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  • The hardening hypothesis for smoking – but does the evidence point to “softening” in NZ?

    … a test of the hardening hypothesis. BMC Public Health . 2016;16:754. 13. Kulik MC, Glantz SA. The smoking population … . 2016:tobaccocontrol-2015-052860. 15. Ministry of Health. Annual Update of Key Results 2014/15: New Zealand Health … behaviours and risk factors (accessed August 13 2016).  Annual Update of Key Results 2014/15: New Zealand Health …
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  • In the news: Causes of baby death during pregnancy and after examined in perinatal death report

    … The New Zealand Herald followed up on the findings of the annual Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC) report and the Briefing,  Aotearoa’s perinatal and maternal … during pregnancy and after examined in perinatal death report …
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  • Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety

    … campylobacteriosis outbreak occurred in Havelock North in 2016, the National-led Government established a formal … for strengthened drinking water policy In 2017, the report of the Official Inquiry into the Havelock North … time passes, knowledge of the circumstances of the August 2016 outbreak will fade and its immediate impact will be …
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  • Potential impact of an Omicron outbreak: A look at the IHME modelling for NZ

    … impact on the NZ hospital system (Figure 23.1 in its NZ report). This graphic shows the hospital system moving into … from February to April (Figure 24.1 in IHME’s NZ report). In the comparison countries in the same region, this … in NZ might over-estimate true capacity (given a recent report on the very constrained ICU capacity in NZ at …
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  • Minimum pricing of alcohol: what does the evidence say?

    … delayed decreases in alcohol-attributable mortality . The Report prepared by the NZ Ministry of Justice (that Minister … and $624 million over ten years, respectively). But the report also recommended against a minimum price of alcohol … Lancet paper) and challenging implementation issues. The Report suggested waiting to see the evaluations from …
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  • Vaping prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022/23 NZ Health Survey

    … . About the New Zealand Health Survey The NZHS is an annual nationally representative population survey. It has … been collected in each survey since 2015/16 except in the 2016/17 survey.   Full details of the methods and a methodology report are available on the Ministry of Health website. Data …
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  • New Zealand’s poor pandemic preparedness according to the Global Health Security Index

    … appropriate financing [1]. The main finding of the GHSI Report is that collectively international preparedness is … more should be done to prevent and mitigate. In August 2016 Havelock North suffered the world’s worst ever … to the Ebola outbreak of 2014–16, concluded in their 2019 Annual Report that we live in ‘A World at Risk’ and urged …
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  • Likely rise in invasive strep infections in NZ requires a strategy

    … 10 the most affected group. In Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) a 2016 report noted that iGAS infections had increased over the … per 100 000 people in 2002 10 to  9 per 100 000 in 2016. 11 The direct healthcare-associated costs of …
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  • The Crisis in youth mental health: what can be done?

    … a mental health crisis. The 2024 World Happiness report (WHR24) found a steep decline in the mental wellbeing … health problem across the world. The 2024 World Happiness report (WHR24) has revealed a steep drop in the mental … (6%) and high (11%). 5 Additionally, rangatahi Māori report higher rates of depressive symptoms - for example, 38% …
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  • Health co-benefits need to be adequately considered in the Climate Change Commission’s final advice

    … the Government has been tabled in Parliament. This final report further acknowledged the potential health co-benefits … 14 (as well as causing hospitalisations and deaths) . A report prepared by the Law and Economics Consulting Group on …
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