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  • Fighting cold, damp housing – a big tick for Warmer Kiwi programme

    … use, result in warmer, drier living areas in winter, and can help to lower respiratory illness. Motu Research has … households improve when they their homes are insulated and a heat pump installed. The study’s results relate to: … conditions such as asthma. 1,2,3 Improved home heating can lead to reductions in these health issues. Living in a …
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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 … gaps are evident, particularly because on-demand services can deliver alcohol in areas where the vendors do not hold a …
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  • Potential impact of an Omicron outbreak: A look at the IHME modelling for NZ

    … more preparations in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) concerning a future national outbreak of Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 (our pre-Christmas blog and a blog last week ). The NZ Government is obviously taking … the hospital system). Of course severe Covid-19 outbreaks can also disrupt the health system at the primary care level …
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  • Will the Government’s new Smokefree Plan achieve Aotearoa’s smokefree goal?

    … than two months before the government’s own target for a Smokefree 2025 becomes due, it has released an “action … was the best we could do.  A common analogy for how we can place limits on our expectations references an experiment where fleas are taught to lower how high they can jump by placing them in a glass jar. Tupeka kore …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Protecting the healthcare system: a strategic approach to reducing infectious disease impacts in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … demand on healthcare quickly. T he SARS-CoV-2 virus may be a new pathogen, but in many ways the pandemic is simply a … more ways to stay safe and connected. Three approaches can be implemented right away to reduce demand on the health … against a range of infections. Respiratory infections can be markedly reduced by optimising indoor air quality , …
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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 … young people from the life of addiction almost none can foresee. Implications for public health practice and …
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  • Regulating vaping and new nicotine products: Are tobacco companies’ goals aligned with public health objectives?

    … products and alternative nicotine delivery systems. In a previous blog, ASPIRE 2025 researchers summarised the … people and non-nicotine users. This blog – intended as a follow-up article to further promote discussion – … highly profitable. While BAT publicly assert that NGPs “can support smokers in quitting smoking” , their investor …
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  • Smoking denormalization and tobacco endgames

    … Once a common practice, smoking prevalence has declined since its … strategies that rapidly reduce smoking prevalence by a specific date. Achieving endgame goals will bring profound … it is to place them in an informed position so that they can exercise their right to purchase products of their choice …
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  • Food poverty for NZ teens creating an achievement lag of up to four years

    … biggest increase in food insecurity for children in NZ in a decade observed in 2022/23, we need more measures to … Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 results that saw a large global drop in achievement, as well as a decline for New Zealand (NZ) students, particularly in …
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  • Is funding Euthanasia a health priority for Aotearoa New Zealand: Part 2?

    … that the effect of not allowing practitioners to charge a co-payment will significantly undermine provision of aid in dying. In a blog last year (Gray, 2020) I argued that it is very … already very stretched. Also, with the possibility that we can no longer eliminate Covid-19 (at least in some areas of …
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