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  • World Ventil8 Day – How do our buildings measure up?

    … is World Ventil8 Day. This day aims to raise awareness of the importance of ventilation as a crucial part of … excess of recommended CDC recommended 800 ppm (green line) What can we do? In NZ we largely rely on occupants to … all breathing air that enhances our health and wellbeing. What is new in this briefing? There is little NZ data …
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  • Public health and Budget 2024

    … within limited funding and increase public understanding of the value of long-term health investments. Despite the … insufficient to have a meaningful impact on health.  So what does the budget mean for the Public Health sector? Below, I …
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  • The growing burden of dementia in Aotearoa: Scope for prevention

    … As Aotearoa New Zealand's population ages, the number of people living with dementia is expected to double in the … dementia. The Lancet Commission recently reported that 45% of dementia cases worldwide could be prevented by tackling 14 … norms and reduce risk at a population level. 9   What this Briefing adds Lifestyle factors and potentially …
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  • Tackling child poverty: will the nation’s political leaders honour Richie Poulton’s legacy?

    … achievements, significant findings, and policy relevance of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study … Poulton stressed this point : ...you can't really undo what happens during childhood… experience of intense or … the best available evidence to build a better tomorrow. What is new in this Briefing? We highlight the impact of the …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Improving the cost, composition and availability of foods can save lives

    … system: reducing the cost and increasing the availability of healthy food and reformulation of processed food. This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series looking at effective …
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  • The long shadow of Cyclone Gabrielle: Brief review at 12 months

    … we briefly consider its persisting long shadow in terms of: (i) ongoing disruption to lives and stress from housing … some water supply systems (eg, Wellington at 40-50% 20 ). What the government needs to do There needs to be a … vulnerable to flooding, slips and sea level rise. What’s new in this Briefing It is now 12 months since Cyclone …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Mental health services can’t solve a mental health crisis: public mental health priorities in Aotearoa

    … support for those with mental illness.  This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series  looking at effective … will experience mental distress this year and the number of New Zealanders experiencing poor mental wellbeing is … need to improve and transform, providing more services does not lessen population levels of mental health need or …
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  • Adaptation important but don’t give up on mitigation—what the new IPCC report means for Aotearoa

    … emissions, global heating will roughly triple by the end of the century. Climate change already damages human health … to global heating by 2100 that may be three times or more what we have seen so far. In this scenario, recent storms and … infrastructure (such as roads and pipes) are only part of what is needed. We need to pay attention also to community …
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  • Stubbing out democracy: no Government mandate for smokefree repeal

    … whether this action has a mandate and legitimacy. Repeal of the legislation was not put before the electorate in the … evidence suggests none of their arguments hold water? And what of other stakeholders? To date, the government has … to repeal the 2022 smokefree legislation We conclude it does not based on the following: Voters in the election had …
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  • Why the New Zealand Government should reconsider abandoning denicotinised cigarettes

    … in clinical trials do not compensate for the lower levels of nicotine by smoking more and nor do they suffer severe … introduced by the previous government and the availability of viable alternative sources of nicotine. The public health … will bring profound social, health and economic benefits.  What is new in this briefing? There is strong evidence that …
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