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The COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa/NZ: A brief photo-essay with 10 photos
… action. The distinguishing feature of the NZ response to COVID-19 was that the Government listened to science input and changed direction from the mitigation approach of its pandemic influenza plan …
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Concluding the Public Health Solutions Series 
… health interventions the G overnment can put in place to reduce pressure on the health system.    As … with the relaxing of covid rules this issue is unlikely to ease in the near future. The ongoing demands of Covid-19, … experiencing health workforce shortages. It is easy to see how this ongoing strain on the health system will lead to …
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Eliminate the pandemic virus causing COVID-19 or risk an animal reservoir
… these will become a reservoir capable of transmission back to humans. Elimination has been an effective strategy in the … leadership and with widespread consent and support from a community that rapidly grasped what was at stake and how to deal with it, New Zealand went into a phased approach …
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Media release: Protecting our drinking water sources – Where do the parties stand?
… drinking water sources and waterways at risk according to results of a survey by the Public Health Communication … at a range of public health issues. This Briefing looks at how proactive parties will be at protecting our water, … are on water supplies that are “not demonstrably safe”. Furthermore, she says, 80% of New Zealanders identify …
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Insights into health system costs of living and dying in New Zealand – New study
… A study in the NZ Medical Journal shows how public spending on health varies markedly by age and proximity to death ( Blakely et al 2014, health system costs ). It … spending as a percentage of GDP in NZ might increase from 6.9% in 2011 to 11.1% in 2060. However, Treasury models …
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Media release: Call for transparency from the Government on tobacco industry influence and connections
… more questions are raised about the controversial decision to repeal the Smokefree legislation, Public Health experts are calling on coalition Government members to be transparent about any past and current dealings they … Communication Centre , Professor Janet Hoek and co-authors from the University of Otago have compared statements by …
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Tackling child poverty: will the nation’s political leaders honour Richie Poulton’s legacy?
… achievement, employment, and income). It points to the vital need to achieve low rates of childhood poverty. … health and development. Above all, it has highlighted how our early life experiences and environment affect the … can be ameliorated. Examples of significant findings from the Dunedin Study include providing concrete evidence on …
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BMI keeps on going up – and reflections on the Diabesity Symposium
… we present trends in BMI by ethnicity in NZ going back to the 1980s. Over the last four decades the annual increase … and European/Other. But are these increases slowing? And how do they compare with past trends? There is nothing like a … . 1 For this blog we pulled out the data on adult BMI from 1989 (Life in New Zealand Survey) and the National …
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Should NZ spend relatively more health resources on improving men’s health?
… There is no doubt that NZ needs to keep addressing ethnic inequalities in health as an … in a Major Report on health loss published last year. From the tabulated data the above graph has been prepared for this blog to show differences by gender and ethnic group. For males …
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A new review on dietary fats: Putting its findings in context
… issue of whether the current evidence base is sufficient to advise populations to reduce saturated fat intakes is one that remains … fatty acids with the exception of a protective effect from C17:0 margaric acid ( consistent with some other …
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