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  • Long COVID Staff Clinic: Caring for carers in Taranaki

    … stakeholders found that all respondents considered that the service was making a difference for people with Long … COVID 7 .  Supporting health care workers with Long COVID The first case of COVID-19 in a Taranaki District Health … (now Te Whatu Ora Taranaki) staff member was reported to the Occupational Health Department in February 2022. By 10 …
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  • Five actions to support New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, with a focus on Auckland

    … to protect key groups and slow transmission; (4) Upgrading the Alert Level system to provide more nuanced options for … to limit national spread of Covid-19. Background The Government’s current Covid-19 strategy was released at a Reconnecting New Zealanders to the World forum on 12 August. It was based on continuing the …
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  • Is youth vaping a problem in New Zealand?

    … However, opinions on ENDS’ likely contribution to ending the smoking epidemic vary in at least two ways. First, debate … adults is interpreted in different ways. With respect to the former, a recent randomised trial found vaping … suggest ENDS could help reduce smoking prevalence at the population level, their introduction about a decade ago …
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  • Using the CovidCard to enhance protection from COVID-19 at the NZ border

    … future COVID-19 outbreaks in NZ. In this blog we consider the recent announcements and cross-party support for the CovidCard’s use by border control workers and guests in … control protocols and efficient digital contact tracing. The border is NZ’s greatest vulnerability in the ongoing …
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  • Intensifying Covid-19 Control Measures: 5 Measures for Faster Elimination and 5 Measures to Prevent Future outbreaks

    … Despite some good progress, the persisting Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland still poses … R. Auckland vaccine programme director hopes for record-breaking week. Radio New Zealand 2021;(14 September). … 451418/auckland-vaccine-programme-director-hopes-for-record-breaking-week . Kvalsvig A, Wilson N, Davies C, Timu-Parata …
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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 Maternal Mortality Review Committee’s … of higher deprivation, have worse perinatal outcomes. The report has also found: A significant decrease in …
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  • The strong case for mask requirements in public transportation and border control settings in NZ’s current COVID-19 pandemic context

    … in public transportation and border control settings in the “peri-elimination” context that New Zealand is currently in. Given these likely benefits and the relatively low costs (especially if the Government provides free masks as per Hong Kong), such a …
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  • Divesting from fossil fuels – is this good for public health?

    … What does Victoria University have in common with Stanford, the Australian National University and the British Medical Association? They have all decided in the last few months to sell off their interests in fossil …
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  • Has the time come for a register of AI systems used by government agencies?

    … (NZ) offer a roadmap for AI implementation, highlighting the citizens' right to know where AI is being used and how … has wider public health importance because it is changing the economic and social environment in which we live. Public … for building trust, assessing bias, and determining the level of human oversight needed. We encourage the NZ …
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  • The Two-Faced Tobacco Industry: Transformation and Cigarillos

    … launch of a new, super value, smoked tobacco product : the cigarillo “Chesterfield Leaf”, has led many to ask how … with extreme suspicion. Tobacco companies have long held the dubious distinction of belonging to one of the least trusted industries, with one study finding they …
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