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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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  • Alcohol and suicide: The facts

    … Summary Alcohol use often exacerbates mental health problems and is a well-known risk factor for suicide. Health experts are alarmed about  incorrect and harmful … overseas that clearly links alcohol use with poor mental health outcomes and increased suicide risk. This Briefing …
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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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  • How might NZ expand community water fluoridation?

    … in New Zealand given the scientific evidence for health benefit and safety, reduction in inequalities in oral … government role has been argued for by the NZ Medical Association [5], and in the editorial pages of various papers … government could run mass media campaigns to provide information for public decision-making at any referenda. That …
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  • Glass half full: Alcohol’s health benefits for cardiovascular disease still controversial, and likely vary by context

    … amounts of alcohol are beneficial to cardiovascular health.  But actually in research circles this ‘fact’ is … the currently dominant understanding of a ‘J-shape’ association of alcohol and death rates. Then we look at a … The actual net effect of alcohol consumption on population health, or death rates here, depends also on how the …
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  • Only eight more years to go to 2025: Time for the NZ Government to step up its tobacco endgame

    … could achieve NZ’s Smokefree goal, deliver large health gains and cost-savings, and could largely reduce the ethnic gap in tobacco-related health inequalities. In 2011, prompted by the Māori Affairs … and health system costs (and the timing thereof). Such information is important as it could guide decision-making …
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  • NZ’s smart use of big data: Employment & income impacts of selected health conditions

    … strides in the smart use of big data to provide better health information for decision-makers. Here we look at a recent … that considers the employment and income effects of eight health conditions. Such information could ultimately inform …
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