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Tax reform pros & cons: A brief look from a Public Health perspective
… is complex. But if the perspective is around gaining health and saving costs for the public health system, then … travel costs for people who don’t have public transport access (eg, higher costs for health care access). There is … Chattopadhyay SK, Toomey TL, Fielding JE, Task Force on Community Preventive S: The effectiveness of tax policy …
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What does art have to do with public health, and how can they work together?
… Last month was the first time that the Public Health Summer School (University of Otago, Wellington) has … sphere: public art and the public good Public space and community formation are other aspects of the intersection of … private meets the public, leads to a proposal to develop community by opening otherwise private spaces to community …
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Treaty Principles Bill threatens public health and equity: It needs your submission
… self-determination and equity. This Bill threatens public health and equity in Aotearoa New Zealand by: Increasing … Reducing rights of Māori to develop and lead public health solutions; Reducing commitment to address structural … housing. 1 8 For example, overcrowded housing and poor access to health care are major risk factors for acute …
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More wastewater testing could guide optimal Covid-19 control on the path back to elimination
… to be Covid-19 free, when compared to typical levels of community testing. It also achieves these better results at perhaps only 1% of the cost of community testing. Even though there are large benefits in … testing is positive for a locality – then it can allow health authorities to focus on community testing at such a …
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A public health perspective on taxing harmful products
… opportunities for tax reform that will potentially improve health and lower health costs, reduce health inequalities and enhance … be given to fully recycling the carbon charges to the community. Eg, the province of British Columbia in Canada …
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Social media and youth wellbeing: The need for a multi-layered public health approach
… year, Australia passed legislation to increase the age of access to social media from 13 to 16. This represented a first step in a public health approach to addressing the harms of social media use … promote the health of individual children and the wider community. Social media use in children: an emerging …
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Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment and preventive action urgently needed
… Summary Covid-19 can cause longer-term changes in health, collectively known as Long Covid. With only four … rates by ensuring that public settings are safer to access; and Expand Covid-19 vaccine eligibility and coverage … being exposed over many years to a year-round baseline of community transmission with sporadic variant waves. 74 75 …
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The rising influence of big business on policymaking: What it means for public health in NZ
… Summary The World Health Organization recently released a report on social determinants of health equity that outlined the increasingly powerful influence commercial entities have on health and public policy. This influence creates problems …
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Introducing the Public Health Solutions Blog Series
… For the next few weeks, Public Health Expert blog will be publishing a series of invited blogs o n the best public health interventions the government can put in place to … and burnout, exhaustion and distress amongst clinical staff are acute . It is hard to overstate the challenge of …
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Hearing loss & social isolation – the silent burden
… Māori are at risk of greater unmet needs in hearing health care in Aotearoa New Zealand, which can contribute to … that significant changes are needed in order to increase access to hearing healthcare and to reduce the risk and … in life through cultural connections, participation in the community, and paid or unpaid work. Loss of connection to …
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