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  • A 100 years ago today a death ship from NZ arrived in Samoa: A reminder of NZ’s responsibilities to its South Pacific neighbours

    … This single ship spread the influenza pandemic from NZ to Western Samoa, Tonga, and Fiji. Thanks to the Rt Hon Helen … there still a risk of future pandemics? There remains an important ongoing risk of future influenza pandemics. Indeed, … Regulations 2005. Targeting development assistance to reduce risk factors for death during pandemics eg, …
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  • A century of health inequalities in NZ – new data

    … life expectancy by occupational class among men enlisted to fight in the First World War (but not actually getting to … position in NZ Socio-economic position (SEP) is an important risk factor for health internationally. A recent … been fairly steady (the 1980s and 1990s aside) progress to reduce these inequalities in the last 100 years. A …
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  • The allure of a Virtual Supermarket for public health nutrition research

    … were highly variable reactions ranging from people willing to spend a significant sum of money to use the tool, to … drinks, we expect people will buy less sugary drinks. But, maybe, people like their sugary drinks so much that they … conducted numerous of such trials already, all providing important new insights into food pricing strategies [8,9]. …
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  • New Zealand’s poor pandemic preparedness according to the Global Health Security Index

    … This poor result suggests that the NZ Government needs to act promptly to upgrade the country’s defences against … detect and rapidly respond to public health emergencies, but that countries must also have a robust health system, be … Australia and ahead of Iceland in third place). It seems important that locations identified as potential refuges work …
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  • A Statue of Merit: Dr Margaret Cruickshank and the 1918 influenza pandemic

    … the racist history of the Southern United States. But in this blog we briefly look at a particular New Zealand … in Charlottesville. The controversy has also started to involve some memorials to US doctors whose activities can … was unveiled in a large ceremony in 1923. Why this is an important statue This statue seems to us to be of value for …
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  • Period Drama: How to Address Period Poverty in Aotearoa

    … Having periods can be bloody hard work, but for some people they p resent additional difficulties … products such as tampons or pads stops people from going to work or school 1-2 . Period poverty refers to the specific … for all people who menstruate 5, 8 . This would also help reduce the upfront cost of more sustainable and reusable …
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  • Flooding, public health – and the need for more emphasis on prevention

    … preventive action by central and local government so as to better reduce the health and economic impacts of flooding disasters. … four storm-related deaths in the period 1993 to 2007 (2). But the total injury burden (including non-fatal injuries) is …
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  • What does the novel coronavirus epidemic mean for New Zealand?

    … It also explores what New Zealand might do in response to protect both its own citizens and people living in those … what this event might mean for New Zealand, and how we can reduce its potential impact on this country and our Pacific … its pandemic potential with every passing day. The most important measure of severity is the fatality risk. Currently …
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  • The arrival of Candida auris in Aotearoa NZ: risk assessment and actions needed

    … recently recorded its first case of Candida auris : a pathogen that is difficult to contain in healthcare settings. Since its first detection … the main method for isolation of Candida species 16 29 , but may present a significant time delay (2-8 days for a …
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  • Unaffordable home heating increases risk of severe mental distress

    … crisis is placing more people at risk of being unable to afford to heat their homes. We know living in cold housing … income. Cold housing is linked to poor physical health. But we are now seeing more evidence that it can have a … Evidence Based Nursing in which I highlight the most important finding: “becoming unable to keep the home …
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