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  • Government funding of interpreters in Primary Care is needed to ensure quality care

    … The pandemic has highlighted many problems in the NZ health system. This blog will address the question of … Auckland) who speak two or more languages but not Māori or NZ Sign Language. Most of this group will speak English and … were given the resources to address these issues. Dr Api Talemaitoga a GP in South Auckland said: During the …
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  • Social media and youth wellbeing: The need for a multi-layered public health approach

    … 13 Of particular concern in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), is evidence showing that Māori are more likely than … social media to children and adolescents  Author details  Dr Samantha Marsh , School of Population Health, University … Health, University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau Dr Joanna Chu , School of Population Health, University of …
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  • Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health

    … Summary  The NZ Government is currently consulting the public on a redesign of the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), its key climate change … into account now and in the future. However, to date, NZ Government agencies have poorly integrated public health …
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  • Study of NZ fruit & vegetable prices suggests markets best value-for-money

    … food – and so we studied fruit and vegetable prices in two NZ cities in this newly published article in PLOS ONE . In … disease and a diet low in vegetables was ranked 17 th . In NZ, low-income groups have been shown to have the lowest … of fruits and vegetables – according to the most recent NZ Health Survey (see Figures below). Differential intake of …
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  • Proposed Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response to a weak target

    … against the ERP2. As a result, Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) is unlikely to meet its emission reduction target, and … of climate change. 1 The NDC, endorsed by successive NZ Governments, relies on purchasing ~100 million tonnes of … Otago Wellington, and Public Health Communication Centre Dr John Kerr , Science Lead, Public Health Communication …
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  • Removing the nicotine from tobacco: The key component of the current Smokefree Bill

    … of impact based on expert elicitation and evidence from NZ studies. Prompt implementation of denicotinisation (March … and proposes how the policy could be operationalised in NZ. Table: Recommendations for implementation of a denicotinisation policy in Aotearoa NZ (adapted from Hatsukami et al 1 )   Implementation issue …
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  • In the news: NZ failing to protect children from unhealthy food marketing

    … Dr Victoria Egli of the University of Auckland talked about … guidelines on unhealthy food marketing to children and how NZ  doesn't measure up when she appeared on Radio NZ's the … in relation to junk-food marketing," she told the panel." Dr Egli also spoke about her Briefing -  NZ falling behind on …
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  • Daily nicotine use increases among youth in Aotearoa NZ: The 2021 Snapshot Y10 Survey

    … The examples below, taken recently from the IQOS NZ website (which features both heated tobacco products and … vaping uptake among young people. Screenshot from the IQOS NZ website of a price discount promotion for Veev (a vaping … product) taken on 2 March, 2022. Screenshot of IQOS (NZ) marketing taken on 2 March, 2022. Screenshot of IQOS (NZ) …
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  • Five actions to support New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, with a focus on Auckland

    … larger numbers of New Zealanders to safely enter Aotearoa NZ. This strategy was reasonably sound but is now threatened … and crowded and precarious housing. Auckland and NZ generally remain under-prepared for widespread … *Author details: Prof Michael Baker, Prof Nick Wilson, and Dr Amanda Kvalsvig are with the Department of Public Health, …
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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

    … the virus and keep infected people out (the approach NZ is taking); (ii) allow a sufficient proportion of the … immunity. Given a vaccine might still be a long way off, NZ’s elimination strategy (if successful) is likely to avoid … measures. That is, after elimination is achieved, NZ will be able to open up its economy to some level of “new …
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