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Fighting cold, damp housing – a big tick for Warmer Kiwi programme
… in warmer, drier living areas in winter, and can help to lower respiratory illness. Motu Research has evaluated the … can lead to reductions in respiratory illness. This is important because people living in the most deprived … heat pumps are effective at keeping houses warm and reduce home heating costs. We concluded the Warmer Kiwi Homes …
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High levels of CO2 found in small study of early childhood centres: Improving ventilation in the time of COVID-19
… Summary Good ventilation is considered to be an important way to reduce the transmission of respiratory viruses in indoor …
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Smartphone apps for weight loss and smoking cessation
… published in last Friday’s NZ Medical Journal that tried to answer that question from a NZ public health perspective. … on smartphone-mediated cardiovascular management [8,9]. But in particular we reported that there is some evidence … for more RCTs to assess which features of apps are most important for effectiveness and maintaining long-term use. Of …
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NZ compares well with other OECD countries in health & other areas: But scope for improvements
… with other OECD countries in many ways – according to the just released results of the OECD’s “Better Life … in just some of the domains of the “Better Life Index” – but they do give a generally encouraging picture in terms of … ( see previous Public Health Expert blogs ) is probably an important way to improve well-being. In particular, there is …
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Increasing speed limits defies the science - more deaths and pollution expected
… Summary The government is proposing to increase speed limits. Raising speed limits will lead to … wellbeing. 10 When asked ‘ if you could do one thing’ to reduce health inequalities, Oxford University Professor Danny … and cities ”. This conclusion is likely to be equally important in NZ as we know that rates of injury and death on …
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The need for an expanded national smokefree law – just got more critical
… A just released Judicial Review has opened up the question of … on smokefree areas. This Judicial Review was in response to an application for a review of the “Open Area Calculator” … areas” also drifts into indoor areas – exposing even more people to this hazard ( see another NZ study ). The …
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Health system costs in NZ: variation by sex, age & proximity to death
… This blog aims to discuss a study we recently published on NZ health system … health system expenditure due to population aging – but one needs to factor in that the age at which people die … future health system costs for the total NZ population An important policy issue is how health system costs will grow …
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MR: To avoid a measles epidemic, Aotearoa must close the ‘immunity gap’
… against measles is still growing and we are now close to the tipping point that set off measles epidemics in … measles epidemic. Dr Oz Mansoor and co-authors say most important is a catch-up immunisation for those aged 15 months … immunity gaps, the Briefing also urges immediate action to reduce the risk of measles entering the country. “This can be …
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Public Health Solutions Series: Achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa
… which could rapidly, substantially and equitably reduce smoking prevalence : mandated denicotinisation and a … series looking at effective public health measures to reduce demand s on healthcare services quickly. Smoking is … and many anticipated quitting smoking or switching to vaping if cigarettes are denicotinised. Modelling studie s …
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New Zealand E-cigarette trial in Lancet – keeping it in perspective
… as showing how good e-cigarettes are for people wanting to quit smoking. This is overstating the study findings. And … 95% confidence interval -2.29% to 8.61%. Null findings are important in research. This study, though, due to lower than … regulating the removal of nicotine from cigarettes to reduce their addictiveness. It might include removing …
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