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Note to the Havelock North Inquiry – Think Big
… in New Zealand for the presence of the indicator organism E. coli ) provide only a guide to what might be in the water … for tests that rely on bacterial culture (such as for E. coli ) there is inevitably a delay of two days or more … one of these was closed in 2015 after high levels of E. coli were detected (apparently without human cases of …
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BMI keeps on going up – and reflections on the Diabesity Symposium
… we have collated trends in prevalence of obesity (i.e. BMI > 30) 2 ; the trends are also inexorable. Figure … that child BMI is largely influenced by the environment (e.g. the evidence produced by KidsCam ), so tackling the … front, the focused evidence-based package for now (i.e. immediate priorities) is four things: Taxes on sugary …
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Lessons from jurisdictions that are battling their own Delta variant outbreaks
… advantage is Delta appears more resistant to vaccines, i.e. reduced efficacy of vaccination at preventing infection … spread into other Australian states/territories and NZ (i.e. Victoria [experiencing a high number of cases amongst … that given the limitations of hotel-based quarantine (i.e. capacity, design and location and in particular the Delta …
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Engaging online simulator of measles outbreaks (& how NZ needs to do better in eliminating measles)
… be a highly vulnerable child who could die from measles e.g., a child with cancer who is on chemotherapy which … NZ continues to have outbreaks of diseases like measles (e.g., for 2014, the last year for published data there were: … to communities that are likely to be at highest risk e.g., places like Auckland where incoming overseas cases …
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Cycling and walking in six NZ cities: Where are we at?
… to live. The other benefits of ‘active transport’ (i.e. walking and cycling) are also well-known. Active transport … 3.7 FTE/100,000 people (Dunedin). Given the opportunity (i.e. when there is no congestion) half of people drive above …
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Why are some preventable cancer deaths in Māori and Pacific peoples increasing?
… in excess cancer deaths (standardised rate differences; i.e. the gap between the lines in the Figure above) in Māori … for European/Other, and stasis or even increases (e.g. Māori females) in Māori and Pacific mortality (Fig. 1). …
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How the tobacco industry targets young people to achieve a new generation of smokers
… While electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), such as e-cigarettes and vapes, could help smokers who have not been … influenced young people, exposure to cartoon characters on e-liquid packaging is associated with susceptibility to e-cigarette use.[33] While these studies do not indicate …
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Will the Government’s new Smokefree Plan achieve Aotearoa’s smokefree goal?
… with proposed actions including: increasing quit attempts (e.g. ‘reinvigorating’ stop smoking messages), improving referral rates to stop smoking support (e.g. through brief interventions in primary health services) and supporting people to stay ‘smokefree’ (e.g. providing more options to quit smoking). Can the plan …
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Establishing Long COVID services in Aotearoa NZ – what can we learn from overseas?
… LC information provided through respected sources (e.g. public website). Referrals: Services should accept referrals from existing health services (e.g. primary care, hospital services), and a process for … for patients with LC related queries/concerns (e.g. help line, online information hub), especially as people …
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Tobacco Excise Taxes and the Smokefree 2025 Goal: Some Ways Forward
… cessation support, and this question needs wider debate (e.g. in relation to increases in benefits or in the minimum … 2025 Goal. We have also previously discussed subsidising e-cigarettes, which could stimulate switching from smoking to … the 2011/12 NZ Health Survey reported current smoking (i.e., smoking at least once a month among people who reported …
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