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  • COVID-19 and the law in Aotearoa NZ

    … Health and emergency laws have played a critical role in this country’s successful elimination of community transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog … already in NZ, and the issue of mask wearing arises in a community context such as public transport (not border …
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  • Open data, transparency and power – role of the Virtual Health Information Network

    … in this new data environment. We focus on how the Virtual Health Information Network (VHIN) can contribute to stronger … necessary infrastructure for researchers and analysts to access NZ health data safely and more readily. In addition, … code and knowledge. The NZ research and analytical community has a culture of collegiality and sharing that we …
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  • Where do the parties stand? – Introducing our election series

    … representatives make choices that impact the long-term health and wellbeing of every New Zealander. These decisions … are basic needs like having a healthy home in a supportive community, clean air, and water, access to affordable and healthy food, and financial …
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  • Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)

    … and integrate these efforts to improve long-term health security in Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific, and … The Covid-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on health and the economy in Aotearoa NZ (NZ) and globally. 1 , … inequities, support Māori and Pacific leadership, build community partnerships, and co-design public health …
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  • How might NZ expand community water fluoridation?

    … in New Zealand given the scientific evidence for health benefit and safety, reduction in inequalities in oral … updated review of the evidence for safety and benefit of community water fluoridation (CWF) based on published … and adults, could be prevented by expanding CWF. How could community water fluoridation be expanded further in NZ? …
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  • More courage needed from our political parties—reviewing our election series

    … where political parties stand on issues that impact the health and wellbeing of our population. In this article we … parties stand” series, in which we put a range of public health issues to the five parties currently in parliament. We … survey The National Party will end funding for Labour’s 'Community Connect' programme of additional public transport …
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  • Smokefree Aotearoa – world-leading developments with profound public health implications

    … is a major cause of preventable and inequitable ill health and premature death in Aotearoa, particularly for … Key priorities for the smokefree and public health community include providing sustained advocacy and support to … funding for mass media campaigns, and support for community mobilisation and community-based interventions to …
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  • NZ Health Strategy Consultation Draft – are the big prevention programmes really in there?

    … second time this week on the consultation draft of the NZ Health Strategy, focusing this time on preventive … that actually would make a meaningful difference to health in Aotearoa NZ. The draft Strategy has many strong … prevention activities that would have the biggest health impact (a goal of the strategy), reduce health …
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  • Public health priorities in this election year

    … Summary In this article we review our Public Health Priorities Series, which highlights a range of public … Read more…   We need actions now to ensure all people have access to warm, dry, safe, affordable housing that they have … the scale of Kāinga Ora’s new builds and large-scale community regeneration, the housing system is now under …
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  • A new online calculator for estimating how much a society might spend on life-saving interventions

    … investment society might consider spending on life-saving health interventions, while remaining cost-effective. For NZ, … gained and the person is returned to the expected health status of the average NZ citizen. These results are … proportion of their gross domestic product (GDP) on health, e.g., at least 10% in countries like as NZ. …
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