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  • Reducing salt in food good for health and NZ’s health budget – New research

    … dietary salt intake of New Zealanders could produce major health gains and major cost savings for the publicly-funded health sector. We also put these results into a wider context … for Australasia. In particular, we aimed to model the health benefits and costs for NZ of reducing salt intakes – …
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  • Potential for an avian influenza pandemic: Time for NZ to ramp up preparedness

    … pandemic responses, notably the effective use of public health and social measures (PHSM) to delay entry and … prevention and control (IPC) equipment. And strengthen One Health approaches to reduce the risk of influenza emergence … the current A(H5N1) panzootic and comments on needed risk-management measures. Risk assessment of influenza A(H5N1) …
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  • Clean ups are not enough: Government policy incoherent on climate change

    … to new developments. Yet there are potentially huge public health, social, and economic benefits in an … homes damaged, many severely. 1 The Minister for Emergency Management, Mark Mitchell, said it was “another tough blow … and floods. 11,12 Climate change is impacting NZ citizen’s health and well-being by increasing risks from polluted …
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  • Why don’t we live as long and healthily as we could: social values and decision making

    … Welcome to this Public Health Expert Blog. This blog is going to consider what we … do, and what we probably should not do, to improve public health.  We will traverse the range from birth to end of life … and as evidence-based as possible. If I was Minister of Health (and everything else), I guarantee you that I could …
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  • Contradictions surround Government’s move to slash tax on heated tobacco products

    … Summary Associate Health Minister Casey Costello recently halved the excise tax … had advocated for this change; however, the Ministry of Health had advised Minister Costello that there was no … of HTP excise tax (though OIA requests may reveal more information). Halving the excise tax on heated tobacco …
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  • What can we learn from Healthy Housing Initiatives? New evidence from the Wellington Well Homes scheme

    … We know that poor housing conditions result in ill health for many New Zealanders, and we know which … are required to ensure good quality housing that supports health. Healthy Housing Initiatives intervene to improve the … workers were able to support clients were through sharing information on how to effectively ventilate and heat homes, …
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  • Fast-track Bill puts NZ on wrong track, threatening public health

    … serious and intergenerational threats to public health.  Here we focus on the implications of the Bill for our environment and the consequences this has for our health and wellbeing. The Fast-track Approvals Bill has been … existing environmental legislation, including the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and the Conservation Act 1987 . …
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  • Covid-19 is finishing the year on a high: We need a vigorous coordinated response

    … is a multisystem disease which commonly causes long-term health effects ranging from mild to severe that can persist … equitable delivery of essential respiratory infection management interventions such as antivirals (notably … Pacific providers to embed and extend the public health information services they provided during the early stages of …
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  • Would a sugary fizzy drink tax reduce health inequalities? Probably Yes

    … bottom line is that such a tax would probably be good for health of all groups in NZ, but particularly the poorest New Zealanders. Such a reduction in health inequalities is an added advantage in a country where health inequalities remain an important problem. The …
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  • Despite improved WHO regulations, the world remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic

    … future infectious disease emergencies. While the World Health Organization (WHO) has made progress by adopting important revisions to the International Health Regulations (IHR), these changes are insufficient on … – the worst in a century – is increasing . 1 The World Health Organization ( WHO ) took an important step by …
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