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  • Fast-track Bill puts NZ on wrong track, threatening public health

    … of air pollution, 11 and around 34,000 people become ill from unsafe drinking water each year. 12 The Bill would allow … Approval Bill made in Parliament or reported by media from 7 March 2024 (the day the Bill was presented to … to 19 March 2024 (after which this Briefing was drafted). From this review, we noted the types of projects Ministers …
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  • Proposed Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response to a weak target

    … preferable for the NDC to be met to a far greater degree from domestic emission reductions, which are more secure, … storage (CCS) will be commercially and technically viable from 2027 for gas production and from 2030 for the … synergies and tradeoffs between energy sources, transport, food production, diet and environmental protection.  Public …
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  • Five actions to support New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, with a focus on Auckland

    … testing and isolation. Providing social support, access to food, and access to health services will be key components of … needs, and healthcare . Urgent financial transfers from government may be needed – especially in the deprived … is evidence of Covid-19 transmission (including evidence from wastewater testing). Potentially, all essential and …
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  • Media release: New Zealand urged to boost pandemic preparedness as bird flu spreads in US cattle

    … response strategies, say the authors of a new Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . At the … of the national pandemic plan to incorporate key learnings from past responses. Effective public health and social … of preparedness. Public Health Professor Michael Baker from the University of Otago, Wellington, says now is the …
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  • Will the Government’s new Smokefree Plan achieve Aotearoa’s smokefree goal?

    … placing them in a glass jar. Tupeka kore challenged us to remove the glass lid that some in the tobacco control sector … the status quo. Tupeka Kore called for a shift in focus from individually focused and business-as-usual population … end to the tobacco epidemic for all peoples. Advocacy from the tobacco control sector, communities and champions …
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  • Reducing waiting times for cataract surgery is good value-for-money for falls prevention

    … the Health Quality and Safety Commission’s ‘Reducing harm from falls’ programme. High-level evidence also suggests that … in the NZ public health system, with a total wait time from first appointment with a GP or optometrist, to actually … rate of 3%. Intervention effectiveness estimates came from a RCT of women over 70 years and a cohort study of men …
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  • The growing burden of dementia in Aotearoa: Scope for prevention

    … and economic cost of dementia in NZ, 2020-2050. Adapted from  Dementia Economic Impact Report 2020 . 1 Potentially … 2: Dementia prevention potential in Aotearoa New Zealand. From Ma’u et al (2021). 5 Social disadvantage and poverty are … and marketing of alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy food, in conjunction with optimised urban planning that …
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  • The UK Government shows leadership with a Soft Drink Tax announcement

    … rate of obesity in the OECD and many children suffer from tooth decay. In response to similar problems in the UK, … taxes in the past. The annual tobacco tax increases from 2010 to January 2016 are at a world-leading level. There … foods in schools, restricted airtime for junk food advertisements on children’s TV programmes, and a tax on …
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  • What can we learn from Healthy Housing Initiatives? New evidence from the Wellington Well Homes scheme

    … Well Homes , low-income families are offered a visit from a health and housing assessor. The assessor will check … housing improvements, education and advocacy: Lessons from staff involved in Wellington’s Healthy Housing … Heal Promot J Aust [Internet]. 2019;00:1–9. Available from: …
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  • Are we ready to eliminate invasive meningococcal disease in Aotearoa New Zealand?

    … vaccine against serogroup B was developed and rolled out from 2014 onwards, starting in the UK. An ambitious and … is rightly feared for its swift progression within hours from a flu-like illness to life-threatening complications. … life. 5 IMD case numbers in NZ were climbing year-on-year from 2014 until the Covid-19 pandemic (Fig 1). This rise was …
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