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Long Covid: High economic burden justifies further preventive efforts
… likely costing the Australian economy approximately 0.5% of GDP in reduced productivity. In Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) … per year. We need robust local data and economic analyses of productivity losses and other costs such as healthcare use to inform the cost-effectiveness of preventive interventions. Nevertheless, the NZ Government …
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Severe weather events linked to outbreaks of crypto in Aotearoa – New study
… into the link between severe weather events and clusters of the gastrointestinal disease cryptosporidiosis in Aotearoa … with heavy rainfall or flooding may play a role in the development of some outbreaks of this infectious disease. This finding is …
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It’s been 3 years since COVID entered New Zealand – here are 3 ways to improve our response
… exceptionally low mortality during the first three years of the pandemic. However, widespread circulation of Covid-19 from year three of the pandemic is resulting in … a strategy is likely to be more effective, equitable and sustainable if combined with a broad programme which treats …
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A major new study on Kiwi health – can it inform decision-making?
… by Radio NZ (3’12”) and TVNZ (4’09”).) The Ministry of Health has just released a major new burden of disease study for 2006, a culmination of a large epidemiological stocktake for New Zealand. The …
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Evidence supports a proposed Parliamentary Bill to reduce harm from alcohol sponsorship of sport
… announced a Member’s Bill to end alcohol sponsorship of sport, acting on recommendations by three … announced a Member’s Bill to end alcohol sponsorship of sport. The Bill aligns with the recommendations from the 2010 Law Commission review of New Zealand’s alcohol laws, 1 the 2014 Ministerial Forum …
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What’s the right Covid-19 risk to live with – an Australian perspective
… As Australia inches up its vaccine rollout , the question of when the country can open up has become more pressing. … coverage is very important, but so too are a number of other factors; the expected number of infected people arriving per day, the pre-departure …
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Note to the Havelock North Inquiry – Think Big
… An Independent Inquiry is now investigating the cause of the water-borne outbreak caused by Campylobacter in … not miss the opportunity to think up-stream, on the scale of water catchments, agricultural economies and climate … to NZ’s drinking water” is the headline on the cover of a recent New Zealand Listener. It refers to the outbreak …
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Decades old nutrition data leave NZ in the dark – updated nutrition survey needed
… eat and our overall nutritional status due to a lack of recent national nutrition surveys. The last adult … food security, and the overall nutritional status of the population. Detailed nutrition data from NNS are … and innovation on food reformulation and new product development, and ways to support healthier dietary patterns. …
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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 … step in a public health approach to addressing the harms of social media use in young people. A similar approach could … norm. In this Briefing, we discuss the potential benefit of a policy to increase the age of access to social media as …
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Not all upcycled food is created equal: What is sustainable?
… providing an environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable use of food that would otherwise be wasted. Our review of … upcycled foods varies depending on the research and development required, the cost of ensuring the proposed food …
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