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  • False zombie arguments about illicit tobacco shouldn’t be given any more oxygen

    … of Auckland study commissioned by the Ministry of Health applied similar methods to fewer packs, of which 7.2% … reported in the annual tobacco returns to the Ministry of Health 9 was subtracted from the total amount of tobacco consumed using estimates from annual NZ Health Survey 10 questions. The 2023 University of Auckland …
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  • Why don’t we make rental housing safer?

    … rental housing has not been systematically regulated with health and safety requirements dispersed across multiple acts … on stairs that have been constructed to allow ‘safe access from one level to another’, as well as adequate … injury as an individualised event. Implications for public health Effective regulation and enforcement would help reduce …
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  • What will it take to get to under 5% smoking prevalence 2025? Lots of cessation.

    … the observed smoking prevalence rates in Census and Health Survey data.  We then used these BAU (business as … as great as might be hoped (see a previous Blog in Public Health Expert). Whatever mix of major strategies is used – … all levels: political leadership, strong NGO advocacy and health professionals providing encouragement and support to …
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  • Embracing downward counterfactual analysis to navigate future cyclones

    … and steel production, military operations, and health care (for details see: 6 7 ). In contrast to … in an independent review. 17 Also, had more defence staff been needed to assist, then the response could have … counterfactual” analysis. Implications for public health policy This type of analysis could be repeated for …
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  • How should we manage the harm caused by tobacco product waste?

    … time declared filtered cigarettes were “Better for your health” and sought to reassure smokers that switching to a … continue to manufacture a product that damages smokers’ health and the environment, despite unambiguous evidence of … responsibility for this ubiquitous hazard that threatens health and our international positioning. Increasing …
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  • Eliminate the pandemic virus causing COVID-19 or risk an animal reservoir

    … leadership and with widespread consent and support from a community that rapidly grasped what was at stake and how to … source of regular additional outbreaks. In addition to the health of animals, there is a human-centred reason why cattle … *John D Potter MBBS PhD; Professor, Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, Wellington … Eliminate …
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  • Can pandemic threats justify border closure for island nations like NZ?

    … in preventing the spread of pandemics (3). Indeed, World Health Organization (WHO) advice is that while there might be … analyses). Full details are available in the (open access) online journal article . The results suggested large … to be the first to attempt to weigh the economic and health issues associated with pandemic-related border closure …
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  • Using the CovidCard to enhance protection from COVID-19 at the NZ border

    … of low levels of COVID-19 testing of border facing staff in managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities … that could inform the use of this technology in the wider community (eg, perhaps in Alert Level 2 circumstances or more … This could supplement information gained from the proposed community trial of the CovidCard in Rotorua . Despite the …
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  • Death rates dropping – it is a good time to be alive

    … by looking at some data just released by the Ministry of Health on trends since 1945 in cause-specific mortality. … terms. Last week the WHO released the annual World Health Statistics – New Zealand males ranked 6 th in the … And the big one – can the planet sustain our public health successes? Unless consumption patterns change …
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  • Improving New Zealand’s preparations for the next pandemic

    … by Julia Scott, Nick Wilson and Michael Baker, in the open access journal: “Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health”. … Improving New Zealand’s preparations for the next …
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