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  • In the news: The cancer-causing dangers in our workplaces

    … Dr Amanda Eng and Professor John Potter were interviewed on RNZ's The Detail as part of the podcast   The cancer-causing dangers in our workplaces  on 30 June following up on their Briefing  Carcinogen exposure in Aotearoa workplaces …
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  • Why don’t we make rental housing safer?

    … their houses modified with the installation of handrails on stairs; grab rails for bathrooms; outside lighting; edging … Regulations (1947) make requirements for a handrail on stairs that have been constructed to allow ‘safe access … regulation 11 , is removed from injury in rental housing under the ACC scheme. Our findings suggest progress on safe …
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  • Reducing waiting times for cataract surgery is good value-for-money for falls prevention

    … In an article published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today, we discuss our recent modelling work on expediting cataract surgery in NZ. In this blog we … falls prevention interventions. NZ has made good progress on reducing falls in hospitals through the Health Quality and …
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  • Housing and urban regeneration in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … further debilitating health consequences, with impacts on their education and employment. The current system of … community regeneration, the housing system is now under considerable pressure, not only due to the ongoing … to build and maintain affordable housing, which is under-provided by the private market. Research that evaluates …
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  • Oral nicotine products: Expanding the nicotine marketplace

    … policy. Nonetheless, ONPs are already widely promoted on social media and may be imported for personal use. In this … Hardie, ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland Associate … McCool , ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland Dr …
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  • Using the CovidCard to enhance protection from COVID-19 at the NZ border

    … different stages of their isolation cycles (eg, a person on day 3 interacting and potentially infecting a person on day 11 of isolation) have indicated other design and … the private-public partnership team. The CovidCard is a credit card sized device that uses low-energy Bluetooth …
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  • The COVID-19 house fire and the unbearable silence of fire alarms

    … acronym.   The WHO Emergency Committee declared a PHEIC on 30 January 2020, not at its first, but at its second … Pandemic Treaty Reduction in Incentives to NOT report outbreaks (due to fear of economic harm if hotspots … The Guardian . International cooperation is needed   Photo credit: Screenshot from the Otago University video of Helen …
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  • “Appetite for Destruction”: A new book with attitude – but also strong science

    … domestic cat control to save birds . Think “Big Kahuna” on social policy. And think “Health Cheque” , a review of … for Destruction” is an impressive book. It is based on a strong analysis of the theory and science of food.  … and a carefully crafted package of subsidies and taxes on foods – I agree, but with the emphasis on ‘careful’. The …
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  • The draft NZ Health Strategy: Will it enable New Zealanders to “live well, stay well and get well”?

    … The new draft NZ Health Strategy is strong on strengthening the health care system and has some strong … well”. The draft NZ Health Strategy (1) has a strong focus on strengthening the health care system. As such it addresses … not seem to address the obesogenic environment (see above under “high BMI”). 5) Physical inactivity 40,000 4.2% …
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  • Despite improved WHO regulations, the world remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic

    … Health Regulations (IHR), these changes are insufficient on their own. Especially as the risk of another pandemic like … of “preparedness” strengthening equitable access to medical products and finance, with specific mention of … This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article . …
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