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  • Global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly, prioritise public health

    … Summary A global survey highlights that New Zealanders place strong … is in crisis. But according to our new findings in a global survey 1 of more than 70,000 people across 68 … such as mandatory face masks in public to prevent COVID infection. 2 People with higher trust in science also engage …
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  • Ready or not? Pandemic preparedness index and implications for NZ

    … in the future. The ri sks include pandemic influenza or a new infectious disease, as well as deliberate biological … The world may have learned some lessons from Covid-19, but a recent international scenario exercise indicated there is still work to do. In the fictional scenario, a state-sponsored agricultural attack led to a human pandemic …
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  • Clean ups are not enough: Government policy incoherent on climate change

    … appears not to be making these connections, bringing in a range of policies likely to increase the country’s … climate change Policy responses to climate change are too often separated into prevention (mitigation) and improved … another recent storm in Tairāwhiti and Hawkes Bay so soon after Cyclone Gabrielle is a stark indication of the …
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  • Happiness surveys, & can health sector interventions improve well-being?

    … (Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University) is a world renown economist, and it is published by the United … Development Solutions Network. There has also been a growing (re)focus on happiness as the goal of living and … were the second most important cause of health loss after coronary heart disease. Actually for New Zealand women …
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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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  • New Zealand’s hard-won improvements to our Building Code must be retained: Here’s why

    … the building code standards that were brought in last year after extensive consultation and with almost universal … has been geared around the new standards, but the cost of a rollback would not just affect industry, it will impact … The current “H1” building code standards were introduced after extensive and exhaustive consultation. The consultation …
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  • Nine things New Zealand must do to tackle the child obesity crisis

    … Dr Stefanie Vandevijvere, Professor Boyd Swinburn A panel of 71 independent and government experts have … in tackling the child obesity crisis.   According to a 2017 OCED Report New Zealand is still the third fattest … in New Zealand in April-May 2017. The Food-EPI as a rigorous tool and process to measure implementation gaps …
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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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  • Climate change is harming health: The need for urgent action

    … in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally.  While often framed as ‘just’ an environmental issue, climate change … of tropical cyclones can persist for months or years after the event. 5 6 Indirect effects of climate change can … time seeing them taking no action results in a kind of cognitive dissonance, a doublethink that’s required to …
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  • Majority public support for government action on catastrophic risks

    … maintain legitimacy and consensus. The findings highlight a need for policymakers to align with public expectations by developing a national strategy, strengthening institutions, and … (AI). While the probability of any one event is low in a given year, the potential consequences are so severe that …
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