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Water infrastructure failures from Cyclone Gabrielle show low resilience to climate change
… Such infrastructure is critical for protecting public health, providing drinking water and treating waste. This … infrastructure if it is to provide the most essential of public health needs under intensifying climate disruption. …
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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, … in conjunction with a tax can be a valid option from a public health perspective (if cost-effective), as these may … impact of a SSB tax on reducing consumption and optimise public acceptability. The results of this study are …
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Media release: NZ lags behind on indoor ventilation standards: World Ventil8 Day
… are calling for improvements to our Building Code to put health front and centre, and the adoption of indoor air … health and productivity. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, World Ventilation Day – How do our buildings measure up , public health experts look at how NZ lags behind comparable …
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Key findings on smoking and e-cigarette use prevalence and trends in the 2020/21 NZ Health Survey
… New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) data released in early December suggest … summarising key points from the 2018/19 and 2019/20 NZ Health Surveys (NZHS), a rolling survey conducted every year … All authors are with ASPIRE2025 and the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington … Key findings …
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Worth its weight: Building insulation in New Zealand
… Building insulation provides comfort and health benefits to occupants, saves energy, enhances energy … also global health benefits, given that one of the biggest public health threats of our time is climate change . The … be nearly zero-energy by the end of 2020. All new public buildings must be nearly zero-energy by 2018. These …
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Expanding the Definition of Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Mindset Change to Help Achieve a Smokefree Aotearoa
… will be implemented. Image by  Tumisu  from  Pixabay   Public health strategies have often used the term “harm reduction” … smoke tobacco. 13 Smokefree areas including work places, public places, restaurants/bars, and vehicles with children. …
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The case for lowering salt levels in processed foods is now even stronger – new research
… in processed foods. This could substantially benefit health, reduce health inequalities and save health sector costs. What does the new study show? The …
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Tax policy as a key health determinant: Reform for the Covid-19 reset
… addressed – or conversely exacerbated. Tax is therefore a health determinant, given its functions in ensuring adequate … but recognise that fundamental change is required. Public health participation in developing options for a Covid … less than those countries which provide more adequate public services (eg, Denmark with tax revenue at 44.9% of …
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Urgently upgrading NZ’s Covid-19 response
… rapidly vaccinating all remaining border and frontline health workers, ensuring that all New Zealanders are able to … ‘ travel and health settings ’ where masks are required in public transport, domestic flights, healthcare settings … infectious individuals are likely to be circulating in public spaces. The Covid Tracer App was designed to improve …
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Can we make better use of a cost-effective anti-cancer vaccine? The case of HPV vaccination in NZ girls
… girls is clearly a “good value-for-money” way to protect health – even at the modest 47% coverage. Because of slightly … rates, the programme makes a contribution to reducing health inequalities. But a more intensive school-only … (73% coverage as in Australia) would achieve more health gain and still be cost-effective. In this blog we …
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