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  • Open data, transparency and power – role of the Virtual Health Information Network

    … (microdata) are de-identified (personal information such as names and addresses are removed), and output from the Data … big data have been raised and are relevant to the IDI. We as a country are small in scale and especially the group of … is appropriate using IDI data; sometimes referred to as a ‘social licence’. Data sharing NZ is not a big enough …
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  • The alarms are flashing red: Five reasons to upgrade our Alert Level system before the next Covid-positive traveller visits a major city

    … against a number of non-Covid infectious diseases as outlined in item 4 below. 2. Stopping outbreaks without … proposed system there are six levels (plus a zero level as in the current four-level system) but the public would not … work, to stay at home when they or their children are ill. 5. The Alert Level system should uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi …
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  • The race to be the first place in Aotearoa to be smokefree

    … even discussed in the draft national Health Strategy (2). As a world-leading goal addressing New Zealand’s biggest … of plain packs legislation is nowhere to be seen – as other countries like UK, Ireland and France just get on … not be met, and will be missed substantially for Māori (5). However, there is a way to ward off the pessimism that …
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  • NZ’s long-running Campylobacter epidemic from poultry: Now with antibiotic resistance

    … Infectious Intestinal Diseases Study conducted in the UK [ 5 ], and source attribution of about 50% from poultry [1]. … of the problem. A risk to NZ’s international reputation as a food exporter NZ is known as the “Campylobacter capital of the world” in food safety …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Simple transport system changes could quickly relieve the crisis in our hospitals

    … in Aotearoa, through air pollution exposure (NO 2 and PM 2.5 ), injury , noise exposure and restricting physical … cases per year ), management of chronic diseases such as diabetes ( a fifth of the burden of diabetes is a result … demand on health services (and create other benefits such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions):   Low traffic …
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  • Website Privacy Policy

    … and will retain your personal information until such time as you unsubscribe from our mailing list. Security of … that disclosure of the personal information is necessary as permitted under the Privacy Act 2020. Disclosure of … Commissioner at www.privacy.org.nz . PHCC will notify you as soon as practicable if there is a privacy breach in …
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  • The allure of a Virtual Supermarket for public health nutrition research

    … to start answering this question is the original reason as why we built the Virtual Supermarket: to test food pricing … strategies in high-school cafeteria and vending machines [5]. However, a major limitation of these studies is that they … Supermarket? Can people really use it? Do they not see it as a game instead of a serious task? To figure this out, we …
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  • Staying safe from COVID-19 over summer and beyond: The need for more NZ Government action

    … with its border control and stringent lockdown components [5]. The strong political leadership in NZ has been recognised … journal Nature when it featured Prime Minister Ardern as a “crisis leader” [6]. Very effective communication also … risks of COVID-19 outbreaks in NZ might be increasing are as follows: The intensification of the pandemic globally, …
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  • Progress toward Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 – how might tobacco retail restrictions contribute?

    … to 212,000, undiscounted). But other interventions, such as retail free zones around schools were also effective and … (via travel time and travel costs) work in a similar way as do price increases (via tobacco taxes). Comparisons with … These outlet reduction interventions were still not as effective as increases in tobacco tax (see previous blog ) …
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  • Rising congenital syphilis in Aotearoa New Zealand needs a strong response

    … of congenital syphilis were rare however in the last 5 years NZ has had over 25 cases.  Some hapū māmā continue to … be offered repeat testing for syphilis later in pregnancy as part of the effort to stem the rise in congenital cases. … the likelihood of transmission to the fetus rises as pregnancy advances. Fetal infection is also more likely …
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