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The long shadow of war on the health of military personnel
… comparison group is used. So what is known about long-term health impacts of combat experience? For veterans … also been associated with increased risk of mortality in long-term survivors of the Second World War (14). Other … on their return to NZ, troops have good access to life-long and free highly quality health care – to treat …
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Long Covid Update – a threat that continues to demand a strong response
… Summary Long Covid (LC) remains a risk following any Covid-19 … infection or reinfection. It includes a syndrome of long-term symptoms, a substantially increased risk of sudden … Covid-19 has provided substantial evolving evidence on Long Covid (LC), which we review here to assess risk and the …
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Where do the parties stand? – Introducing our election series
… Our elected representatives make choices that impact the long-term health and wellbeing of every New Zealander. These … on several policy areas relevant to public health: long-term planning, tax, water quality, Māori health … addition, government needs to promote and institutionalise long-term thinking and take the electorate along with them. …
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Establishing Long COVID services in Aotearoa NZ – what can we learn from overseas?
… Long COVID (LC) is becoming a substantial issue … in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). The need to establish Long COVID services Long COVID (described in an earlier blog ), is defined as …
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After the new law for smokefree cars for Kiwi kids, what next?
… We briefly review some lessons from this legislation’s long journey and explore future smokefree possibilities in … is a matter for delight. Many have worked hard and long for this, community workers, advocates, researchers, … health matters? Why was the policy process for the law so long? It is over 45 years since the first smokefree places …
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Calling for action on suicide prevention in Aotearoa
… A whole-of-society approach is urgently needed to address long-standing high rates of suicide in NZ. This approach … of suicide prevention to all of government with long-overdue collaboration and action by all sectors, public … calls to shift suicide prevention towards a universal, long-term population-based approach. 4 It requires a policy …
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Why eliminating Covid-19 is critical: Since more waves of infection, hospitalisations and deaths are inevitable for other countries until a vaccine arrives
… achieving herd immunity. Given a vaccine might still be a long way off, NZ’s elimination strategy (if successful) is likely to avoid high numbers of deaths and the need for long periods of restrictions to suppress or mitigate the … which (if successful) means that the country will not need long periods of disease suppression or mitigation measures. …
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Public health priorities in this election year
… theme is the need to radically change our framing towards long-term thinking in all areas of policy making. Our … on the health and well-being of all New Zealanders and the long-term sustainability of our environment. Highlighting … kicked off with Nick Wilson’s article on the need for a long-term perspective to tackle public health issues and …
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Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)
… would coordinate and integrate these efforts to improve long-term health security in Aotearoa New Zealand, the … Achieving the necessary capacity will require consistent, long-term investment in core systems, services, and … Greater progress in science and innovation Improved long-term reliability of response capacity and trusted …
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Tackling child poverty: will the nation’s political leaders honour Richie Poulton’s legacy?
… when severe and/or prolonged, has significant negative long-term impacts (e.g. for health, educational achievement, … the experience of childhood poverty, the greater the long-term effects. Hence, if we want to improve key … childhood… experience of intense or regular poverty is long-lasting. Taking child poverty seriously Fortunately, …
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