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  • Media release: Experts urge NZ-Australia pandemic pact for future preparedness

    … almost inevitable future pandemics. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, Professor Nick Wilson from the University of Otago and co-authors examine how … Prof Wilson believes both countries could benefit from shared disease surveillance and diagnostic test …
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  • Likely rise in invasive strep infections in NZ requires a strategy

    … disease) . Globally more than 18 million people suffer from serious GAS disease with an associated 500,000 deaths … on the epidemiology of infections is patchy. We do know from published laboratory-based studies that the incidence of iGAS more than doubled from about 4 infections per 100 000 people in 2002 10 to  9 …
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  • How the tobacco industry targets young people to achieve a new generation of smokers

    … Camel’s share of the children’s cigarette market segment from 0.5% to 32.8% (estimated sales value of US$476 million … products as normal and desirable. Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Undermining policy Today, tobacco companies find … and the removal of tobacco retail displays, prevents them from marketing overtly to young people. Unambiguous evidence …
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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan: Why this could eliminate smoking disparities for Māori

    … access to support) of individuals and whānau may differ from group to group within society 2 . Such differences are … ending tobacco use in Aotearoa. In 2010 recommendations from a Māori Affairs Select Committee (MASC) inquiry 8 … access to tobacco retailers . Preliminary findings 11 from a study by this blog’s authors suggest more Māori who …
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  • Increases in speed limits: Unjust and unjustifiable

    … times, based on an economic rationale: weighing time saved from faster travel against increased injuries and deaths, … faster vehicle speeds discourage pedestrians and cyclists from using the road, as people—quite correctly—see the road … of the speed increases but other people benefit from an extra 14 seconds. This distribution of costs and …
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  • Media release: Energy poverty: Low-income households hit hardest by rising power costs

    … 1.5% according to Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan and co-authors from the University of Otago. They lay out the evidence in the  latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre. “Our research … most common method of estimating energy poverty with data from the 2018/2019 Household Economic Survey shows 360,000 …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Good health in childhood is vital for lifelong wellbeing: time for a preventive approach

    … Children need adequate living standards to enable food security for good nutrition, healthy and secure housing, … before the pandemic, immunisation coverage increased from a low base through a multi-pronged approach . Large … government is to sustain the focus and learn the lessons from COVID-19 vaccine delivery. In particular, to properly …
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  • Using the CovidCard to enhance protection from COVID-19 at the NZ border

    … all border workers and also all guests in MIQ facilities (from the time they leave the arriving aircraft). The benefits … the public) about the source of transmission. Contact data from CovidCards would also provide ongoing evaluation and … MIQ facilities). This could supplement information gained from the proposed community trial of the CovidCard in Rotorua …
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  • Media release: Oral tobacco and nicotine products: Do we want them in NZ?

    … to nicotine addiction. University of Otago researchers from ASPIRE Aotearoa investigate the products, their … and their risks to health in the  latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre. Dr Jude Ball … products contain nicotine – either synthetic or extracted from tobacco – and are often marketed to appeal to young …
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  • Media release: Vaping crackdown falls short: Gaps in new bill leave youth at risk

    … it doesn’t go far enough. University of Otago researchers from the ASPIRE Aotearoa Centre have been examining the recently released Bill in the  latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . Dr Jude Ball … youth vaping rates are nearly twice as high as estimates from England and almost three times as high as Canadian and …
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