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Public Health Solutions Series: Simple transport system changes could quickly relieve the crisis in our hospitals
… use and speed limit reductions. This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series looking at effective … Image by Alistair Woodward The transport system is one of the largest sources of death and ill health in Aotearoa, through air pollution …
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Rising congenital syphilis in Aotearoa New Zealand needs a strong response
… Summary The global resurgence of syphilis is affecting Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). It is … for women in pregnancy and their pēpē. The consequences of syphilis in pregnancy include fetal death, prematurity, … and critically ill newborns. Prior to 2017, reports of congenital syphilis were rare however in the last 5 years …
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Media release: New Zealand urged to boost pandemic preparedness as bird flu spreads in US cattle
… threat posed by the Influenza A(H5N1) virus. This strain of what is commonly known as ‘bird flu’ has sparked concerns … transmission, its ability to infect a broader range of animals raises alarms for potential future mutations. This development underscores the urgent need for New Zealand to …
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Do Aotearoa’s new vaping regulations go far enough?
… vapes, and recognise these devices have become the product of choice among rangatahi. The regulations also introduce … Year 10 survey conducted by ASH(NZ) in 2022 found 10% of the 14 to 15 year olds reported vaping every day; among … 22% vaped daily. Five years ago, less than two percent of respondents reported vaping every day (data were not …
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Ethnic inequalities in mortality in NZ and how to reduce them further
… Other recent research highlights the overall importance of inequalities to health, with a meta-analysis reporting … rates in NZ over 30 years. We used cohort studies of the entire NZ population using probabilistically-linked … data from 1981 to 2011 (68.9 million person years of follow-up). All-cause mortality rates were highest for …
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A call for smart food policies to create an ‘appetite for health’
… for health’. In this blog, we discuss what a new network of university researchers and NGOs are developing to get us on the road to implementation of smart food policies in New Zealand and internationally. If … and resources, platforms for interaction, workforce development, health-in-all-policies) to strengthen systems to …
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Proposals to reduce youth vaping: Important steps but a more comprehensive approach needed
… As part of the consultation process to denicotinise cigarettes and reduce the number of stores selling tobacco, Associate Minister of Health Dr … young people. 7 Alongside changes in device design, the development of nicotine salts has enabled e-liquids to …
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A pandemic that won’t go away – as Covid enters its 5th year, NZ needs a realistic strategy
… accordingly. Evolving variants are driving ongoing waves of infection, prolonging the pandemic's impact. It remains a leading cause of hospitalisation and death, particularly in older … with influenza and other respiratory infections. The core of this strategy is high vaccine coverage, testing and …
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Consumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers must be mandatory
… Housing and Health Research Programme at the University of Otago Wellington, we are urging the Electricity Authority … mandatory to protect health. A new report shows up to 55% of residential consumers are not protected by the Guidelines on disconnection. Critically, almost a quarter of Medically Dependent Consumers who rely on electricity at …
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Public health priorities in this election year
… Public Health Priorities Series, which highlights a range of public health challenges linked by a need for … illustrates what can be achieved by the wonderful fusion of public health evidence and progressive Government policy. … change our framing towards long-term thinking in all areas of policy making. Our children and future generations will …
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