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  • What we would like to see on the Ministry of Health’s website to better inform progress on COVID-19 elimination

    … In this blog we analyse data from the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 website and display a key graph that we … infected overseas or infected within NZ. The Ministry of Health (MoH) provides some data on confirmed and probable … the MoH reports as imported cases (cases with a reported history of international travel within 14 days of symptom …
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  • Vaccination is often cost-effective but not (currently) HPV vaccination for boys in NZ

    … – which is often, but not always, a good use of limited health sector resources.   Similar to many developed … the benefits of HPV vaccination on a wide range of future health outcomes (i.e., cervical cancer, pre-cancer (CIN I to … Associate Professor Nick Wilson, Megan Smith (UNSW Australia), Professor Tony Blakely … Vaccination is often …
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  • Media release: Making the consumer care guidelines for electricity retailers mandatory could save lives

    … Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan and He Kāinga Oranga Housing and Health Research Programme at the University of Otago … We need basic standards of care to be followed to protect health and avoid potential fatalities,” says Dr O’Sullivan. In the latest Briefing published by the Public Health Communication Centre , Dr O’Sullivan and colleagues …
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  • Fighting cold, damp housing – a big tick for Warmer Kiwi programme

    … Our Warmer Kiwis Study team worked to determine if the health and wellbeing of people in households improve when … pump installed. The study’s results relate to: people’s health and wellbeing in their homes the homes’ indoor … for low-income families. How heat pumps improve people’s health The housing stock in Aotearoa is well known for being …
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  • Counting what matters: Rethinking Aotearoa's population statistics without a census

    … change, large scale infrastructure investments, housing, health and care in circumstances that they were not designed … within geographic areas, for understanding the specific health care needs particular to each region. Changing nature … data are also critical to monitoring improvements in Māori health and elimination of ethnic health inequities. Low …
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  • Media release: Our fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care

    … is clearly experiencing a fourth wave of Covid-19 and health authorities should be reminding us about the benefits … help reduce transmission. Professor Baker and other public health experts from the University of Otago look at the … in the latest issue of the Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . These data indicate there could …
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  • A pandemic that won’t go away – as Covid enters its 5th year, NZ needs a realistic strategy

    … and those with underlying illness. But its largest health impact may be Long Covid because it is relatively … this virus is still causing a pandemic. The World Health Organization refers to Covid-19 as a  continuing … impact The pandemic continues to have a large, visible health impact. It is a leading cause of serious illness and …
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  • Tax policy as a key health determinant: Reform for the Covid-19 reset

    … addressed – or conversely exacerbated. Tax is therefore a health determinant, given its functions in ensuring adequate … taxation should not be limited to specific measures for health and environmental objectives, but recognise that … the same top tax rate (33%), as people on $70,000. 12 In Australia, the top rate is 45%. In NZ, a new 50% tax rate on …
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  • Five actions to support New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, with a focus on Auckland

    … achieve the levels of vaccine coverage needed to limit the health and social harm caused by the current pandemic. … age groups including rangatahi, Māori and Pacific public health leaders, church leaders, gang leaders), key agencies (Auckland Regional Public Health, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Business, Innovation …
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  • Proposed Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response to a weak target

    … be negative consequences for our environment, population health and ultimately our economy. This Briefing summarises … adaptation and mitigation policies together, with improved health and wellbeing as important considerations in … climate impacts.  These measures would have substantial health co-benefits, while putting us on a path towards a just …
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