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Public health response to report on potential risk of nitrate from drinking water
… nitrosation. As mentioned, a key research question yet to be answered is what level and frequency of antioxidant … meals likely have very few antioxidants and there would be differential consumption patterns across the population. … cancer [12], in part via genetic damage that can be linked specifically to nitrosation [14]. The second major …
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ACC turns 50: A more modern approach to injury prevention needed
… behaviour rather than systemic factors. Prevention would be much more effective if it also addressed structural … prevention strategies. That shift in direction would be a worthy advance to celebrate 50 years of serving Aotearoa … insurer, then its engagement with the government will be limited. It will not advocate for constraints on the sale …
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World moving forward on the smokefree generation - Aotearoa NZ goes backwards
… thus ensuring children for generations to come will be protected from addiction to smoking. In this Briefing, we … anyone born after a specified date may never legally be sold tobacco products and receives lifelong protection. 2 … children: “ These changes will mean our kids will never be able to buy a cigarette, preventing them getting hooked …
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Public health and Budget 2024
… the disease is just over $173,000 today. That is, we would be indifferent between spending $173,000 today on a range of … envelope, but it doesn’t give us much detail of what will be funded and how it will be spent. Each budget also sets allowances for future …
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Introducing the Public Health Solutions Blog Series
… For the next few weeks, Public Health Expert blog will be publishing a series of invited blogs o n the best public … system with waves of acute infection, which need to be managed with a depleted workforce experiencing illness … through to mental health. Some of the interventions will be controversial, some will seem common sense, but all would …
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Potential for an avian influenza pandemic: Time for NZ to ramp up preparedness
… number of mammals, most recently cattle, appear to be susceptible hosts for the virus. And a dairy farm worker … including border biosecurity. However, the virus could be introduced by wild birds as NZ is on the migratory path of … of importing A(H5N1) rises, NZ clinicians will need to be particularly vigilant, including considering the diagnosis …
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Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health
… above plantation forests. A similar approach should be explored for wetlands, that likewise provide numerous … dispersed and lost.” 6 That is because wood and paper can be burnt in wood burners releasing the carbon back to the … ). Soil deposited on the land after such flood events can be a public health risk. It may contain contaminants and, as …
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A single shot to prevent cancer? HPV vaccine can!
… to our youth. This non-evidence-based obstacle needs to be removed. A single dose to prevent cancer helps promote HPV … “an off-label option, a single-dose schedule can be used in girls and boys aged 9–20 years” based on … in section 4.2 on dosage also states that its use “should be in accordance with official recommendations.” This allows …
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What can Aotearoa NZ learn from Australia’s new vaping policies?
… Health will soon release new regulations, but these will be limited to provisions outlined in the legislation. Below, … product of choice. 1 While the details still need to be outlined, these measures seem very likely to reduce youth … taken a different approach and allows vaping products to be sold as consumer products, although generic retail outlets …
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What does art have to do with public health, and how can they work together?
… Art Gallery She observed that contemporary public art can be more provocative in some parts of Europe than we see in … reminder to these politicians of the human need that must be forefront in their work. Photo by Philippa Howden-Chapman … and public health. On the one hand, popular movies can be a useful barometer of the place of health in society – eg, …
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