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  • Covid-19 was no black swan, but a paradigmatic black elephant

    … for decades Myriad organisations had called for increased health security funding The world ignored all these warnings … circulated and all the States Parties to the International Health Regulations had committed to implementing them (few … swan. In the face of Covid-19 New Zealand lacked public health infrastructure (Baker, Wilson, & Woodward, 2017), …
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  • Will the Government’s new Smokefree Plan achieve Aotearoa’s smokefree goal?

    … SERPA aimed to render cigarettes non-addictive, harder to access and inaccessible to future generations. What is in the … messaging and campaigns to prevent uptake; providing health promotion resources to communities; increasing retail … of the plan. This means the plan may not reflect community expectations or be supported by communities.  The …
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  • “Appetite for Destruction”: A new book with attitude – but also strong science

    … birds . Think “Big Kahuna” on social policy. And think “Health Cheque” , a review of prioritisation in the health services. But he, and his economist co-author Geoff … you look) but also a catastrophic market and public health failure (why should fake food be easier to buy, …
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  • The science is certain: masks work. Policy and practice must support their use

    … for which there is no test, treatment, or vaccine. When community infection rates are high, masking in crowded indoor … in many Asian jurisdictions. This gap in our public health protections is seriously undermining our readiness for … being said. We identified a range of solutions to enable access to communication when people are masked. Improved …
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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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  • Long COVID: a crucial reason for vax, mask, and distance

    … or after COVID-19. A society wanting to minimise the health and cost burden of managing long COVID would therefore … in the largest burden on individuals, family, whanau, community, and the healthcare system. Thirdly, we move from … 3–5 of the REACT-2 study, involving 508,707 people in the community in England 80 . The weighted prevalence of …
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  • The rise and rise of specialist vape stores: Time for the Government to act

    … little regulatory attention until recently.  Many health researchers , schools , communities , parents and … in every location that tobacco is sold”. VIANZ argued access to vaping products was particularly important “where … Nor did VIANZ explain why Aotearoa needs more SVRs than community pharmacists, which currently number around 900 . So …
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  • The need for long-term thinking – Especially for preventing catastrophic risks

    … thinking leads to the neglect of multiple public health problems particularly long-term disease prevention and mounting environmental health concerns where the burden falls on those living in … to engage in dialogue with candidates on this major public health need. NZ policymaking is too short-term focused To …
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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan: Why this could eliminate smoking disparities for Māori

    … take up or continue to smoke (e.g. how easy it is to access tobacco or the role of the tobacco industry in … This kaupapa was grounded in a holistic Māori worldview of health that was guaranteed within Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This … aspirations and perspectives can best be represented at community, regional, national and even global levels. For …
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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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