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  • To ensure success of the trans-Tasman travel “green zone”, we need to reduce system failures at the NZ border

    … government officials, science advisors, iwi [3], health workers, border workers and indeed the whole “Team of … facility (see Table 2) before then moving into the community [19] [20]. These infected returnees appear to have … working conditions Improving working conditions for staff in MIQ as per concerns voiced by staff [48] [49]. Post …
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  • Increasing speed limits defies the science - more deaths and pollution expected

    … and don’t always improve economic productivity. The health impacts of raising speed limits are likely to be … th . So what impacts might this change have on population health and wellbeing?  Deaths and serious injuries   In 2023, … decrease in speed can cut noise levels by up to 40%. 9 Community wellbeing and inequality The impacts of speed on …
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  • Mortality declines in Aotearoa NZ during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic

    … of the Covid-19 pandemic, NZ has used a range of public health measures that have played a direct role in keeping … on what has been achieved so far in terms of the health of the nation. This blog, explores changing mortality … on other conditions (such as preventing influenza and community pneumonia). Therefore, it would be advantageous for …
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  • Highly variable cost-effectiveness with disease characteristics and age: Herceptin as a Case Study

    … we just published in the journal PLoS Medicine about the health gains, costs, and cost-effectiveness of Herceptin. It … hard and contentious issues – but talking about money and health in the same breath always is.   Most of you will … financial resources in the face of unlimited, competing health demands. Even more challenging given that there are …
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  • The humility of being second to Australia in cancer mortality

    … This is important, highlighting room to improve in our health sector. This blog we canvass how bad (or good) the … there are delays in patients getting through the system to access treatments – there is room to improve. Furthermore, we … and lung cancer that there are ethnic inequalities in access to treatment – although more recent data from the “ C3 …
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  • Is youth vaping a problem in New Zealand?

    … systems (ENDS) and their potential contribution to public health. We then explore possible explanations for why reports … use patterns and informed policies, including youth access to tobacco, 9 smoking in cars, 10 11 removal of … motivations and reasons for vaping, alongside measure of access and use. They could also include visual images, to …
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  • How to best describe NZ’s border control problems around COVID-19 with a possible typology

    … of situations where there are infectious cases in the community and corrective action is needed to protect public health. A typology for describing problems within NZ’s border … to the MIQ system and support the hard work of the staff in this system. In particular, terms such as “failure” …
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  • Proposed Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response to a weak target

    … be negative consequences for our environment, population health and ultimately our economy. This Briefing summarises … gross 2005 levels by 2030 to support the international community’s efforts to reduce the impact of climate change. 1 … adaptation and mitigation policies together, with improved health and wellbeing as important considerations in …
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  • “Nudging” to improve QR scanning and mask wearing to protect us all during a pandemic

    … cases arising from border system failures. Within the community, high QR code scanning rates enable rapid … during the COVID pandemic? Currently, the Ministry of Health (MOH) recommends that QR Code posters are printed in … or stepping onto a bus. As well as greeting people, retail staff, drivers, and hosts could remind customers and …
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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 … from insulation that include providing comfort, protecting health, saving energy, enhancing energy security, and … improving building performance. He suggests that the health benefits of improving insulation in rental housing …
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