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  • “100% Pure” – Public Health Goal Setting

    … the complete end to asbestos imports and an end to the use of ozone-damaging CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons). The country … “smokers” would need to either grow their own tobacco or use highly regulated supplies of government-dispensed …
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  • Front-of-pack nutrition labels improve understanding but don’t improve healthy food choices; Starlight Trial just published

    … although they appear useful for a subgroup of people who use labels a lot. Figure 2: Forest plot of Starlight trial … design was innovative in randomising study participants to use smartphones to ‘mimic’ front of package labels, it was …
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  • The urgent need for a Covid-19 Action Plan for Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … this risk and its health consequences in NZ, we need to use all of the opportunities available to modify these … plus effective monitoring Routine, ideally mandated, mask use indoors: providing protection against emerging Covid-19 … and operation Ensuring monitoring and evaluation to guide use of control measures and quality improvements : The plan …
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  • Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment and preventive action urgently needed

    … Long Covid is associated with increased healthcare use, productivity loss, and workforce impacts, with … impaired ability to work and learn, increased healthcare use and costs, and workforce shortages in key sectors such as … to extend a NZ risk assessment beyond health data, making use of NZ’s Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) to …
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  • The need for a robust scientific definition for the elimination of COVID-19 from New Zealand

    … There is still a need to improve NZ’s capabilities eg, use of digital technologies to enhance the speed and … be reviewed at regular intervals. What process should NZ use for developing an elimination definition? NZ health …
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  • World Ventil8 Day – How do our buildings measure up?

    … consistent with their maximum occupancy and intended use. That generally equates to all the air in your house … NZ buildings One way to measure ventilation is through the use of a carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) monitor. CO 2 is present in … Acknowledgements The authors thank Airsuite for the use of their Airsuite Glance monitors.  Appendix Ventilation …
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  • An Official Inquiry into the Covid-19 Pandemic Response – It’s Time and it’s Vital

    … than most other OECD countries. 3 The successful use of the elimination strategy in the earlier stages of the … pandemic tools that can be refined in advance for further use eg, systems for managing physical distancing and mask use (eg, a successor to the Alert Level/Traffic Lights …
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  • The marked decline of sudden mass fatality events in NZ (1900 to 2015)

    … Inquiries may also potentially inform the best use of resources in managing mass casualty events when they … preventive measures to determine if they are a good use of government and societal resources. Eg, we suspect that … the street in high-risk areas might well be cost-effective use of societal resources and even government subsidies, but …
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  • Website Privacy Policy

    … of Otago privacy provisions also apply. Collection and use of personal information The PHCC collects the following … against loss or unauthorised access, modification, use or disclosure. In some instances, personal information … disclosed to third parties without your consent unless the use is within the scope of the purposes for which the …
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  • Can CT screening for lung cancer in New Zealand be cost-effective?

    … that is modelled will vary between the studies. While all use “high-risk” smokers over the age of 45, age bands and … of screening also varies between the studies. Studies use different assumptions regarding the proportion of early … undertaken. Firstly, run a New Zealand-specific analysis. Use New Zealand-specific lung cancer rates, especially by …
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