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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 … at creating warm, dry homes in Aotearoa. Implications for public health policy and practice  Because Warmer Kiwi Homes …
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  • Covid-19: A planetary disease

    … expect continued pandemics, with their consequences for health system overload, human suffering, and economic … IHRs 2005 have undoubtedly been a major force in managing public health emergencies over the last 15 years. But the … a review of the IHRs. Conclusions The NZ and international public health community is justifiably focused on immediate …
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  • Reducing waiting times for cataract surgery is good value-for-money for falls prevention

    … good progress on reducing falls in hospitals through the Health Quality and Safety Commission’s ‘Reducing harm from … substantial wait times for cataract surgery in the NZ public health system, with a total wait time from first … to be managed appropriately so that it does not impinge on public hospital capacity as often the same pool of surgeons …
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  • The Smokefree 2025 goal is in danger of receding – will the Ministry of Health’s ‘realignment’ get it back on track?

    … The Ministry of Health proposes realigning tobacco control services to … of funding for anti-tobacco groups, the Ministry of Health now concedes” (21 April, 2015). This statement implies … at local level (e.g. smokefree bylaws for outside public areas such as children’s playgrounds), but most …
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  • Reducing the risk of Covid-19 transmission through the use of air purifiers

    … and purification of indoor air needs to be used alongside public health measures, such as vaccination, staying home when … air, at the same time. However, when used alongside other public health measures, including vaccination, staying home …
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  • Shifting all isolation/quarantine facilities to a single air force base: The need for a critical analysis

    … involve outbreaks in NZ’s largest cities with large health and economic impacts. The main disadvantage would be … facilities at Ōhakea. In summary , it would seem from a public health perspective there is a reasonable case for a … building essential infrastructure to manage other external public health threats on the horizon. * Author details: …
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  • Tobacco Excise Taxes and the Smokefree 2025 Goal: Some Ways Forward

    … and smoking prevalence, and could bring profound health benefits, 6 it is also important to consider the … prevalence and should be funded as part of a comprehensive public health strategy, particularly given evidence progress … high smoking prevalence in these communities. Many in the public health sector have called for reductions in tobacco …
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  • Longer-term harm from Covid-19 in children: The evidence suggests greater efforts are needed to protect children in Aotearoa NZ from infection

    … been described in all infectious diseases of childhood of public health significance. For example, rheumatic fever is a … Hauora. All other authors are with the Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington. The lead …
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  • The case for banning cigarette filters

    … tobacco companies’ search for a solution to growing health “controversies” regarding smoking. Advances in … rendered smoking safe.  He wrote: “ The cigarette smoking public attaches great significance to visual examination of … tobacco control policies. 23 Surveys show that the public (smokers and non-smokers alike) view people who smoke …
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  • Possible strategic approaches to achieve the NZ Government’s Smokefree 2025 goal

    … prevalence in NZ. There is also widespread support by the public for tobacco endgame strategies (1-5), or at least for … blog post ). So to help with strategic planning by the NZ health sector, we aimed to outline various strategic options … which would be best. Lessons from other endgames in public health may be relevant. See this blog post. * Our …
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