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Submission: Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
… to the Primary Production Select Committee on Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill . … by the Bill be reviewed for their impact on public health and the ecosystem, which supports the health of communities. It also stresses that the ‘hierarchy …
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Global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly, prioritise public health
… role in solving major societal issues, including public health challenges. The high level of trust reported globally … higher trust in science were more supportive of public health measures such as mandatory face masks in public to … existing hierarchies and the status quo. 6 Public health a priority When asked about the goals science should …
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Update on Long-COVID
… of individuals aged 18-65 with continuous enrolment in the health plan from 1 January 2019 to the index date, defined as … pandemic. Contributors are prompted to provide daily information on health status and symptoms, as well as results … of what support and treatment needs are essential for the management of the massive number of Long-COVID patients who …
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Media release: Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)
… to be far worse than Covid-19 according to global health and infectious disease experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre— Why we need an Aotearoa Centre … need for New Zealand to have a regional and global public health perspective and active global health role. “There are …
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Science-informed policy: considerations in support of judicious, circumspect changes to Aotearoa/NZ alert levels during the COVID-19 pandemic
… economy than with human individual, whanau, and population health. Infectivity It has been clear from the earliest days … need to know the prevalence in order to better plan the management of the degree of restriction of non-bubble … counsel, than to follow those with only modest public-health knowledge and even less understanding of infectious …
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Ireland leads New Zealand in the battle against obesity
… cross-sectoral ‘whole of government’ approach to improving health and tackling obesity in the country’s quest to become … impeding change for those well aware of the potential health and well-being consequences to themselves of … and through a dedicated and clearly communicated public health strategy .” Ireland’s Special Action Group on Obesity …
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What we would like to see on the Ministry of Health’s website to better inform progress on COVID-19 elimination
… In this blog we analyse data from the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 website and display a key graph that we … infected overseas or infected within NZ. The Ministry of Health (MoH) provides some data on confirmed and probable … reported to WHO (Press conference by Director General of Health, 23/4/20). Graphing the separate contribution of …
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How to best describe NZ’s border control problems around COVID-19 with a possible typology
… and corrective action is needed to protect public health. A typology for describing problems within NZ’s border … basis for consistent communication and analysis of border management activities that could contribute to improved … in contrast to the maritime quarantine in neighbouring American Samoa which was a complete success with no pandemic …
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Media release: Call to action over exposure to cancer-causing agents at work
… year. Dr Amanda Eng from the Research Centre for Hauora & Health at Massey University got together with other experts … look at the results and their implications in the Public Health Communication Centre Briefing - Carcinogen exposure in … surveillance system which also includes work-related health outcomes. And these recommendations aren’t new. They …
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Children and young people and COVID-19: The urgent need for improved guidance in NZ
… children and young people (CYP). For example, the World Health Organization (WHO) has now recommended mask use in … 2 (August; 108 cases). Data from the NZ Ministry of Health. Changing evidence about COVID-19 risks for (and from) … unwell child; age-, culturally-, and language-appropriate information for CYP about the pandemic and response measures, …
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