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  • Highlights of the World Conference on Tobacco or Health

    … describe some of the main themes and some thoughts about how these might relate to Smokefree 2025 in New Zealand. In … Free World was achieved for all countries. A theme of many speakers was the need for a clear and comprehensive … reporting and listening to the views of children and young people more. Another major theme was e-cigarettes. Once again …
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  • “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a response to critiques

    … play in achieving the Smokefree 2025 goal and examines how measures in the Action Plan will support people who smoke to either quit or to transition fully from … some restrictions. For example, one option (and there are many others) discussed in the Plan’s rationale section, would …
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  • Does healthy food really cost more?

    … food costs more – but does it really? It all depends on how you measure the cost. This blog post looks at some of the … diseases, and our obesogenic environment where people often eat more energy than required? A New Zealand … diet costs more. Finally, it is recognised there are many other important factors in assessing the price of food, …
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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 … across the population. Some groups, such as Māori, older people and more socioeconomically deprived people, gain fewer … at all.  Our full submission has a detailed critique of how the proposed policies will impact on health, but, in …
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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 … 0-4 years have the highest rates of hospitalisation among people under the age of 18 years, although hospitalisations … of Education is providing information to ECEs about how to measure and improve ventilation, there has been less …
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  • Dropping the ball on measles? Aotearoa must close an ‘immunity gap’ to avoid a measles epidemic

    … the number of susceptible children in 2024 which shows how close we are to a nation-wide epidemic of the scale last … than in 1997 (see Appendix 1 ). The number of susceptible people and the loss of high immunity in primary schools imply … The importance of border measures It does not matter how many susceptible children there are, if the measles virus is …
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  • Severe domestic squalor in Aotearoa New Zealand: A preliminary survey

    … Summary A preliminary survey of local Age Concerns and district and city councils (Territorial Authorities or TAs) suggests that people living in severe domestic squalor exist throughout … social withdrawal, hostile attitudes, being older, and in many cases a stubborn refusal of help. 3  Eighteen people …
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  • The policy bonfire of environment protection: 10 examples that threaten public health

    … shows a clear pattern towards allowing more pollution of water, air, and climate. The implications for public … year as a result of air pollution and an estimated 34,000 people become ill from unsafe drinking water per year. Our … climate change. Without strong environmental policies, many communities will struggle to safeguard fundamental …
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  • Throwing open the windows: The need for ventilation improvements as part of Covid-19 outbreak control in Aotearoa

    … The importance of indoor aerosol transmission of the virus that causes … urgently needs upgrading to include the use of masks by people who are self-isolating. Ventilation in indoor … filters should be considered, at least in the corridor of each floor, and ideally in each room. Thirdly, alternate …
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  • Progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan: Congratulations to the Government

    … tobacco products to be sold in only a small number of stores; reducing the nicotine in tobacco products to very … and restricting the legal sale of tobacco products to people born before a certain fixed year (the “smokefree … for Cabinet approval. The Discussion Document includes many ideas for new interventions; we focus on three of these, …
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