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  • Where do the parties stand? Taxes to protect health and reduce inequity

    … consideration of other polluter pays taxes to protect health and the environment. The Election 2023 Public Health Survey In the lead up to the 2023 General Election, … early childhood education, subsidised public transport and access to other basic services. Nevertheless , the following …
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  • Only eight more years to go to 2025: Time for the NZ Government to step up its tobacco endgame

    … could achieve NZ’s Smokefree goal, deliver large health gains and cost-savings, and could largely reduce the ethnic gap in tobacco-related health inequalities. In 2011, prompted by the Māori Affairs … strategies on future smoking prevalence, population health and health system costs (and the timing thereof). Such …
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  • Food and beverage taxes for a healthier diet: The Pacific experience

    … on chronic disease burdens. In response, the World Health Organization recommends fiscal policies like taxes on … those aged 18 and over (perhaps initially for those with a community service card), subsidising and improving access to fruit and vegetables in high deprivation …
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  • Thoughts on NZ Adopting an Aussie Community Health Programme … and Forthcoming Nutrition Policy Events

    … Blakely and Associate Professor Nick Wilson Late last year Health Minister Tony Ryall visited Victoria, Australia , to … is adopting? In short, solid health promotion at the community-level, right out of the Ottawa Charter top drawer – …              … Thoughts on NZ Adopting an Aussie Community Health Programme … and Forthcoming Nutrition Policy …
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  • A century of health inequalities in NZ – new data

    … Everyone knows that socio-economic inequalities in health exist – in recent times. But one thing we do not know … troops varied by occupational class  What we know about health inequalities by socio-economic position in NZ … and employment opportunities for Māori, improving access to housing, and supporting improving Māori health. …
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  • Covid-19 is finishing the year on a high: We need a vigorous coordinated response

    … is a multisystem disease which commonly causes long-term health effects ranging from mild to severe that can persist … to all age groups, and may ultimately be the largest health effect of Covid-19 . The continuing large number of … they need to take. These systems would include resourcing community-led initiatives by Māori and Pacific providers to …
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  • Living longer, living healthier? Latest Official Report on independent life expectancy in NZ

    … In this blog we review the latest update by the Ministry of Health on how much of NZers life expectancy can be expected to be in good health. The good news? We are both living longer, and living longer in good health. The bad news? According to this report, the …
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  • Monkeypox has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand: what is the level of risk and how do we manage it?

    … This outbreak currently represents a relatively low public health risk to NZ because, while potentially transmissible … outbreaks are reporting undetected spread within the community, shown by a lack of known exposure source in many … and avoid misdiagnosis that would allow continued community spread. NZ can use its existing infrastructure of …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa

    … will be more long term.   This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series looking at effective public health measures to reduce demand s on healthcare services … and increased investment in mass media campaigns and community-based smokefree interventions) to maximise the …
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  • The changing COVID-19 situation in Taiwan – what can NZ learn from Taiwan’s latest outbreak?

    … to COVID-19 during 2020. However, a recent surge of community cases in northern Taiwan from April 2021 onwards … the SARS epidemic, Taiwan established the National Health Command centre (NHCC) in 2004 which works alongside … attributed to the late start of the programme along with access/supply issues , which has resulted in officials …
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