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  • The Smokefree 2025 goal is in danger of receding – will the Ministry of Health’s ‘realignment’ get it back on track?

    … The Ministry of Health proposes realigning tobacco control services to … of funding for anti-tobacco groups, the Ministry of Health now concedes” (21 April, 2015). This statement implies … face-to-face stop smoking services, and local and national health promotion and advocacy services contracts, end in June …
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  • Expanding the Definition of Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Mindset Change to Help Achieve a Smokefree Aotearoa

    … be implemented. Image by  Tumisu  from  Pixabay   Public health strategies have often used the term “harm reduction” … that aim not to prevent an activity, but to reduce harmful health, economic, legal, cultural and social consequences of … to ensure harm reduction measures bring overall population health benefits. In Aotearoa NZ, recent data reporting on …
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  • Covid-19 vaccines still protect us: How do we get the best out of them?

    … outcomes during pregnancy. NZ could get better public health value from these vaccines by: Continuing to ensure … but includes health and care workers and allows private purchase. 60 Australia allows adults aged 18–64 years to be assessed for …
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  • Weekly deaths declined in NZ’s lockdown – but we still don’t know exactly why

    … lockdown is possibly the most dramatic public health intervention in NZ history. It helped achieve the elimination of community … distress, home injury deaths), and effects of reduction in health care services (eg, for treating heart attacks and …
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  • Can CT screening for lung cancer in New Zealand be cost-effective?

    … or former smokers aged 55-74 years, with a 30 pack-year history and, if former smokers, quit within the last 15 … the burden of lung cancer, the capacity of the New Zealand health system to deal with another screening programme, the … that a LDCT screening programme would generate less health gain per capita for Māori, but this needs to be …
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  • An Official Inquiry into the Covid-19 Pandemic Response – It’s Time and it’s Vital

    … contribute to improved preparedness for other major public health threats such as climate disruption and natural … Some official inquiries in NZ have helped advance health in the past In recent work by two of us, 11 we found … and responses, including regional collaboration with Australia, the Pacific, and the Asian region as well as with …
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  • In May 2022 the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 expires: what then?

    … The COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 (‘Covid Act’) expires on 13 May … Hassan  from  Pixabay Background The COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 (‘Covid Act’) was enacted on 13 May … working at the border. Although other statutes such as the Health Act 1956 remain important [2], they were not designed …
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  • Making the most of masks

    … Masks and vaccination have a central role in minimising the health and economic impact of COVID-19, regardless of the … viral particles. Universal, or mass masking, is a public health measure that works by providing both source control … as personal protective equipment (PPE) by groups such as health care workers [2, 3]. In that situation the focus is on …
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  • “100% Pure” – Public Health Goal Setting

    … to achieve the “100% level” with certain threats to public health – for example, by achieving Smokefree New Zealand by 2025. This blog suggests public health goals worth aiming for, through 100% elimination of a … – a benefit to both the agricultural sector and human health. And more recently it spent $70 million to …
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  • Standardised packaging: A new era in reducing tobacco marketing in NZ

    … their experiences at the World Conference on Tobacco of Health. All commented that, in retrospect, they would have … also to provide evidence that supports other countries’ health goals. Previously, New Zealand has introduced … areas, New Zealand could follow evaluations undertaken in Australia and collect comprehensive data that tracks how the …
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