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  • When the first barrier fails: Strengthening protection for drinking water sources

    … Safe, good quality drinking water is a foundation of public health. The first, and most significant, barrier against … water for Christchurch City as part of ECan Regional Plan 7. The commissioners concluded 21 (p.66) : [W]e are not …
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  • National capacity needed to monitor misinformation to protect public health and social cohesion

    … misleading information—poses a significant threat to the health of our communities. It can lead to poor health … and civil society need to invest resources in monitoring public channels and platforms in NZ and formulating a … health agencies to identify, understand, investigate and plan for emerging trends in disinformation as part of their …
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  • Comparing two pandemics: A century apart

    … inform current and future pandemic management, focusing on public health infrastructure, international cooperation, and … a mitigation strategy. 10, 23, 24 New Zealand's pandemic plan, conceived in anticipation of an influenza pandemic and …
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  • Vaping needs much tighter regulation as we approach Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Two new studies

    … provide new insights into the impact vaping may have on public health. The first estimates that use of modern vaping devices … Discussion Document outlining proposals for an Action Plan to realise the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal, recognises …
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  • COVID-19 and the law in Aotearoa NZ

    … Health and emergency laws have played a critical role in this … implementation of law relating to COVID-19 has meant that public health law has become real in daily life in Aotearoa … NZ’s legal framework for infectious disease management and public health emergencies has existed for over 150 years, …
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  • The draft NZ Health Strategy: Will it enable New Zealanders to “live well, stay well and get well”?

    … The new draft NZ Health Strategy is strong on strengthening the health care system and has some strong population health aspects, at least rhetorically. It includes phrases …
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  • Perspective: The NZ Health Research Strategy Discussion Document – much scope for improvement

    … Government deserves congratulations for coming up with a Health Research Strategy. But the current Discussion Document … proposed. It makes a lot of sense for a country to have a health research strategy. It should make it easier for … population-wide interventions and how to improve their public acceptability (eg, regulation, health-promoting taxes …
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  • The Crisis in youth mental health: what can be done?

    … Youth populations worldwide are experiencing a mental health crisis. The 2024 World Happiness report (WHR24) found … mental health among young people is a significant public health problem across the world. The 2024 World … we learn from this research in Aotearoa? Mental health as public health While treatment by the clinical health system …
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  • “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a response to critiques

    … The “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025” Action Plan was launched at Parliament on 2 August. A previous blog … goal envisages a society where people no longer suffer the health, social, economic and cultural harms caused by tobacco … there is a strong justification for tax increases on public health grounds. Firstly, there is extensive evidence …
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  • Avoidable hospitalisations: Helping our health system get through COVID-19

    … While it is possible that New Zealand can use intense public health controls to eradicate COVID-19 from the country – we must also plan for other scenarios where thousands of New Zealanders …
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