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Ventilation in NZ schools during the Omicron wave – results from a preliminary study
… Ventilation is a key and relatively underutilised public health measure that … into a doubling of the absolute risk of Covid-19 infection (note the absolute risk can be also decreased by … other respiratory infections and to improve student cognitive performance while learning. To reduce burden on …
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Health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 response: NZ compared to OECD countries
… being -6.1% for NZ and -6.3% for the OECD. Nevertheless, a fuller accounting of health, economic and equity impacts … where long-term illness may occur even in people with mild or no symptoms during their initial infection; 11 and (iii) the prevention on anxiety in the …
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Fast-track Bill puts NZ on wrong track, threatening public health
… Approvals Bill to Parliament. The Bill would allow a small number of Ministers to approve infrastructure and … the Bill was presented to Parliament) to 19 March 2024 (after which this Briefing was drafted). From this review, we … of Conservation] and local councils. These projects are often hobbled by too much emphasis being given to amenity …
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Should smokefree indoor areas = vapefree areas?
… potential value of shifting smokers to become vapers From a public health perspective, it might seem preferable to … in some settings where smoking is not permitted; such a measure could encourage smokers to switch to vaping … both produce visible clouds exhaled from people’s mouths after they have drawn on a device. Some vapers themselves …
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Social contract needed to deliver a 'no BS' public health agenda
… Summary A government budget should—at a minimum—be a future-focussed plan for how limited productive resources …
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The race to be the first place in Aotearoa to be smokefree
… the Smokefree 2025 goal. However, it is not all bad news. A major avenue of hope for a smokefree Aotearoa comes from the enthusiastic efforts by … tobacco tax increases (the single most effective measure) after the last scheduled increase in January 2016. The …
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Tobacco industry ‘transformation’ – more smoke and mirrors?
… the Tobacco Control 30 th anniversary issue and consider a response from tobacco industry spokespeople. 2 Finally, we … to exclusive use of NNTPs. However, marketing approaches often target young people resulting in high uptake of vaping … have a superficial appeal. For example, they acknowledge, after decades of opposing almost all regulatory measures, …
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How the tobacco industry targets young people to achieve a new generation of smokers
… media handle #tobaccoexposed reminds us that, despite a new-found interest in ‘ unsmoking ’ the world, and moving … scientific evidence that smoking causes serious, and often fatal, diseases.[2] The overall aim, neatly summarised … stop making it .”[1] More than four decades later, and after the loss of millions more smokers’ lives, plans to …
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National capacity needed to monitor misinformation to protect public health and social cohesion
… Misinformation—false or misleading information—poses a significant threat to the health of our communities. It can … and in NZ, there is growing awareness of this as a significant issue, particularly highlighted during the … efforts frequently occur across a number of platforms, often functionally separated for the purposes of planning, …
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Bioethicists, scientists and politicians; decision-making in a pandemic
… well covered. Part of this success was built upon having a clear ethical framework for managing a pandemic that had … Attitudes and Values Study conducted a survey before and after the Covid-19 level 4 lockdown. It showed that trust in … makers. The role of scientists is to interpret the often-uncertain knowledge that we have so that information …
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