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Fighting cold, damp housing – a big tick for Warmer Kiwi programme
… using heat pumps reduces electricity use by 16 percent on average over winter months and is effective at creating … double its Warmer Kiwi Homes programme, to deliver 26,500 home insulation and heating retrofits per year for the … who have benefited from Warmer Kiwi Homes (please credit this to EECA). What's new in this Briefing Motu’s …
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Human health impacts of plastic exposure – an evolving evidence base
… authors were part of an expert panel advising PM Ardern on how to address the wicked problem of plastic pollution. 1 … need for a policy response. 46 As we outlined in our 2019 report, 1 while individual behaviour choices can be helpful, … vi. The authors mention chewing gum as a source, an under-appreciated route of plastic exposure. vii. For …
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Calling for action on suicide prevention in Aotearoa
… Summary The Ministry of Health is inviting submissions on the second Draft Suicide Prevention Action Plan for … prevention has been ineffective and narrowly focused on mental illness and clinical interventions, while … second principle is that suicide prevention must also draw on the existing evidence base for which universal, targeted, …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Protecting the healthcare system: a strategic approach to reducing infectious disease impacts in Aotearoa New Zealand
… and systems from infectious disease impacts : building on synergies in infectious disease control ; applying … at effective public health measures to reduce demand on healthcare quickly. T he SARS-CoV-2 virus may be a new … long shadow of ill health will put an additional burden on populations and the health system. In winter 2022 we …
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Getting the Marketing Mix Right: A Commentary on NZ’s Forthcoming Vaping Regulations
… On August 11 2020, the NZ Parliament passed legislation that … “brand-stretching” where brand trademarks may be used on unrelated products. Sponsorship of music and sporting … premises are R18 and at least 70% of their sales (or 60%, under special circumstances) must come from the sale of …
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Google Street View – A Useful Research Tool?
… ( see here ). But this tool can help with research – as we report in a just published review in the journal “Tobacco … But in our just published work [2] we focused particularly on its potential for studying tobacco control-related issues. … and specificity) [4], but the sample was small. Research on other issues also suggests some other potential areas of …
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Media release: Surge in whooping cough cases highlights need for improved immunisation access for mothers and infants
… Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Aotearoa NZ. If we are to reduce the impact, … University of Auckland Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) medical director Dr Nikki Turner and co-authors say that four … options once symptoms have developed. Around half of pēpi under the age of 12 months who are diagnosed with pertussis …
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Potential health co-benefits from eradicating rats, stoats and possums in NZ towns and cities
… long-term trend that has seen successful pest eradication on many of NZ’s offshore islands and in “mainland islands” … with the initial plans being for rat and stoat eradication on the Miramar Peninsula, and proposals for pest-free … eradication of rats might be difficult in NZ cities, on-going control at ports and railway freight terminals could …
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In the news: Tobacco companies accused of targeting young people on Tiktok
… of Otago researcher, Dr Jude Ball was interviewed on RNZ's Midday Report 3 April about the dangers of oral tobacco and nicotine … oral tobacco and nicotine products through advertising on TikTok and it is set to get worse if the Government …
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Media release: Energy poverty: Low-income households hit hardest by rising power costs
… households spend disproportionately more of their income on electricity costs in NZ, yet many are still unable to meet … - low-income households spend over 7.5% of their income on electricity, while high-income households spend under 1.5% according to Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan and …
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