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  • Rising congenital syphilis in Aotearoa New Zealand needs a strong response

    … measures to address structural barriers to antenatal care and increase the Māori and Pacific midwifery workforce. … to women who are less likely to have received antenatal care, it is estimated around 1 in 4 congenital syphilis cases … on categories presented in Figure 4 No/ late Antenatal care includes: women who had no antenatal care; women who …
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  • Media release: Our fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care

    … a random sample of people attending specific health care settings such as general practices and emergency … release: Our fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care …
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  • Dietary counselling – how effective and cost-effective is it?

    … review examined counselling by dietitians in primary care [9], although it did not generate pooled estimates in a … Similarly, another narrative review concluded that primary care physicians can be effective in delivering weight loss … ineffective as per a US study of counselling in primary care for people with high BMIs [13]). Also this particular …
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  • The Smokefree legislation is evidence-based, removing it is not

    … to cost thousands of lives and millions of health care dollars. Prime Minister Luxon could yet display strong … smoking prevalence falls, the number of lives and health care costs saved, will increase greatly. However, repealing …
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  • Why a “mouth and nose” lockdown with masks might help avoid a “full body” lockdown at home

    … COVID-19 and already some New Zealand aged residential care facilities require all visitors to wear masks at Alert … venues closed.”     Up to two families can share child care.   Face mask wearing required when indoors in … appropriate teams eg, in hospitals and aged residential care facilities. Masks required for all healthcare workers …
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  • The smokefree policies of political parties: Do they care about people who smoke?

    … funding and attention, compared to hospitals and primary care services for individuals. 10 The lack of priority for … … The smokefree policies of political parties: Do they care about people who smoke? …
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  • Strengthening Omicron mitigation strategies in Early Childhood Education settings

    … ECE is the term used to denote any early education and care service for children younger than five years of age, … to Kohanga reo, Pacific language nests, and centres who care for children all day. ECE centres in NZ have some of the … during the Omicron wave. Parents and caregivers who can care for their children at home should be actively encouraged …
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  • Making the most of masks

    … protective equipment (PPE) by groups such as health care workers [2, 3]. In that situation the focus is on giving … virus transmission, found masks protect both health care workers and other populations against respiratory virus … Lesley Gray is with the Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, University of Otago, Wellington. …
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  • Media release: Surge in whooping cough cases highlights need for improved immunisation access for mothers and infants

    … including people not having the same access to maternity care. “To counter the barriers, NZ should convene a … be available in multiple settings, including primary care, pharmacies, and non-clinical locations.” “We must not …
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  • Food and beverage taxes for a healthier diet: The Pacific experience

    … extending free healthy school lunches and/or free dental care. The growing impact of the food environment on chronic … free healthy school lunches programme, funding free dental care for those aged 18 and over (perhaps initially for those …
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