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Smokefree cars – an important step towards protecting children from the hazards of smoking
… diseases, including life-long respiratory conditions such as asthma. 1 2 Smoking in the confined space of a car exposes … and Territories had implemented smokefree cars laws; as had all but two Canadian Provinces, and several countries … Select Committee report recommended this measure in 2010. 5 Studies have shown Kiwi children have high levels of …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Protecting the healthcare system: a strategic approach to reducing infectious disease impacts in Aotearoa New Zealand
… high burden was viewed by decision-makers and the public as inevitable (or even tolerable) until the Covid-19 pandemic … its borders and implementing a short, stringent lockdown. As intended, these measures largely extinguished community … disease, sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhea and syphilis, and close-contact diseases such as …
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Embracing downward counterfactual analysis to navigate future cyclones
… The ‘worse case’ scenarios include higher storm severity (as per aspects of some previous cyclones), worse timing, … 3 and the overall economic cost is estimated to up to $14.5 billion. 4 In this Briefing we apply a relatively novel … 'near misses' for improving safety in such domains as aviation, nuclear power technology, petrochemical and …
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Insights into health system costs of living and dying in New Zealand – New study
… to death – the results for females are in Figure 2. As one example, the amount of public health Figure 2. Health … of life near death (eg, by avoiding interventions such as surgery that might only gain a few weeks or months of … to individual citizen’s health system events such as hospitalisation, lab tests and drugs. These events …
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Media release: Not all upcycled food is created equal: What is sustainable?
… benefits of upcycling surplus food and by-products, such as job creation, cost-effectiveness, and environmental … benefits of upcycled food depend on factors such as the type of waste being repurposed and the energy required … products may have a higher carbon footprint than using it as animal feed unless environmentally friendly energy sources …
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Media release: Covid-19 vaccines work, but we need to do more to get the most out of them
… against infection, hospitalisation, death and Long Covid as well as improving outcomes for pregnant people. Professor Potter, … programme. “That includes keeping the vaccines up to date as the variants change and promoting high and equitable …
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Parliamentary voting for smokefree over two decades: Implications for future progress
… criticised for: Being counter to the scientific evidence: As in arguments by NZ public health experts , 2 international experts , 3 in evidence reviews, 4 5 and health 6 and economic 7 modelling studies. The repeal … of minority groups of MPs who “crossed the floor”), were as follows: Highly supportive of smokefree progress: The …
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Food and beverage taxes for a healthier diet: The Pacific experience
… drinks provides an opportunity to fund such initiatives as extending free healthy school lunches and/or free dental … growing rates of NCDs in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) such as diabetes, cancer, and tooth decay. NZ (and Australia) has … by the World Health Organization (WHO), 4 are effective, 5; 6 and have been used for more than two decades by our …
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Can CT screening for lung cancer in New Zealand be cost-effective?
… conducted in more than 50,000 high risk people (defined as current or former smokers aged 55-74 years, with a 30 … impact on inequalities in lung cancer, among others (5). So, what about the cost-effectiveness of LDCT screening? … LDCT only, not including (say) adjunct smoking cessation. As can be seen in the table, there is clearly a great deal of …
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa/NZ: A brief photo-essay with 10 photos
… some instances these images reflect success factors such as the relatively early introduction of border controls and … the equivalent scores for Australia being 73.2/100 and 64.5/100). 3 Nevertheless, better prepared jurisdictions, such as Taiwan were able to avoid a lockdown while still achieving …
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