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Media release: Aotearoa New Zealand is flying blind on misinformation
… A new Public Health Expert Briefing warns that Aotearoa New Zealand's lack of awareness and monitoring of misinformation leaves the country vulnerable to emerging false narratives. Dr John Kerr, lead author of the Briefing, notes that several …
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Media release: Our fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care
… says New Zealand is clearly experiencing a fourth wave of Covid-19 and health authorities should be reminding us about the benefits … are Professor Michael Baker, Professor Nick Wilson, Dr John Kerr, and Dr Jennifer Summers. … Media release: Our …
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In May 2022 the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 expires: what then?
… The COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 (‘Covid Act’) expires on 13 May … might by 2022 be back to pre-Covid ‘normal’. Progress has of course been made, including vaccine availability. But now we know that the need for some form of Covid management, and hence a legal framework for such …
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FoodSwitch. Smartphone consumers beat industry to better labeling
… to understand. Our colleagues at the National Institute of Health and Innovation (NIHI), University of Auckland, are leading the way. They have just launched …
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Surviving winter: NZ’s journey through 145 years of seasonal survival – New study
… was a favourable decline in winter excess deaths from 7.9% of annual deaths in the 1920s, down to 4.5% in the 2010s … support continuing efforts to investigate the public health benefits of improving housing standards and reducing seasonal …
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Vaping prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022/23 NZ Health Survey
… vaping according to the latest data from the New Zealand Health Survey released this month. The increase in recent … can be highly addictive. Despite strengthened regulation of vaping products (see Appendix ) recent rapid increases in … since 2015/16 except in the 2016/17 survey. Full details of the methods and a methodology report are available on the …
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Evidence for free school lunches: Are they worth investing in?
… authors by request. Evaluation findings The summary table of evaluation criteria and provisional assessments is shown. … papers for the programme. 2,3 Preliminary assessments of Value for Investment for Ka Ora, Ka Ako 1. Effectiveness … the programme. 4 Furthermore, lunches meet Ministry of Health nutritional guidelines and provide more than 33% of …
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Media release: Money down the drain - The high cost of leaking water pipes
… Aotearoa New Zealand could be costing the country upwards of $122 million a year according to public health researchers. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre , University of Otago researchers calculate the financial value of water …
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Fighting cold, damp housing – a big tick for Warmer Kiwi programme
… in Aotearoa. The programme will also be lowering the risk of respiratory disease caused by our damp, cold houses. … Our Warmer Kiwis Study team worked to determine if the health and wellbeing of people in households improve when they their homes are …
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Media release: NZ could eliminate the deadly meningococcal disease
… disease experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, University of Otago epidemiologist and Associate Professor Amanda … and colleagues look at how NZ could be permanently free of this disease and its significant risk of death and …
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