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  • Living longer, living healthier? Latest Official Report on independent life expectancy in NZ

    … we review the latest update by the Ministry of Health on how much of NZers life expectancy can be expected to be in good health. The good news? We are both living … seen phenomenal increases in life expectancy at birth : From an expectation of 30 years of life for Europeans at the …
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  • Progress on reducing retail availability of sugary drinks in NZ

    … made some progress in removing the sale of sugary drinks from hospitals and schools. In this blog we look at such successes to date and consider what could be done to further reduce availability of these products which are …
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  • Dementia: Update on causes and prevention, including the role of COVID-19

    … and economic consequences. This long-read blog details how, although treatment is currently largely ineffective and … control of obesity); preventing head injuries (e.g., from falls and traffic injuries); advancing alcohol control; … experienced by human populations. There is a tendency to regard neurodegenerative disease, and especially its …
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  • Putin and the Bomb: Why New Zealand national risk assessments should include planning for the potential impacts of nuclear winter

    … of nuclear war and what various models estimate to be the potential global climate impacts (eg, of nuclear … could minimise the impact of nuclear war on New Zealand. How likely is nuclear war? Since 1945 when nuclear weapons … that reach far beyond the mass deaths and destruction from blast, thermal and radiation impacts from the bombs …
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  • Smokefree cars – an important step towards protecting children from the hazards of smoking

    … On November 28 new legislation to protect children from smoking and vaping in cars will come into force. This … being enacted in Aotearoa, what effect can we expect and how can we maximise the positive impacts of the law while …
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  • Long COVID Staff Clinic: Caring for carers in Taranaki

    … care workers have a relatively high level of exposure to COVID-19 and an elevated risk of Long COVID. This article … symptoms that last longer than 12 weeks 5 . Research from Australia in 2022 estimates that 5% to 10% of COVID-19 … was 0.7 percent of the total TWO Taranaki workforce 8 . How key people perceive the Long COVID service in Taranaki A …
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  • Are we ready to eliminate invasive meningococcal disease in Aotearoa New Zealand?

    … experience shows that we may finally have an opportunity to be permanently free of this disease. In this Briefing we … vaccine against serogroup B was developed and rolled out from 2014 onwards, starting in the UK. An ambitious and … disease. The Covid-19 pandemic response has shown how public health and social measures can further reduce IMD …
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  • Climate Change and Recent Actions of NZ Political Parties

    … health organisation OraTaiao convened a group of experts to analyse the climate change policies of NZ political party policies. It gave the highest grade to the Green Party, then the Labour Party, and then The … Wellington Regional Council (controlling such emissions from domestic heating could also help reduce carbon …
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  • The Covid inquiry report is an excellent guide to preparing for the next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk

    … New Zealand (NZ) pandemic response and the wider threat from future pandemics. It identified major strengths in the … (H7N6), a national pertussis epidemics, and vulnerability to a measles epidemic. It also coincides with major staffing … available to decision makers. The big question is when and how the government will implement these recommendations, …
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  • Note to the Havelock North Inquiry – Think Big

    … in Havelock North. In this blog we consider the background to this issue and argue the Inquiry must not miss the … hundreds of thousands of people. What is clear from the reports is that it is impossible to completely … to do this is “like driving without a seat belt. It isn’t safe, and never was” . However, chlorination won’t deal with …
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