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  • Science-informed policy: considerations in support of judicious, circumspect changes to Aotearoa/NZ alert levels during the COVID-19 pandemic

    … economy than with human individual, whanau, and population health. Infectivity It has been clear from the earliest days … informed counsel, than to follow those with only modest public-health knowledge and even less understanding of infectious disease. Prof John D Potter (Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University) … Science-informed …
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  • Does change in income and deprivation change your smoking risk? Yes, but in different directions.

    … improvement in social circumstances will always improve health – it doesn’t. The study we used was better able to … out of work (perhaps due to people moving out of work for health reasons). Changing social circumstances did not really … Richards Edwards – he will be blogging more on this at Public Health Expert soon. The research was conducted on …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … harm. The Government should assist schools to take a health approach to youth vaping, and fund youth-specific … more vulnerable to addiction than adults. Implications for public health policy and practice Harm from vaping and … , highlighting challenges and opportunities in the public health policy space. … Youth vaping addiction: How it …
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  • The need for an updated strategic approach to Covid-19 control in Aotearoa NZ

    … in strategic clarity, coherent policies, and effective public communication throughout the pandemic. Here we outline … programme of interventions that could minimise the adverse health impact of Covid-19. A further specific advantage of … additional state border closures/restrictions and other public health measures such as mask mandates and gathering …
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  • More than 147km – the transformative potential of the Wellington bike network plan

    … reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport, improve health through increased physical activity, reduce air … cycling means less greenhouse gas emissions and more health benefits. More people cycling also makes cycling safer … *Author details: The authors are with the Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington, NZ. Funding: …
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  • Phasing out smoking: The Tobacco-Free Generation policy

    … highlighted the obligation of governments to safeguard the health of the population. It’s time to address the smoking … and adult smoking. The measures have been popular with the public, such that neighbouring cities announced similar … were stronger than national legislation intended. What public support is there for TFG? Support for the policy among …
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  • Charting our way back to normal

    …  to estimate infection rates as well as the different health losses and gains across hundreds of scenarios during … model  that we have already used to estimate the  net health gains, losses and costs  for the Australian state of … Pandemic Trade-offs  – so that policymakers and the public can themselves assess different policy responses under …
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  • Media release: Increasing speed limits defies the science - more deaths and pollution predicted

    … according to experts.  In  the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre the University of Canterbury’s … Angela Curl of the University of Otago, have examined the health impacts of raising speed limits. They say the …
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  • Media release: Time for single shot HPV vaccine schedule to prevent cancer in NZ

    … shot comes from the authors of a new Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . Despite the proven … saving costs—and ultimately increasing coverage. The World Health Organization (WHO) now endorses a single-dose HPV …
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  • A 100 years ago today – the likely first NZ death from the 1918 influenza pandemic

    … We highlight the importance of continuing to invest in public health infrastructure and pandemic preparedness and planning. … dietary salt in processed foods [19-21]). Strengthening public health capacity of the Ministry of Health – which has …
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