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  • Alcohol-related harms now available on demand

    … online have been expanding globally, with alcohol being a relatively new commodity to be sold in this way in … given some of these services have no cap on what can be purchased. While none of the studied services offered … with the application process requiring that they show their procedures and how these will be followed. Another …
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  • Five key reasons why NZ should have an official inquiry into the response to the COVID-19 pandemic

    … Prof Nick Wilson, Dr Jennifer Summers, A/Prof George Thomson, Dr Amanda Kvalsvig, Dr Matt Boyd, Prof … be lessons around how all the different pandemic controls can be made more appropriate, particularly for populations … outbreak. 6 So it is likely that the COVID-19 response can also inform how NZ’s public health infrastructure and …
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  • Carcinogen exposure in Aotearoa workplaces is unacceptably high

    … and creating an Aotearoa Occupational Health Service, with a focus on establishing lifetime access to screening and … counts from the 2018 Census. 2 Further details on sampling can be found in the Appendix below . Widespread Exposure, … the most commonly reported pesticide from the NZCS, can be added to this unenviable list. 6 The use of the NZCS …
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  • Home modification to reduce falls – appears cost-effective in NZ

    … We have just published a modelling study on a home safety and modification programme … that we cite elsewhere [ 3 ] [ 6 ]), NZ policy-makers can have reasonable confidence that the HSAM intervention is … in a future blog). Furthermore, exercise interventions can have the additional advantages of providing social …
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  • Possible strategic approaches to achieve the NZ Government’s Smokefree 2025 goal

    … the NZ Government’s Smokefree Nation 2025 Goal. As best we can model, 10% per annum increases in tobacco tax alone will … tobacco control activities and implementation of a major new ‘endgame’ strategy (such as denicotinisation). … more expensive than smokefree area expansion. The latter can also be done by local government to some extent (though …
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  • From across the Ditch: How Australia has to decide on the least worst option for COVID-19

    … Australia owes a debt of gratitude to its pandemic modellers, public health … services avalanche. We have three choices. First, we can go for the moonshot of elimination (and hunker down until … am reluctant to take it off the table just yet. Second, we can continue to squash the curve as we are now. If we do so, …
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  • The 5000 annual deaths caused by smoking also matter

    … day. We critically review the narrative that smoking is a “choice”, a mantra perpetuated by the tobacco industry, … to ensnare them in a lifetime of addiction. 13 How can we take these steps? Retaining the Smokefree Environments … products. Politicians have a crucial opportunity to show that the lives of people who smoke matter just as much …
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  • Mortality declines in Aotearoa NZ during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic

    … the last two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, NZ has used a range of public health measures that have played a direct … of events on mortality patterns is excess deaths which can provide information about the burden of mortality . … pandemic. Like NZ, these are ‘island’ jurisdictions which can convey an advantage for maintaining border restrictions …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: The impact of hunger on learning

    … improve attendance or school achievement.  In part two of a three-part series, we highlight that the programme … staff in programme success 3 , delved into whether it can be successfully implemented in schools implementing Te Ao … groups, and reported by several studies. These studies show hunger poses a significant threat to educational …
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  • The Brits are doing it: likely health benefits from a levy on soft drinks

    … A study published today finds that the UK soft drink levy … obesity, diabetes and dental caries) – when considering a range of different Drinks Industry responses. In this Blog … also be benefits to child mental health given how obesity can impact on psychologically. What might these results mean …
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