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  • Carcinogen exposure in Aotearoa workplaces is unacceptably high

    … in March this year, reports that more than half (58%) of all workers are exposed to at least one workplace … exposure and improve care. These include better collection of data, addressing ethnic inequalities in levels of … prevalence in a range of specific industries and the development of comprehensive carcinogen profiles, including …
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  • The changing COVID-19 situation in Taiwan – what can NZ learn from Taiwan’s latest outbreak?

    … We previously published an assessment of Taiwan’s extremely effective response to COVID-19 during 2020. However, a recent surge of community cases in northern Taiwan from April 2021 onwards … until March 2020. 5 This focus also influenced NZ’s slow development of contact tracing methods, which were not …
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  • Strong public support for healthy food policies in Aotearoa

    … heart disease, and diabetes, affecting a growing number of people who struggle to afford nutritious diets. Recent … (Cancer Society Research Collaboration) reveals that 84% of New Zealanders support government intervention to reduce … Canada put in place such overarching plans. However, the development of a strategy should not preclude immediate …
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  • Five key reasons why NZ should have an official inquiry into the response to the COVID-19 pandemic

    … also identify lessons for the organisation and resourcing of public health more broadly. Fortunately, NZ has a fairly … and timing of the inquiry would include the continuing development of the pandemic. The policy development process … “green reset” – so that it contributed to a shift to more sustainable and lower-carbon business models? What were the …
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  • Reducing nicotine in smoked tobacco products: A pivotal feature of the Smokefree Aotearoa proposals

    … has invited submissions on its proposals. This blog is one of a series examining key aspects of the plan to help inform the debate and submissions. Here … impact on smoking prevalence and, if implemented as part of a comprehensive plan, gives a realistic prospect of …
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  • The Omicron waves – Comparing Aotearoa NZ and Australia in four key graphs

    … when examining the Auckland region compared with the rest of NZ, Auckland’s experience of the first Omicron wave is more severe, with a higher … Omicron wave (as in Australia) and for future variants of concern. Priority areas are increasing vaccination …
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  • Ventilation in NZ schools during the Omicron wave – results from a preliminary study

    … public health measure that can reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission. Last year we outlined the need for … surveillance. In this blog we provide an overview of the results of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) monitoring carried … improved indoor air quality. This new agency could be more sustainable if embedded within an existing national agency …
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  • Will the Health Star Rating labels improve people’s diets?

    … labelling is one tool to help control the epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Everyone agrees that on its own, the … Panel (NIP) used in NZ does not achieve the goal of facilitating healthier food choices. But suggestions … too much have been given away to reach a compromise? The development of this label occurred outside the usual …
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  • Why eliminating Covid-19 is critical: Since more waves of infection, hospitalisations and deaths are inevitable for other countries until a vaccine arrives

    … approach NZ is taking); (ii) allow a sufficient proportion of the population to get infected and become immune to … called herd immunity and is estimated to be at least half of any population for Covid-19); or (iii) develop an effective vaccine, which is the ideal way of achieving herd immunity. Given a vaccine might still be a …
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  • Beautiful benchtops: How should we protect our workers?

    … and construction workers. Applying Australian data, 250 of the 1000 New Zealand workers who’ve fabricated engineered … government is currently calling for feedback on a range of options to control the risks from engineered stone. A ban … further avoidable health harms, along with a registry of exposed workers to ensure effective follow-up. However, …
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