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  • Potential health co-benefits from eradicating rats, stoats and possums in NZ towns and cities

    … eradication of some introduced pests such as rats, stoats and possums in New Zealand, seems increasingly feasible with … are many potential health benefits from the eradication or near-complete control of these pest species. The recently … announced plans for a “predator-free” Wellington City (1) are part of a long-term trend that has seen successful …
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  • Dropping the ball on measles? Aotearoa must close an ‘immunity gap’ to avoid a measles epidemic

    … to existing immunisation requirements for primary schools and pre-schools to reach a 95% plus coverage target. It is … nation-wide measles epidemic in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). 1 With  latest immunisation coverage at age two years at … for the health sector; and those made miserable, disabled or dead. Actions to prevent the next measles epidemic We …
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  • Making the most of masks

    … Masks and vaccination have a central role in minimising the health … such respiratory spread of viral particles. Universal, or mass masking, is a public health measure that works by … early on in the disease before people elicit any symptoms [1]. This strategy differs from the use of masks as personal …
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  • Parliamentary voting for smokefree over two decades: Implications for future progress

    … recent repeal of a key law to reduce the enormous health and economic burden from tobacco in Aotearoa NZ is a health, … Introduction The current Government has  gone backwards 1 on achieving the Smokefree 2025 Goal by repealing the … are in opposition and put-up private members bills, or if they worked on forging cross-party agreements with the …
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  • New e-liquid flavour restrictions: Potential impacts on young people and people who smoke

    … 2021), Aotearoa New Zealand’s Smoke-free Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020 will … and advertising of tobacco products used for chewing or other oral use. This ruling resulted in widespread … young people , the vast majority of whom do not smoke. 1 Using social media influencers and sponsorship of youth …
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  • Breaking the inequity loop

    … way to improve Māori health is to support Māori to lead and drive the improvement ourselves.  That means more Māori … – faced an extreme crisis in the health of their people. 1,2   With infectious diseases rampant within Māori … but does not tell us the direction of this difference, or whether it is good or bad.  On the other hand, the word …
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  • How much of Māori:European mortality inequalities are due to socioeconomic position and tobacco?

    … inequalities in health are due to socioeconomic position and tobacco smoking, but quantifying this is surprisingly … that can shed light on policy-relevant questions.  A half or more of Māori:European/Other inequalities in mortality are … research just published in the journal Epidemiology [1]. There is also an accompanying video of Tony Blakely …
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  • Open data, transparency and power – role of the Virtual Health Information Network

    … In this blog we describe some of the opportunities and the challenges in this new data environment. We focus on … households. It holds over 166 billion ‘facts’ and takes up 1.22 terabytes of space. There are currently 117+ research … agencies and health care providers for the provision or targeting of services. In the IDI, individual people’s …
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  • The need for long-term thinking – Especially for preventing catastrophic risks

    … in Aotearoa NZ. This Briefing highlights the problem and the need to strengthen long-term thinking. Short-term … has allowed building on land that is at risk of flooding or slips and which does not adequately consider the mounting … typically decades out-of-date and needs a major upgrade. 1 2 This deficit caused an outbreak of waterborne disease in …
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  • Invisible and ignored: Why indoor air quality deserves our attention

    … Summary We think a lot about the food we eat and the water we drink, but rarely do we consider the air we … once the masks came off, the momentum for change faded. 1 Unlike water or food contamination, poor air quality is often unseen, …
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