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  • Continuing annual tobacco tax increases: New modelling of the likely impact

    … and reduce smoking rates – while benefiting population health and generating savings on health care spending (1-3). Within the last decade in NZ, … measure as a tobacco endgame strategy. Nevertheless, Australia has also been employing a strong tobacco taxation …
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  • Testing for COVID-19 in NZ to achieve the elimination goal

    … spent under lockdown conditions and allow the economy and health system to return to more normal functioning. The … who should be tested, based on adjusting the Ministry of Health guidelines for providers [8]. The scope of testing … could follow the high quality style used by Icelandic health authorities ( https://www.covid.is/data ). 3) Testing …
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  • Why NZ should consider adopting “mass masking” as an additional step to speed elimination of the Covid-19 pandemic

    … to reduce the spread of respiratory infections [1]. In health care settings masks are used widely for infection … promote mask usage. However, research into other public health safety measures (HIV prevention, seatbelt use and … responsibly is not in line with other preventive public health policies. Arguments on improper mask use can also be …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: The bigger picture benefits

    … Western countries. This includes lifelong educational and health benefits to recipient children, economic gains for … healthily at school and showing improvement in a number of health metrics. 4-6  Strong international evidence tells us … new foods translates to improvements in children's mental health, dental health, and reduced risk of chronic diseases …
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  • The Island Bay cycleway – Terribly important and nothing new

    … the city safer and more attractive for carbon-sparing, health-promoting bicycling, according to some. Unnecessary … on the public road are allocated predominantly to the private motor vehicle, but it hasn’t always been like this . … battle ensued about the rules that govern the commons. The private motor car won. Its victory took form in new design …
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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 … over time in poorly ventilated spaces [2]. Public health measures such as physical distancing and disinfection … and maintained. Conclusion Good ventilation is one public health measure to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality

    … continue to see degradation of water sources and public health crises in communities. Political party policies on … people were hospitalised, with three developing long-term health conditions, and four dying. 5 The outbreak occurred … infrastructure. Protecting the quality of water for the health of communities and the natural environment requires an …
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  • Update on Long-COVID

    … with very different initial presentations as evidenced by history of hospitalisation varying from none to all; and c) … of individuals aged 18-65 with continuous enrolment in the health plan from 1 January 2019 to the index date, defined as … renal, and respiratory systems, as well as mental-health complications. Diagnoses, including chronic …
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  • Public Health at the Movies: A Selection of 35 Top Movies

    … a collection of 35 high quality movies as part of public health teaching for medical students. In this blog post we … opportunistic. Nevertheless, all the movies cover public health issues and also achieve a minimum level of … change and energy Climate change is a key international health issue and the selected movies on this theme include …
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  • Note to the Havelock North Inquiry – Think Big

    … not just for reasons of taste, but also, possibly, for health reasons (such as risks associated with chlorinated … average. Environmental pressures are evident also in the health statistics. New Zealand has very high rates of endemic … and Giardia exceed by a wide margin the rates in Australia, the UK and the United States (Lal et al, 2015). …
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