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  • Counting what matters: Rethinking Aotearoa's population statistics without a census

    … that before such changes, the scientific implications be transparent. This Briefing summarises some of the critical … data instead. We argue that this shift needs to be carefully considered. Needs and challenges for population … of 1960. However, the number of births is projected to be relatively constant: varying around 60,000 per year over …
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  • What does recent biomarker literature say about the likely harm from e-cigarettes?

    … use on health outcomes, a lot more future research will be needed to get a reasonable understanding of the relative … inhale than studies of just e-cigarette liquids (which may be transformed into other substances when heated), or e-cigarette aerosol (which may not be generated under realistic operating conditions). We …
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  • Progress on reducing retail availability of sugary drinks in NZ

    … we look at such successes to date and consider what could be done to further reduce availability of these products … would go much further. One part of such an approach would be to reduce the retail availability of SSBs and at the same … access to water drinking fountains – which could certainly be improved in recreational areas as per this NZ study (1). …
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  • Monitoring CO2 indoors for improving ventilation as a Covid-19 control tool

    … One way to reduce the potential viral dose that can be inhaled is to increase ventilation to help disperse viral … stale air out, meaning occupants are far less likely to be inhaling each other’s breath. In a small proportion of … senses can give an approximate guide. Good ventilation can be felt as a light breeze. A stale smell or “dead” sound can …
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  • Being Bolder – Public Health Endgames for NZ

    … also considers what additional endgames this country could be bolder about tackling.    Examples of successful endgames … in the Middle East, Africa and Asia). Such endgames can be highly valued as they can permanently eliminate health … target year of 2020, it will become the first disease to be eradicated through the use of antibiotics Malaria – …
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  • More evidence that elimination is the best COVID-19 control strategy for health and the economy

    … data and suggests that COVID-19 elimination appears to be superior to mitigation/suppression strategies in health … and a longer-term perspective is needed, before we can be really certain about the relative benefits and costs of … from the perspective of how the Report’s findings could be used to improve the COVID-19 response in France. However, …
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  • Why a “mouth and nose” lockdown with masks might help avoid a “full body” lockdown at home

    … spaces could reduce the risk of outbreaks (should there be border control failures) and reduce the likelihood that we … collection) The spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus appears to be mainly through conversational contact, at home and at … have improved technologies for contact tracing, we need to be extra cautious around permitting large social events for …
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  • Making the most of masks

    … effectiveness and make the case that mask use needs to be universal in all indoor environments at Alert Level 2, … Inconsistencies and gaps in mask use requirements need to be addressed if we are to come out of this lockdown quickly … churches, and indoor social settings – While there may be hesitation to utilize masks in settings which involve …
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  • The Pros and Cons of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: The Case is Overwhelmingly Pro for NZ

    … bold and ambitious health and societal outcomes can be successful. The eradication of smallpox within two decades … in research and development, for example, as appears to be occurring with NZ’s predator-free goal, with new methods … who gained minimal or no health benefits. There would also be substantial benefits of deaths and morbidity averted among …
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  • “Action for Healthy Waterways”: some big ticket actions that the Government has neglected

    … outcomes. These national-level policy instruments should be given serious attention in addition to the MfE proposals. … intensifying. One key way to address this problem would be taxing fertiliser (eg, at the fertiliser factory or port … nitrogen and/or phosphorus content of the fertiliser could be the determinant of the tax level (eg, nitrogen focused …
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Public Health Expert Briefing (ISSN 2816-1203)