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  • Using the CovidCard to enhance protection from COVID-19 at the NZ border

    … Border controls are critical in preventing future COVID-19 outbreaks in NZ. In this blog we consider the recent announcements and cross-party support for the … modelling studies (reviewed by Anglemyer et al, 2020), but what is the point of using the CovidCard in MIQ facilities? …
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  • Debate on ultra-processed foods shouldn’t derail good dietary advice

    … foods (UPF) to risk of chronic disease. Typically, UPF are foods that are energy-dense, high in fat, sugar and salt, … are dominated by UPF.  Categorising foods according to the type and extent of processing can help us understand the … a useful position on UPF for Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). What are ultra-processed foods?    ‘Ultra-processed foods …
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  • Seven decades of severe weather events in Aotearoa New Zealand: What are the human health impacts?

    … In this blog, we summarise our recent report that explores the health impacts from severe weather events, such as floods … could increase with climate change – but fortunately there are a range of preventive measures available that could lower … from severe weather events that are linked with injury. What did we find? As of 10 February 2022, there were 498 …
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  • Social advantage associated with greenhouse emissions from transport in Aotearoa

    … (GHGe) is essential to meet climate targets and prevent the adverse health and other consequences of climate change. However, we need to make sure emissions reductions are fair across the population. We used the household travel … in household transport greenhouse gas emissions. What we found Our findings are unambiguous: the more affluent …
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  • Covid-19 was no black swan, but a paradigmatic black elephant

    … In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, everybody now knows that: Warnings … has shown that these kinds of rare but devastating events are exactly the ones humans tend to overlook. As if to drive this point home, I noted in the news today that a resident of Westport (a New Zealand town flooded by a ‘1 in …
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  • Aotearoa’s perinatal and maternal death rates remain inequitable and unjust

    … significant decrease in all-cause perinatal mortality over the years of 2006-2021 according to the Perinatal and … (the 16 th Annual Report). It opens a conversation about what is needed in response to these findings. Over the … deaths (up to 27th day of life), and deaths of people who are pregnant or within 42 days of the end of pregnancy, from …
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  • How much of Māori:European mortality inequalities are due to socioeconomic position and tobacco?

    … need to know how much of ethnic inequalities in health are due to socioeconomic position and tobacco smoking, but … smoking?” are important questions for policy-makers. The problem is these questions are surprisingly hard to answer. Why? Because of what would generally be termed “correlation is not causation” …
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  • Why a “mouth and nose” lockdown with masks might help avoid a “full body” lockdown at home

    … The concepts of an Alert Level system, household “bubbles”, and social event size limits are all valuable pandemic control measures. Nevertheless, … street/shopping scene in Hong Kong with everyone wearing a mask (photo from author [LC] personal collection) The …
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  • Perspective: The NZ Health Research Strategy Discussion Document – much scope for improvement

    … The Government deserves congratulations for coming up with a … in the Discussion Document , NZ health research articles are above the OECD average in 6 out of 8 health research … sign up to new trade deals, there is little information on what the health impacts (beneficial or adverse) might be. …
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  • From across the Ditch: How Australia has to decide on the least worst option for COVID-19

    … public health officials and politicians – we have avoided the explosive beginning of a COVID-19 epidemic that most other countries are now cursed with. Globally, it looks like – with our ANZAC … rather than allowing it to increase then flatten. But what next? Australia now has the conundrum not afforded most …
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