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  • Housing and urban regeneration in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … housing deprivation often experience further debilitating health consequences, with impacts on their education and … critical policy actions to better enable all people to access warm, dry, safe, affordable housing that they have … homes need to be provided by central or local government, community trusts, iwi or hapū, using innovative models, such …
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  • The Covid inquiry report is an excellent guide to preparing for the next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk

    … the findings of this report and freeze cuts to public health and related staff positions while future pandemic response capabilities … inevitable pandemic, the report says NZ must build public health capacity to increase the range of response options and …
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  • New Zealanders strongly support policies to curb alcohol harm – will government listen?

    … Summary Alcohol causes significant harm to the health and wellbeing of the consumer, their families, and … have been made to embed Te Tiriti o Waitangi, 4 strengthen community control in licensing, and regulate online purchase … the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 to strengthen community control in licensing, regulate online purchase and …
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  • Walking and cycling for transport is good for physical activity levels in Kiwis!

    … Physical activity is good for health. Higher levels of physical activity are associated … reduced rates of breast and colon cancer, better mental health, lower obesity rates, lower heart disease, stroke (the … day have a 76% higher chance of achieving the Ministry of Health physical activity guidelines than those who drive …
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  • How best to classify and count NZ’s border control failures in the COVID-19 pandemic?

    … Credit is owed to political leadership, science advisors, health workers, iwi [3], and indeed the whole “Team of 5 million”. The staff in managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities … pandemic control context is one where a person in the NZ community is infectious with SARS-CoV-2 at a time when the …
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  • Modifying homes to prevent falls is very cost-effective: New NZ study

    … hazards in homes) appears to be a very cost-effective health sector intervention. But even more cost-effective was … intervention to reduce injurious falls among community-dwelling older people (3). It usually involves a … could invest in HSAM for low-income older Māori in their community. At an average cost of $250 per home (based on NZ …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Two Injury Prevention Strategies to Reduce Pressure on the Health System

    … these measures and i f political leaders explained the health and economic benefits – majority public support for … is quite plausible .   This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series looking at reducing pressure on the … was fully dedicated to fund increases in numbers of health staff or to a prevention programme such as healthy school …
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  • COVID-19 hospitalisation peaks in Australian States since Omicron emerged: potential relevance to Aotearoa NZ

    … by South African  scientists. By early December 2021 , community cases of the Omicron variant were already confirmed … 2021. This surge has led to extreme stress on the health system , although it appears that the Omicron wave may … populations, and consider providing third (booster) dose access to 12-17 year olds and reducing the interval between …
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  • Seven decades of severe weather events in Aotearoa New Zealand: What are the human health impacts?

    … blog, we summarise our recent report that explores the health impacts from severe weather events, such as floods and … the most common cause of death was boating accidents. The health consequences of severe weather could increase with … train derailment, weather-related lack of health care access, collapsing bridge 4 In some cases, details about the …
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  • Human health impacts of plastic exposure – an evolving evidence base

    … Summary The evidence for harm to human health caused by plastic has grown in the last five years, … achieve a comprehensive response to the environmental and health threats from plastics. Introduction In 2019, the … discussion of some concerns expressed by the scientific community on the methodological approaches used, and quality …
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