommended elsewhere …
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  • Smokefree cars – an important step towards protecting children from the hazards of smoking

    … On November 28 new legislation to protect children from smoking and vaping in cars will come into force. This blog sets out the … in Māori and Pacific communities, the law is likely to reduce health disparities and result in greater health gains …
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  • It’s been 3 years since COVID entered New Zealand – here are 3 ways to improve our response

    … supports a strategy that suppresses Covid infection to reduce the frequency of infection and adverse health effects. … pandemic response 1 to treating Covid-19 as another important infectious disease to be controlled . 2 The first …
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