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  • Strengthening Omicron mitigation strategies in Early Childhood Education settings

    … this blog we discuss what is needed to protect this group of children and their whānau as we navigate the next phases of the Covid-19 outbreak. There remains substantial scope for … is less severe than Delta. However, there are rare cases of serious illness. Children aged 0-4 years have the highest …
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  • Running into Trouble: COVID-19 in Japan during the Tokyo Olympics

    … Here we consider the many public health implications of the decision to hold the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the middle of a global pandemic. These impacts include direct effects on … observing 14 days of quarantine, with allowances for daily practice, after arriving on 17 charter flights in Melbourne. …
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  • Breaking the inequity loop

    … ourselves.  That means more Māori across all aspects of health: not just doctors, nurses and other clinical … health policy experts, and even politicians. The all-of-population approach has failed for more than a century to … equal sharing of resources. Implications for policy and practice The persistence of Māori health disparities is clear …
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  • Is Euthanasia a health priority for New Zealand at present?

    … discusses what will be needed to operationalise the End of Life Choice Act in the event that it is approved at  … it is likely that this may only benefit a small number of older educated white people. The health system is … care. * Author details: Primary Health Care and General Practice, University of Otago, Wellington. …
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  • The Government’s transport plans work against our health

    … 2024-34 neither supports the health and wellbeing of the population nor addresses the transport challenges of the 21st century. The current transport system causes thousands of preventable premature deaths and tens of thousands of …
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  • Ten things we can learn from new smoking and vaping data about progress to Smokefree Aotearoa 2025

    … and Pacific peoples. The data also show increased uptake of e-cigarettes/vaping over the last 3-4 years, but the contribution of vaping to helping achieve the smokefree goal is not yet clear. Introduction This blog provides a summary of some key points from the 2018-19 NZ Health Survey (NZHS) …
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  • Rodents running riot in supermarkets – do we need to worry?

    … Summary  In January and February 2024, the public of Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) were captivated by graphic images of rodents running around supermarkets in Dunedin, … disease in NZ (leptospirosis) and scans the wide variety of other health-relevant problems from rodents (eg, damage to …
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  • Putin and the Bomb: Why New Zealand national risk assessments should include planning for the potential impacts of nuclear winter

    … blog we briefly review the literature on the probability of nuclear war and what various models estimate to be the potential global climate impacts (eg, of nuclear winter). Although New Zealand is relatively well placed as a major food producer – a range of mitigation strategies could increase the probability of …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality

    … contaminants in the water. Furthermore, more than 80% of New Zealanders consider the state of our water to be their main environmental concern. With … climate change. Implications for public health policy and practice For protected drinking water sources and good water …
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  • The arrival of Candida auris in Aotearoa NZ: risk assessment and actions needed

    … Aotearoa New Zealand recently recorded its first case of Candida auris : a pathogen that is difficult to contain in … settings. Since its first detection in 2009, cases of C. auris have become more widespread globally. In this Briefing we evaluate the risk of C. auris to New Zealanders and outline how best to control …
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