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  • Antiviral stockpiles for pandemic preparedness: Time for a careful rethink?

    … have contributed to some of the favourable features of the health sector response to this 2009 pandemic ( reviewed here … compared to previous ones. Part of the NZ Ministry of Health’s current planning includes stockpiling of antivirals. … stockpile to the NZ taxpayer and the need for the public and health workers to have confidence in any antiviral …
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  • What’s the right Covid-19 risk to live with – an Australian perspective

    … Morrison announced the Federal Government’s  four-phase plan . Phase 1 involves vaccinating, preparing and piloting … the state, as well as the optimal strategy in terms of  health and cost impacts . We have now updated this modelling … 240 scenarios. Graphic: Supplied We doubt the Australian public would tolerate more than 10 per cent of their time in …
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  • Increasing whooping cough cases put pēpi at risk. What can be done about it?

    … maternal immunisation system  The single most important public health measure to protect pēpi is ensuring access to … the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) Dr Emily Dwight , Public Health Registrar, IMAC Prof Peter McIntyre , …
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  • Ten things we can learn from new smoking and vaping data about progress to Smokefree Aotearoa 2025

    … New NZ Health Survey data show some encouraging recent reductions in … provides a summary of some key points from the 2018-19 NZ Health Survey (NZHS) data as available on the 2018-19 annual … explorer website ( https://minhealthnz.shinyapps.io/nz-health-survey-2018-19-annual-data-explorer/ ). The figures …
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  • Smoking and vaping among 14 to 15 year olds: Government action urgently needed

    … rising youth vaping . Manat ū Hauora, the Ministry of Health, accepts vaping offers a reduced harm alternative to … experimentally, are now vaping daily. Implications for public health practice and policy Current measures to protect … of ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre and Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington Dr Jude Ball , …
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  • The long shadow of Cyclone Gabrielle: Brief review at 12 months

    … than 10,500 , and caused a range of acute and long-term health effects. The estimated cost was up to $14.5 billion – … damage (farmland and tourism sites). Implications for public policy and practice We re-iterate the need for such a … Broadbent  &  Dr John Kerr . All authors are based at the Public Health Communication Centre and Department of Public …
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  • Media release: Poverty and disadvantage fuel NZ’s rising rates of dementia

    … rates of dementia.  In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, researchers reveal the risk of … also reduce dementia risk with targeted legislative and public health measures reducing availability and marketing of …
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  • 6 teaspoons of sugar a day helps the diseases stay down, in a most challenging way

    … next big battle in nutrition: SUGAR. Yesterday, the World Health Organization put out their widely anticipated … blog, we review some of the underlying evidence on the health harm of sugar, and then pull back to consider the diet … been updated in a systematic review . Other evidence for health impacts comes from a meta-analysis of sugar and …
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  • Monitoring CO2 indoors for improving ventilation as a Covid-19 control tool

    … causing Covid-19 has been recognised by the World Health Organization, which states that the virus can spread … accumulating over time in poorly ventilated spaces [2]. Public health measures such as physical distancing and … to and maintained. Conclusion Good ventilation is one public health measure to reduce the risk of Covid-19 …
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  • How should we manage the harm caused by tobacco product waste?

    … for managing this problem.  We recently examined public perceptions of TPW in New Zealand and allocation of … time declared filtered cigarettes were “Better for your health” and sought to reassure smokers that switching to a … waste (TPW) exists, we know little about how the general public perceives this problem or what they consider …
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