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  • Smokefree cars – an important step towards protecting children from the hazards of smoking

    … Scotland (2016) and Ireland (2016) by 2016. In Aotearoa, many individuals and organisations have advocated for a … on smoking in cars among children and adults (including people who smoke). 8 Despite this overwhelming evidence of … being enacted in Aotearoa, what effect can we expect and how can we maximise the positive impacts of the law while …
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  • Junk food and sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Likely to produce numerous benefits in NZ

    … modelling work that suggests that the implementation of taxes on unhealthy foods and beverages in Aotearoa New … of food products available. There is also the question of how these different policies rank in terms of impact in any … package. Generally, the taxes that impacted the intake of many food groups (eg, excise duties on saturated fat, …
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  • Divesting from fossil fuels – is this good for public health?

    … are disinvesting, check out the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 5 th … that cheap fossil fuels are needed to lift billions of people out of poverty and to give them the life chances … term, to meet basic human needs and promote health, in many parts of the world. But there is a bigger picture to …
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  • Public health and Budget 2024

    … increases some spending (like unemployment benefits when people lose jobs).    The spending cuts were widespread. When … it doesn’t give us much detail of what will be funded and how it will be spent.  Each budget also sets allowances for … health services of decent quality. It illustrates the many threads that need to woven together in a cohesive whole …
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  • Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health

    … is currently consulting the public on a redesign of the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), its key climate … is extreme temperatures, with an estimated 60,000 plus people in Europe dying from heat-related issues in the summer … or through restoring native vegetation— should address how the changes in composition and configuration of …
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  • Upgrade of NZ’s COVID-19 Alert Levels Needed to Help Regain NZ’s Elimination Status

    … to NZ’s Alert Level system that involve improved use of mass masking, targeted internal travel restrictions, and … Better understanding of transmission in children and young people to guide age-specific control measures eg, mask … emergencies).     All social gatherings limited to 10 people (including funerals and tangihanga).     Level 2     …
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  • Aotearoa’s first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza: Heightened awareness and surveillance essential for early detection

    … Summary Aotearoa New Zealand confirmed its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus infection … healthcare providers may consider testing for infection in people exposed to animals infected with HPAI. 5,12   … testing and restricting movement of animals, equipment and people. The virus is not considered to be a food safety risk, …
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  • Should NZ spend relatively more health resources on improving men’s health?

    … discusses if there is a plausible case for shifting more of the available health resources towards improving male … of Health in a Major Report on health loss published last year. From the tabulated data the above graph has been … women from cardiovascular disease), it is likely that many differences in risk factors (eg, alcohol use, dietary …
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  • The draft NZ Health Strategy: Will it enable New Zealanders to “live well, stay well and get well”?

    … like a system moving “from treatment to prevention”. But how does it fare when considering the science around burden of disease and interventions to address the 10 top risk … to prevent and manage obesity in children and young people up to 18 years of age”. However, once again there is …
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  • Despite improved WHO regulations, the world remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic

    … are insufficient on their own. Especially as the risk of another pandemic like Covid-19 is growing.  The IHR … diseases (when an animal pathogen “spills over” to infect people). Key changes to the International Health Regulations … global cooperation A pandemic agreement could address the many needed reforms that go beyond the International Health …
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