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Can we manage dual use of smoking and vaping more effectively?
… accelerate smoking cessation, and therefore improve the health of many New Zealanders. It could also support the … exclusive vaping, means smokers continue to face serious health risks from coronary heart disease and stroke, even if … misconceptions that reduced smoking will bring large health benefits need to be challenged. Again, clear advice at …
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Climate change and cherry blossom
… Alistair was Convening Lead Author of Chapter 11 (Human Health) in the 5 th IPCC Assessment Report. A commentary on … are moderated by other factors (living conditions and health care, for instance). AR5 drew on studies that modelled for …
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Media release: Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety
… Public health experts are warning that by dismantling protections … and thousands ill. The latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre— Another Havelock North? Govt … interests (Te Mana o te Wai). This was a major public health gain. Additionally, the Resource Management Act (RMA) …
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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, tobacco …
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Media release: Can we move to a low carbon, healthy transport system?
… country according to results of a survey by the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC). This is the third in our … pricing and shifting Aotearoa NZ to more sustainable and health promoting transport. Lead author Associate Professor … promising in terms of reducing emissions and improving health but still has gaps.” says Dr Shaw. The results of the …
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Media release: Plugging the gap: Aotearoa’s piped water loss far worse than global leaders
… far higher than global leaders, posing risks to public health and wasting around $122 million each year according to the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . Research by Prof Nick Wilson … act to address leaking water systems that impact public health, strain local resources, and cost our communities …
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Do Aotearoa’s new vaping regulations go far enough?
… day (data were not reported by ethnicity). Analyses of NZ Health survey data show that current (at least monthly) use … uptake of a highly addictive product. 2 A Ministry of Health statement noted that Cabinet had approved measures to … in the last year. However, during the same period, the NZ Health Survey reported that 119,000 young people aged 15 to …
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That old chestnut again – does any alcohol consumption reduce cardiovascular disease risk? More evidence for “no”.
… consumption increases CVD. If true, this means the overall health harm from alcohol consumption in our society is even … it is probably not scientifically appropriate for public health practitioners, policy makers, and the media to … alcohol consumption is likely to be good for heart health. Rather, such a contention is quite speculative and …
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To ensure success of the trans-Tasman travel “green zone”, we need to reduce system failures at the NZ border
… government officials, science advisors, iwi [3], health workers, border workers and indeed the whole “Team of … of transmission via surfaces [14] [15]. Border facility health worker infected (September 2020) A single worker This … of Case G were also infected [19]. Border facility health worker (November 2020) A single worker This was a …
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Faster mortality decline – slower population ageing. How could this be?
… and gloom due to the tsunami of older people with poor health? A tsunami that will overload health and social services, etc. Have you then asked yourself … broad brush consensus is that the proportion lived in good health is holding up (4). Put another way, people are …
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