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  • Despite improved WHO regulations, the world remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic

    … risk assessment and created a global surveillance system 2 for public health emergencies of international concern . … countries requiring countries to build a core capacity for “risk communication including addressing misinformation … affordable pricing of vaccines, treatments and diagnostics for developing states. The sharing of pathogen data has also …
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  • 6 teaspoons of sugar a day helps the diseases stay down, in a most challenging way

    … out their widely anticipated guidelines on sugar intake for consultation. In this blog, we review some of the … been updated in a systematic review . Other evidence for health impacts comes from a meta-analysis of sugar and … substituting non-sugary foods with the same total energy, for the sugary foods). Results from trials among children …
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  • Happiness surveys, & can health sector interventions improve well-being?

    … rankings than New Zealand (where the confidence intervals for the ranking scores clearly don’t overlap). These include … of health loss after coronary heart disease. Actually for New Zealand women they were the first cause of health … very lengthy and far from complete. Money spent upfront, for example on improved education, resilience and emotional …
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  • High levels of CO2 found in small study of early childhood centres: Improving ventilation in the time of COVID-19

    … and sleep rooms were measured using an Aranet4 monitor for a minimum of four days. Good ventilation was defined as … any time. It is likely that poor ventilation is a feature for many ECE centres all around New Zealand. The findings in … applications to both the children at the centre and also for the health and well-being of staff and helpers. This …
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  • A 100 years ago: The worst year of the First World War for New Zealand

    … The year 1917 was the worst year of the First World War for New Zealand from a premature mortality perspective, with … New Zealand military personnel in 1917, was more than for any other year of the First World War (33.2% of the total … [2-4]. These resulted in documented survival improvements for a range of different types of injury [2]. But there are …
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  • Standardised packaging: A new era in reducing tobacco marketing in NZ

    … the brand livery formerly conveyed on tobacco packaging.  For decades, tobacco companies have used brand imagery to … Committee and Dame Tariana Turia should be congratulated for their stamina, as it is their initiative that has led to … of the Smokefree goal, and strengthen support for the goal itself and the measures needed to see it …
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  • Expanding the Definition of Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Mindset Change to Help Achieve a Smokefree Aotearoa

    … limits (most countries), requiring vehicle ignition locks for recidivist drunk drivers (used in NZ), relatively lower … products with less harmful nicotine containing products for continued use.” 2 They noted the potential benefit of … who smoke such as vaping, we suggest there is a case for expanding conceptualisations of harm reduction as applied …
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  • How the tobacco industry targets young people to achieve a new generation of smokers

    … focus on their financial success, and without regard for the human tragedy or social costs that success exacted … of one’s own personal, social and occupational goals. For some, smoking seems to fulfil the function during teens … of stress created by the pursuit of one’s goals. Smoking, for a young adult, may fulfil both roles, providing a …
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  • Alcohol and suicide: The facts

    … mental health problems and is a well-known risk factor for suicide. Health experts are alarmed about  incorrect and … King’s, recent comments that “ alcohol is the solution for people with mental health issues” , which is the opposite … identifies alcohol as a significant risk factor for suicide, backed up by decades of research. 1-3 New …
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  • Cyclone Gabrielle joins list of Aotearoa NZ’s ‘sudden mass fatality events’

    … country. Given the scale of the impacts, there is a need for a broader inquiry to the impact and governmental/societal … and land use. Some of the potential policy implications for preventing such climate-change related extreme weather … events includes improved institutional arrangements (for resilient infrastructure and appropriate land use), …
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