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  • Smoking prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022-23 NZ Health Survey

    … support implementing the key smokefree measures included in the Smokefree Legislation, which the government proposes … the single greatest cause of preventable disease and death in Aotearoa New Zealand.  Previous analyses of the New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) revealed a steady decline in current and daily smoking prevalence from 2011/12 to …
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  • Surviving winter: NZ’s journey through 145 years of seasonal survival – New study

    … Our recently  published study examined long-term trends in Excess Winter Mortality (EWM) in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) … a 145 year period (from 1876 to 2020). We found that the average age- and sex-standardised EWM Index (EWMI) increased … winter mortality still causes 1450 excess deaths per year (average for the 2010s).    Structural break testing confirmed …
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  • The Smokefree 2025 Action Plan: key findings from the ITC New Zealand (EASE) project

    … smoke or have recently quit smoking and who participated in the ITC New Zealand project from 2016-2021. The blog … for, and perceived impacts of, key measures included in the Smokefree 2025 Action Plan Discussion Document , and … 2025 goal could be achieved. Key measures proposed in the plan include: greatly reducing the availability of …
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  • Wellbeing in public housing vs. private rentals: Quality and security make the difference

    … Summary More than 24 thousand households in Aotearoa NZ are assessed as being in serious housing need. … currently in private tenancies. Public housing is, on average, of better quality than are private rentals, and … housing, public housing tenants have higher wellbeing, on average, than do private tenants. This result holds despite …
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  • Food poverty for NZ teens creating an achievement lag of up to four years

    … measures of food poverty, with NZ ranking second worst in the OECD for number of students missing meals due to lack … money to buy food (14.1%). This was well above the OECD average of 8.2% and was similar to rates of food poverty in … PISA scale is regarded as approximately equivalent to an average year of learning for 15-year-olds. 3,4 Figure 1. …
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  • Monitoring CO2 indoors for improving ventilation as a Covid-19 control tool

    … Poor ventilation in indoor settings is widely recognised as a risk factor for … of the CO 2 levels in the room. However, the average CO 2 level over a whole day can only be assessed at … transmission of COVID-19 in schools (e.g. an 800 ppm (average) recommended by the CDC), although no international …
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  • NZ compares well with other OECD countries in health & other areas: But scope for improvements

    … NZ compares favourably with other OECD countries in many ways – according to the just released results of the … – both good and not so good. Better than the OECD average: Where this was available, the number in brackets … of people say they have more positive experiences in an average day (feelings of rest, pride in accomplishment, …
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  • Climate Change and Recent Actions of NZ Political Parties

    … approach, looking at actual climate related actions taken in the last Parliamentary term (since late 2014). It suggests that relative to its power in the Parliament, the Green Party has done the best. The … grading – given the many opportunities it has had in Government.   Voters who are asking “What is best for NZ …
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  • More wastewater testing could guide optimal Covid-19 control on the path back to elimination

    … issue of wastewater testing as part of Covid-19 control in Aotearoa NZ. Our analysis suggests that wastewater testing is much more effective in determining if a population is very likely to be Covid-19 … of community testing. Even though there are large benefits in maximising the use of wastewater testing, community …
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  • Dropping the ball on measles? Aotearoa must close an ‘immunity gap’ to avoid a measles epidemic

    … Summary The number of children susceptible to measles in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) is growing. We are close to the … It is these institutions that particularly drive spread in the community. Second, improved communication to … to rethink our response to new measles cases arising in the community to have a stronger immunisation component.  …
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