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  • An Official Inquiry into the Covid-19 Pandemic Response – It’s Time and it’s Vital

    … of the Covid-19 pandemic response. In this blog we explain how it is now time to announce the process and timetable for such an official … apportioning blame for past decisions. Indeed, findings from the inquiry could help with bolstering preparations for …
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  • Alcohol-related harms now available on demand

    … through online on-demand delivery – within two hours from ordering. This Briefing summarises the evidence for potential harm that this easy access may contribute to. It also describes some of the regulatory reforms to … process requiring that they show their procedures and how these will be followed. Another proposal is to tighten …
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  • Establishing Long COVID services in Aotearoa NZ – what can we learn from overseas?

    … many countries are establishing dedicated health services to support people with the condition. In this blog, we … with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, usually three months from the onset of COVID-19 and lasting for at least two … able to adapt to the changing context of COVID-19, LC and how the NZ population is responding to LC is paramount. …
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  • Home modification to reduce falls – appears cost-effective in NZ

    … study on a home safety and modification programme to prevent falls in older people. This work suggests that … Commission [ 1 ] (see also this HQSC online guidance to health workers on preventing falls in multiple different … In our model the intervention effectiveness estimates came from a systematic review, and NZ-specific intervention costs …
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  • A century of health inequalities in NZ – new data

    … life expectancy by occupational class among men enlisted to fight in the First World War (but not actually getting to … definitive evidence (it is hard to get perfect evidence from 100 years ago!), it does suggest that socio-economic … to do with the digitalisation of historical data.   But how can modern NZ do more to address health inequalities? …
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  • What will it take to get to under 5% smoking prevalence 2025? Lots of cessation.

    … (or initiation), and/or increases in cessation rates, to achieve this goal? We try to answer this question in a … of percentage points, or increases the marginal quit rate from 10% to (say) 11% after six months, this is only going to … far reaching, and markedly drive up cessation How can we do it? One possibility comes from work from the …
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  • Can oral tobacco and nicotine products help people to stop smoking?

    … New Zealand. These products could potentially help people to stop smoking by providing a source of nicotine that is likely to be less physically harmful than cigarettes. However, … [ Figure 2 ]. They contain either nicotine extracted from tobacco or synthetic nicotine. Because oral nicotine …
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  • Public health priorities in this election year

    … health challenges linked by a need for decision-makers to act.  These are all areas where we as a society have a … actions now to ensure all people have access to warm, dry, safe, affordable housing that they have reason to value. … in Waimate water last year as a clear example of how the current system is failing to keep our drinking water …
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  • The case for lowering salt levels in processed foods is now even stronger – new research

    … sodium intake in these other studies may be largely due to inaccurate measurement of sodium intake. So the scientific … recommend that governments progress interventions to reduce sodium levels in processed foods. This could … reported in some cohort studies (eg, [2] [3]). Data from the follow-up of the Trials of Hypertension Prevention …
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  • Ready or not? Pandemic preparedness index and implications for NZ

    … Summary This Briefing highlights how the world remains vulnerable to the persisting risk of pandemics. The Global Health … by using tools such as the GHS Index, as well as learning from international exemplars such as the UK’s just-released …
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