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  • Warmest New Zealand winter ever recorded – The Government should do more on climate change

    … levels of damage to human civilisation – a public health threat on a scale larger than we usually consider. … book on the ethics of climate change. Fortunately from a health perspective, various actions to reduce greenhouse emissions will have benefits for public health. Some of these actions may even save society money and …
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  • Public health response to report on potential risk of nitrate from drinking water

    … daily intakes, suggesting little cause for public health concern” [1, p32]. “the complete assessment suggests … as another beverage [eg, coffee] poses zero risk to human health due the associated antioxidants inhibiting … model for the agricultural industry to contribute to health research would be to donate the funds to the Health …
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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan: Why this could eliminate smoking disparities for Māori

    … a key reason why Māori Party MP Hone Harawira proposed a private members bill to make tobacco sales illegal. …the … This kaupapa was grounded in a holistic Māori worldview of health that was guaranteed within Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This … based and academic organisations in New Zealand and Australia. Special thanks to our partner organisations: …
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  • Cycling and walking in six NZ cities: Where are we at?

    … credit: Jenny Ombler Active transport is important for health and sustainability. But no one has previously looked … cycling) are also well-known. Active transport is good for health, the environment and the economy (1-3). But how well … levels of physical activity and lower levels of harm to health from inactivity-related conditions, such as high blood …
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  • Proposed vaping regulations for NZ: Strengths and limitations

    … discuss the provisions, as summarised in the Ministry of Health’s Factsheet , and outline important questions that we … of the public, parents and teachers, as well as by public health researchers and advocates. For example, the Bill … from smoking to vaping, which would reduce the health, social and financial benefits they hope to gain.  We …
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  • Making tobacco less available is both necessary and feasible – New NZ study

    … in relation to a product range about which the long-term health effects are still largely unknown. Yet the commotion … situation? Tobacco’s wide availability is a major public health problem. Easier access to outlets selling tobacco is … people, meaning tobacco availability is contributing to health inequalities. A 2015 study by ASPIRE 2025 researchers …
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  • Media release: A call to make Invasive Group A Strep notifiable in New Zealand

    … Public Health experts say there’s an increase worldwide in severe … GAS (iGAS). In a Briefing published today by the Public Health Communication Centre, Dr Julie Bennett from the … circulating and identify potential outbreaks. Recently Australia reported a new variant, M1 UK , circulating there. …
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  • “Why not just ban it?” Is it time to consider ending tobacco sales?

    … don’t you just ban it?’ Indeed, Hone Harawira drafted a Private Members Bill proposing exactly that back in 2006. Why … time (1); Use of tobacco among politicians, teachers, health professionals the media and other opinion formers, … and defensible, for example, through shifts towards a more health orientated tax policy such as a tax on fizzy drinks or …
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  • An upgraded Alert Level 2 is urgently needed to address the Delta Variant threat

    … our contact tracing system, quarantine facilities, and health service capacity. This outbreak required a rapid move … Delta variant outbreaks when coupled with extensive public health measures such as physical distancing, mass masking, … instances of transmission within MIQ facilities in Australia and NZ, which highlight this risk [3]. Control …
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  • FoodSwitch. Smartphone consumers beat industry to better labeling

    … to understand. Our colleagues at the National Institute of Health and Innovation (NIHI), University of Auckland, are … sugar instead (only mentioned in the fine print). Over in Australia, the Department of Health and Aging has just taken the bull by the horns, and …
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