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  • Government funding of interpreters in Primary Care is needed to ensure quality care

    … The pandemic has highlighted many problems in the NZ health system. This blog will address the question of availability of interpreters for people with limited English proficiency (LEP). This is now … of people who have limited English proficiency (LEP). How can a clinician provide good care if they cannot talk to …
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  • Increases in speed limits: Unjust and unjustifiable

    … 30km/h. 3 At an impact speed of 50km/h, the speed limit of many of our urban roads, around 30% of all pedestrians hit by a vehicle will die. Many more will suffer injuries that will affect them for … the benefits of increased speeds, mainly the value of people’s time saved, is also monetised. If the benefits …
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  • E-bikes are the new cars- why don’t transport policy makers treat them seriously?

    … of new cars in a few years. There were three times as many e-bikes and e-scooters imported into NZ in 2019 alone as … You can’t go out in the city these days without seeing people having fun zipping past on their e-bikes. E-bikes have … is good for mental health, but better understanding of how e-biking can contribute to this would be useful. E-bikes …
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  • Tax policy reform: equity, fairness, and health

    … environmental goals to be achieved. Tax design is about how we gather government revenue, from whom and from which … not tax inheritance, a major contribution to the wealth of many people. Those who benefit from inherited wealth retain its …
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  • Preparing for Omicron: A proactive Government response is urgently needed to minimise harms

    … In this blog we summarise how Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) could improve preparations for … days . Consequently, it is causing explosive outbreaks in many countries and in indigenous communities . A recent WHO … Omicron and Delta. Analysis of data in the UK found that people who are boosted are up to 92% less likely to be …
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  • How the tobacco industry targets young people to achieve a new generation of smokers

    … on the tobacco industry’s continued targeting of young people, whose addiction to nicotine will help ensure the … that will appeal to young people. In this blog, we explore how tobacco companies have continued to recruit young people … As we have noted in an earlier blog , there are many grounds for concern about increasing vaping prevalence …
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  • Urgent measures needed to allow the safe re-opening of Auckland schools

    … In this blog we describe the range of urgent measures that are needed to facilitate a safe … health and wellbeing outcomes for children, young people and their families. The Auckland region of New Zealand … amongst Māori and Pacific peoples in their 20s and 30s (many of whom are parents of school-aged children) is …
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  • Is Euthanasia a health priority for New Zealand at present?

    … may only benefit a small number of older educated white people. The health system is currently significantly … of Life in New Zealand (SCENZ) group. The SCENZ group has many tasks listed in section 25 particularly including … and others) would need to develop policies addressing how they will respond to requests for medical assistance in …
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  • The maths and ethics of minimising COVID-19 deaths in NZ

    … toolkit for Endgames A and C. We need to protect our older people and people with chronic disease from coronavirus, but … understanding of ‘flattening the curve’ as the comparator. How many deaths might we have under flattening the curve? …
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  • Targeting a new generation – time for a greater focus on smoking uptake prevention?

    … The theme of this year’s World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is how the tobacco industry continues to target young people and recruit new generations to smoking. It is … people, in particular, face barriers to quitting, 24 many of these young people may be unable to quit and will …
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