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  • Key findings in the 2021/22 NZ Health Survey: Continued rapid falls in smoking prevalence and increases in vaping

    … New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) data was released in late November. In … smoking and vaping. 1 2 This blog provides updated information on patterns and trends in smoking and vaping … the contrasting evidence in the NZHS figures about the association between increasing EC use and declines in smoking …
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  • NZ Health Survey data released today reinforce Smokefree Legislation is crucial to reduce smoking inequities

    … Newly released New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) data for 2022/2023 show that smoking … the ramifications in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . The Health Survey estimates that daily smoking has reduced from …
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  • Longer-term harm from Covid-19 in children: The evidence suggests greater efforts are needed to protect children in Aotearoa NZ from infection

    … in all infectious diseases of childhood of public health significance. For example, rheumatic fever is a … child Covid-19 cases experiencing ongoing symptoms. More information is needed before we can quantify the likely … requires serious attention to both prevention and ongoing management. NZ needs a national survey (similar to the UK ONS …
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  • Queenstown outbreak highlights future challenges for clean drinking water

    … Safe, good quality drinking water is crucial to public health. The Queenstown cryptosporidiosis outbreak highlights … regulatory head Steve Taylor told RNZ that: “on the information available at the moment there is a material risk … of the water they provide and for writing Source Water Management Plans (though not the implementation of the plan). …
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  • Making the most of masks

    … Masks and vaccination have a central role in minimising the health and economic impact of COVID-19, regardless of the … viral particles. Universal, or mass masking, is a public health measure that works by providing both source control … the world. There are additional useful online sources of information about choosing suitable masks and making your …
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  • Smoking prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022-23 NZ Health Survey

    … Summary New Zealand Health Survey data for 2022/2023 were released today. Daily … New Zealand.  Previous analyses of the New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) revealed a steady decline in current and … about the Action Plan and Smokefree legislation  and information on the repeal  are on our website. In November …
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  • The allure of a Virtual Supermarket for public health nutrition research

    … – what is the allure of a virtual supermarket for public health nutrition research? Testing food pricing strategies … strategies. Most people will have heard of this public health intervention in the form of fat tax, sugar tax, soft … is how to study taxing effects properly. Any public health scholar will know that randomised controlled trials …
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  • Media release: Energy poverty: Low-income households hit hardest by rising power costs

    … unable to meet basic energy needs according to public health researchers. There's a stark income disparity in … out the evidence in the  latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre. “Our research shows those most … a stronger model to measure energy poverty which includes information about the thermal performance of housing. This …
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  • The urgent need for a Covid-19 Action Plan for Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … been a positive case in their child’s class. The lack of information about contact events was highly concerning for … and adults , with concerning implications for their health now and in the future. Children with persisting … on school staff, requiring them to take on a pandemic management role in addition to their many existing …
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  • Plugging the gap: Aotearoa’s piped water loss far worse than global leaders

    … in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) poses risks to public health and wastes precious public funds—estimated at around … of Auckland Council). Through a number of initiatives and management practices over an 18-year period, it “achieved and … that have provided data to the International Water Association (IWA) 22 (for variable periods spanning 2007 to …
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