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How might NZ expand community water fluoridation?
… if they meet these criteria. Consider research around the use of fluoridated salt in selected areas Despite the above … for all government funded institutions that serve food to use fluoridated salt in any food preparation (eg, schools, …
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COVID-19 and the law in Aotearoa NZ
… by incoming travellers for quarantine costs, and mask use. The implementation of law relating to COVID-19 has meant … Act 2002 is in force, or the Prime Minister authorises the use of section 11 orders. In addition, as already noted, the …
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Energy poverty: The lowest-income households pay more in Aotearoa
… poor-quality housing compared to other countries means we use more electric heating to keep warm and healthy over … to make difficult ‘heat or eat’ trade-offs between energy use and other household expenses. This Briefing uses … to energy poverty have already minimised electricity use: many report only keeping the lights and the fridge …
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Strengthening Omicron mitigation strategies in Early Childhood Education settings
… increasing outdoor activities and appropriate mask use. Covid-19 infection in young children In general, young … increasing outdoor activities and appropriate mask use. *Author information: JB and AK are Senior Research …
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What public health lessons can NZ still learn from the United States?
… for their implementation. Usage of voucher systems for use at farm-to-consumer retail outlets (eg, farmers markets, … in many US jurisdictions (vs 18 years in NZ). Greater use of tobacco-related mass media campaigns (eg, the truth … if the government wishes to accelerate the phase out the use of coal by industry (but having a more functional …
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COVID-19, Christmas, the New Year and Summer Holidays: What the NZ Government and individuals can do to minimise the risks
… (including ventilation, staying outdoors, and mask use as per below). Extend the mask wearing requirements to … introduced Rapid Antigen Testing (RATs) rules for public use should be adapted, as the current plan to use RATs (provided in approved pharmacies) has many flaws. …
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Lessons from jurisdictions that are battling their own Delta variant outbreaks
… such as increasing wastewater testing, wider mask use, more targeted vaccinations, a revised pandemic plan [1] … places some restrictions on physical distancing, mask use and food/drink retail facilities (somewhat a mix of NZ’s … health measures such as gathering restrictions and mask use. Both Western Australia and Northern Territory have …
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New standardised packaging regulations: Some good steps, but many missed opportunities
… pt), while variant names are limited to 35mm and cannot use a font size larger than 10 pt. Tobacco companies may continue to use longer and more imaginative brand or variant names, but could have to use a smaller font to comply with the length restrictions; …
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Reducing nicotine in smoked tobacco products: A pivotal feature of the Smokefree Aotearoa proposals
… and smuggled cigarette market and home grown tobacco use. Indeed, this seems to be the only argument that the … and standardised (plain) packs. Reviews of illicit tobacco use have noted the limited number of independent (non-tobacco … feasible through extraction of nicotine from tobacco or use of genetically-engineered low-nicotine tobacco plants as …
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Where do the parties stand? Taxes to protect health and reduce inequity
… have to make the tax system fairer and for making better use of polluter pays taxes to protect the environment and … regard to making the tax system fairer and making better use of polluter pays taxes (parties listed in reverse … benefits is highly variable (eg, depending on children and use of childcare etc; see this comparison with Labour Party …
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