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  • Aotearoa New Zealand's fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care

    … Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) is experiencing a fourth wave of Covid-19 infection. This conclusion is supported by the … this year and around 1,000 deaths. This new wave of infection is an opportunity for health authorities to remind New Zealanders about the benefits of vaccination and the value of measures for reducing …
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  • Vaping prevalence and trends: Important findings from 2023-24 NZ Health Survey

    … Survey (NZHS) data for 2023/2024 have been released. Daily vaping prevalence among adults aged ≥15 years increased from … and people living in neighbourhoods with higher levels of deprivation.  The findings call for detailed ongoing … the NZHS data explorer provided data on sole and dual use of vapes and cigarettes (Figure 2). Increases in vaping have …
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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 … also highlighted the importance of understanding how food influences health. Overall public awareness of how diet can …
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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 … they no longer deliver comparable doses of nicotine to vaping products. Finally, studies have shown many people who …
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  • Fast-track Bill puts NZ on wrong track, threatening public health

    … Bill to Parliament. The Bill would allow a small number of Ministers to approve infrastructure and development … on environmental protection and restoration. Because of this, they pose potentially serious and intergenerational … to public health.  Here we focus on the implications of the Bill for our environment and the consequences this has …
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  • The case for a NZ-Australia Pandemic Cooperation Agreement

    … on pandemic cooperation could be the starting point of such a regional approach. Potential benefits include: … shared quarantine facilities, integrated manufacturing of critical supplies (e.g., masks, tests, and vaccines), … for ensuring safe cargo trade, and the establishment of green-zone travel. By working together within a formalised …
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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 exposure, and creating an Aotearoa Occupational Health …
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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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  • 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 … serves as a reminder to other jurisdictions, including NZ, of the threat posed by COVID-19 and its more infectious …
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  • Smokefree Aotearoa – world-leading developments with profound public health implications

    … Summary Tobacco smoking is a major cause of preventable and inequitable ill health and premature death … to greatly reduce the availability and addictiveness of smoked tobacco products. Parliament passed legislation to … New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) data shows Increasing vaping prevalence since 2015, suggesting that growing numbers …
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