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  • That old chestnut again – does any alcohol consumption reduce cardiovascular disease risk? More evidence for “no”.

    … cardiovascular disease prevention from moderate alcohol use – in fact we wager there probably is. But its true … than ‘traditional’ observational studies. The trick is to use your random assignment of genes at birth as a type of RCT … gets from alcohol (pleasure, social lubrication and use in celebrations) with the health harms and societal harm …
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  • Evidence supports the need to protect adolescents from social media harms

    … Summary Social media use is nearly universal among adolescents in Aotearoa. The … consistently reveal correlations between social media use and poorer mental and physical health outcomes. More … reactance in teens, increasing their desire to use social media if they feel their freedom is threatened. …
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  • Improving our pandemic preparedness: Counterfactuals and continuous quality improvement

    … at how other countries managed it differently. NZ chose to use an elimination strategy from March 2020 until December … infection, serious illness, death and Long Covid . 6   7 Use of these vaccines in NZ is estimated to have saved 6,650 … out Covid-19 outbreaks and maintain elimination. This use was very different from countries pursuing …
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  • Ventilation in NZ schools during the Omicron wave – results from a preliminary study

    … have been shown to be multiplicative. 7 Thus, while mask use is important, without sufficient ventilation students … One reliable method of measuring ventilation is to use a monitor to measure levels of carbon dioxide ( CO 2 ). … (note the absolute risk can be also decreased by mask use, vaccination and activity selection). 7 In Aotearoa, …
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  • Protecting fresh waterways in Aotearoa/NZ: The strong Public Health case

    … food security); (5) facilitating safe recreational water use; (6) minimising flooding risks from silted up waterways; … in catchments dominated by urban or agricultural land use [9, 11, 12]. In terms of specific diseases, water … food security . 5) Facilitating safe recreational water use New Zealanders enjoy swimming, kayaking, rowing, boating …
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  • Queenstown outbreak highlights future challenges for clean drinking water

    … of the connections between infrastructure, land use, regulation, and governance. It is these factors in … as regional councils are responsible for regulating land use (including source water protection) and the use of water. Water suppliers themselves are responsible for …
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  • Why a “mouth and nose” lockdown with masks might help avoid a “full body” lockdown at home

    … key points: The growing body of evidence favouring mask use for source control (as discussed above). Alert Level 2 … (in italics) for different settings and face mask use requirements Alert level Family and social settings – … widespread protection via vaccination. Conclusions Making use of bubbles, limiting social event sizes and widespread …
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  • How the tobacco industry targets young people to achieve a new generation of smokers

    … children correctly matched Joe Camel and a cigarette.[11] Use of dare-devil characters who mixed sophistication with … study tracked British American Tobacco (BAT) employees’ use of social media and reported some were “energetically … for adults and we do not want people who are underage to use them ”, tobacco companies internationally have strongly …
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  • Social contract needed to deliver a 'no BS' public health agenda

    … should not be framed around the financials, but around the use of the nation’s productive resources. It should specify … times, society and communities agreed that slavery and the use of child labour were not acceptable when delivering more … should, at a minimum, be a future-focussed plan as to the use of limited productive resources. Such a plan should also …
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  • Media release: Poor ventilation on buses and trains – a fixable risk to health

    … range of actions.” “We also identified relatively low mask use by passengers in buses and trains during our study – in … funded studies on public knowledge and attitudes to mask use to inform current day use and for future pandemics. But that should be alongside a …
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