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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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  • Capitalising on NZ’s linked data by increasing IT and researcher capacity: Opportunity is knocking

    … environment, strengths we can build on. Consider the health data.  All mortality and hospitalisation events, … datasets for specific projects. Such research must have a public good focus. Users can only access the IDI in secure … of 20-40 analysts and academics, with a sound business plan, international collaborations and strong community …
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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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  • What does the 2019/20 NZ Health Survey tell us about progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa?

    … The latest NZ Health Survey data continues to show encouraging reductions … urgently needs to introduce a comprehensive action plan, including measures to reduce the continued marked … 10 key points about smoking and vaping from the 2018-19 NZ Health Survey (NZHS). Here we update that analysis with …
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  • Media release: Why the Smokefree legislation must stay - Laying out the evidence:

    … Public Health experts have laid out the facts showing the Government’s plan to repeal the world-leading smokefree legislation runs … of health care dollars. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, The Smokefree legislation …
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  • World moving forward on the smokefree generation - Aotearoa NZ goes backwards

    … an important opportunity to protect future generations' health and wellbeing. In late 2022, the Aotearoa New Zealand … the SFG, other jurisdictions have upheld this measure or plan to introduce it. Claims the SFG would not have been … and premature death, respect their views, reflect wide public support, and align with international best practice.   …
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  • Can oral tobacco and nicotine products help people to stop smoking?

    … have called for further research into their long-term health effects, including their potential to cause nicotine … The most recent trial, published earlier this year, was a pilot study with a very small sample size (45 participants … Nip , ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington  Dr Jude Ball , …
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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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