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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. … Study team worked to determine if the health and wellbeing of people in households improve when they their homes are … heating, especially given the ongoing climate and cost of living crises. To address this need, in the recent Budget …
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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 of vaccination and the value of measures to help reduce transmission. Professor Baker and …
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A policy and research agenda for roll-your-own tobacco
… (1). Existing measures have tackled different facets of tobacco marketing, with plain packaging reducing a potent form of tobacco marketing and excise tax increases making smoking … which are typically around half to two-thirds the size of TM cigarettes (3,4). RYO use is higher among younger …
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Media release: Increases in speed limits: Unjust and unjustifiable
… the Government’s decision to move ahead with the increase of speed limits, announced at the weekend, and strong global … speed limits in New Zealand’s Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2024 comes under the scrutiny of an injury epidemiologist and others in the latest …
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Media release: NZ’s first case of highly pathogenic bird flu: Need to strengthen surveillance and awareness
… Aotearoa New Zealand’s first reported outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H7N6 in a free-range egg farm in Otago underscores the importance of continued vigilance and investment in viral surveillance according to experts. University of Otago virologist Prof Jemma Geoghegan and co-authors look …
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Being forced to leave your rental home can harm health
… situation. We argue that reducing the incidence and impact of evictions is an important public health and social welfare … It also supports mental health through providing a sense of identity, a point for social contact, and protection from … and is a fairly common experience. A representative survey of New Zealand tenants showed that a quarter left their last …
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Media release: A call to make Invasive Group A Strep notifiable in New Zealand
… New Zealand. Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a common cause of sore throats and skin infections in children but in rare … Communication Centre, Dr Julie Bennett from the University of Otago, Wellington says despite the emerging threat, New … While some people carry the bacteria in the throat with no symptoms, Strep A c an cause a range of diseases. Some will …
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What will it take to get to under 5% smoking prevalence 2025? Lots of cessation.
… Tony Blakely The New Zealand Government has a goal of a Smokefree Nation by 2025, often interpreted as a smoking prevalence of less than 5% by 2025. This should be a major focus of the New Zealand contingent at the Smokefree Oceania …
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Media release: Aotearoa NZ is on the brink of a measles epidemic: Urgent action needed
… Aotearoa NZ is on the brink of a measles epidemic because of falling immunisation rates, immunity gaps, and an increasing risk of imported cases according to public health experts. In the …
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Media release: Evidence shows wider benefits of free school lunches
… from the Public Health Communication Centre , University of Auckland researcher Dr Kelly Garton and co-authors Dr Rachael Glassey and Professor David Tipene-Leach of Te P ū kenga, Hawke’s Bay argue that in addition to … there is international evidence that show the value of school lunch programmes . Dr Garton says there’s a risk of …
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