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  • High levels of CO2 found in small study of early childhood centres: Improving ventilation in the time of COVID-19

    … alongside many other developing countries, has seen a dramatic increase of children in early childhood education … education 3 . There have also been high levels of Covid-19 infection and hospitalisation rates in this age group 4 . … High levels are linked to poor concentration, impaired cognitive performance, and higher rates of absenteeism 8 ,9 . …
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  • New Zealand doing okay in cancer survival: Results from the largest ever cross-national comparison of cancer survival

    … combined analysis (CONCORD-2). Never before has such a comparable set of survival estimates been available. And … first thing that stands out is that survival in the UK is often lowest – an embarrassing statistic from the UK’s … Interestingly, this gap in survival was usually achieved after just one-year post-diagnosis, pointing to the …
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  • The humility of being second to Australia in cancer mortality

    … Kiwis. Today Alafeishat and colleagues have published a paper in the NZ Medical Journal showing that New Zealand … Alafeishat and colleagues essentially repeated a study led by David Skegg (published in 2002), comparing … between Australia and New Zealand, especially for survival after one year (which points to differences in early …
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  • Cyclone Gabrielle joins list of Aotearoa NZ’s ‘sudden mass fatality events’

    … Gabrielle – which includes impacts on mental health and a major economic burden to the country. Given the scale of … likely to be the highest flood event death toll since 1900 after the Kopuawhara flash flood in 1938 (21 deaths). It … those with 20+ deaths. 3 These investigations have often lead to changes in policies, safety regulations and …
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  • What does recent biomarker literature say about the likely harm from e-cigarettes?

    … long-term effects of e-cigarette use on health outcomes, a lot more future research will be needed to get a reasonable … (median), 67.8% (mean) Carnevale et al 2016 [ 7 ] (and after additional communication with the authors around … models to human health risk is not always clear and it is often difficult to translate these animal model results into …
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  • Expanding Ka Ora, Ka Ako is ‘bread and butter’ action to alleviate the cost-of-healthy-food crisis

    … Summary A major part of the cost-of-living crisis, which is hitting … crisis. Fruit and vegetable prices have increased at a much higher rate than unhealthy packaged foods, and the … cost increases have occurred alongside rents increasing to a record high, while minimum wages remain below the living …
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  • After the new law for smokefree cars for Kiwi kids, what next?

    … future smokefree possibilities in Aotearoa / New Zealand. A law providing smokefree cars for children is a matter for … first smokefree places law in the world, 1 over 35 years after there was clear evidence that secondhand smoke kills, 2 … years since the first smokefree places law in NZ, 14 years after the first Australian state announced it would require …
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  • Unaffordable home heating increases risk of severe mental distress

    … mental health outcomes for our population. Cold housing is a significant public health issue in many countries. 1-3 Cold … But we are now seeing more evidence that it can have a negative impact on mental health as well. What does the … initially, the odds of reporting severe mental distress after becoming unable to keep the home adequately warm almost …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Good health in childhood is vital for lifelong wellbeing: time for a preventive approach

    … This blog looks at solutions t o improve child health : a child impact lens on policy, lifting income support, action … many children and whānau and placed even more pressure on a health system. This pressure makes it challenging for the … be geared towards child wellbeing and preventive health . A key task for policy-makers is for Aotearoa to make a …
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  • High regret among people who smoke reinforces strong support for smokefree legislation

    … mandate to repeal the SERPA Act, but doing so would create a policy vacuum that fails to support the aspirations of … Act 2022 (SERPA). As we explained in an earlier briefing , a 2023 survey of 3414 16 to 29 year olds found very large … the coalition government proposed repealing the SERPA Act. After the coalition agreement details became public, and …
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