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  • Five lessons for Aotearoa NZ from the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales

    … Airport tested positive for COVID-19 and was confirmed as a case on 16 June with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) … made masks mandatory on public transport on 18 June ( 5 ). The public was also advised to wear masks indoors and … restrictions were criticised by some public health experts as not being strict enough to control the outbreak (eg, ( 7-9 …
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  • Reducing tobacco retail availability: counterarguments to industry claims

    … address the glaring anomaly that allows a consumer product as deadly and addictive as tobacco, which causes death on an unprecedented scale, to … a single item, without additional groceries or snacks [2-5]. An intercept survey of customers exiting convenience …
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  • Comparing two pandemics: A century apart

    … the critical role of rapid scientific advancements, such as new strategic approaches (notably elimination) and vaccine … toll in Aotearoa New Zealand (~9,000 deaths), marking it as the country's worst recorded natural disaster (see … to millions of reported cases and deaths globally. 4, 5 New Zealand, while faring better than most countries ( …
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  • Strengthening Omicron mitigation strategies in Early Childhood Education settings

    … needed to protect this group of children and their whānau as we navigate the next phases of the Covid-19 outbreak. … booster rollout is incomplete. Booster coverage and the 5-11 year old Covid-19 vaccination coverage among Māori and … for health and development, and should be encouraged as much as is practically possible. Sleep rooms have been …
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  • The case for a NZ-Australia Pandemic Cooperation Agreement

    … and  has a future pandemic potential for humans rated as “moderate risk”. 5   In response to pandemic threats, international … may not adequately address island-specific aspects such as “keeping it out” strategies. In this context, NZ could …
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  • Transport, carbon emission reduction and health- the possibility of a virtuous circle?

    … of the health of our population, through pathways such as injury, physical inactivity, local and regional air … be poor and the social bonds of communities are regarded as less important than new roads. However we do have … activity and reduced air pollution, and result in about 5 additional deaths due to cyclist fatalities. Another …
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  • Will liberalising nicotine availability increase quitting?

    … chances of quitting. We also argue that, at the same time as liberalising access to nicotine e-cigarettes, the … the sale and supply of nicotine e-cigarettes and e-liquid as consumer products ”. This decision reflects general … modelling work favours retail reduction interventions (4,5). Rather than make e-cigarettes as readily available as …
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  • Will regular tobacco tax increases get NZ to the tobacco endgame?

    … (i) a strong evidence-base for effectiveness (e.g., as reviewed by the agency IARC); (ii) being a typically … We then modelled annual increases in tobacco excise tax of 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% (with 10% reflecting the annual increase … tax (in addition to other tobacco control activity such as on-going Quitline and cessation support), NZ’s smoking …
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  • Meat, health, hospitals, and sustainability*

    … Lamb NZ. The CEO of Dietitians NZ, Kath Fouhy, is quoted as saying, “while dietitians agree that promoting the consumption of plant-based foods as a general public health message is the right thing to be … itself associated with an increase in the risk of dying [5]. Even if some patients need a better balanced diet that …
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  • What will it take to get to under 5% smoking prevalence 2025? Lots of cessation.

    … a goal of a Smokefree Nation by 2025, often interpreted as a smoking prevalence of less than 5% by 2025.    This should be a major focus of the New … We concluded that changes in initiation rates are not as important as changes in cessation rates to achieve the …
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