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Media release: Unaffordable home heating increases risk of severe mental distress
… University of Otago Public Health senior researcher, Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan, has been looking at the findings and says there are lessons for Aotearoa New Zealand. Dr O’Sullivan says a UK study using data from a large … In the latest Public Health Communication Briefing , Dr O’Sullivan says in Aotearoa those most at risk of what is …
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Getting the Marketing Mix Right: A Commentary on NZ’s Forthcoming Vaping Regulations
… On August 11 2020, the NZ Parliament passed legislation that extends existing … similar legislation could extend the approach taken in NZ. For several years, public health researchers, parents and … innovations currently being promoted. Soure: vuse.co.nz Standardised packaging would ensure vaping products did …
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Media release: New data shows youth increasingly aware of nicotine pouches—and many oppose introducing them in NZ
… have relied almost entirely on overseas evidence. Now, NZ data are available for the first time. The latest Public … performance-enhancing, and less harmful than vaping,” says Dr Jude Ball of ASPIRE Aotearoa, University of Otago. This … not a desire to stop smoking cigarettes,” says Dr Ball. She says the new data show marketing strategies are …
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Evaluation drives mandatory healthy food policy for hospital staff and visitors
… as seen in the recent adoption of Aotearoa New Zealand’s (NZ) first mandatory public sector food policy. However, … monitor progress are also important. Authors details Dr Magda Rosin , School of Population Health, University of … Health, University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau Dr Sarah Gerritsen , School of Population Health, University …
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Media release: What can we do to reduce the number of babies dying before, during or soon after birth?
… Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, Dr Rose Elder and co-authors describe the key findings in the … and many of these deaths are preventable according to Dr Elder, Subject Matter Expert for the PMMRC. “If someone … Wāhine Māori have over three times the suicide rate of NZ Europeans. “Suicide is often multifactorial with many …
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Progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan: Congratulations to the Government
… We congratulate the NZ Government on its proposed Action Plan for the Smokefree … are heavily concentrated in disadvantaged areas. 3 NZ modelling studies suggest that greatly reducing the number … to changes in the minimal age for tobacco sales should NZ implement “T21” laws in the USA, or move to 25 years, as …
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Government struggling with evidence: HTPs, addiction levels, and Smokefree 2025
… denicotinisation, a measure supported by Health Minister Dr Shane Reti, and predicted to bring rapid declines in … increases in quitting. All three measures from the NZ Health Survey suggest smoking in Aotearoa is “softening” … the Smokefree 2025 goal achieved. Authors details Prof Janet Hoek , Co-Director of ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, …
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Protecting Whānau Ora: Why long-term relationships matter for child health
… for some of our most vulnerable children. While the NZ Government aims to localise services, new commissioning … contracts for Whānau Ora, 1 one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s (NZ) most effective programmes in addressing child health … 2,3 This is important because not all children in NZ have the same chance to experience good health. Research …
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MR: To avoid a measles epidemic, Aotearoa must close the ‘immunity gap’
… are needed urgently to prevent another measles epidemic. Dr Oz Mansoor and co-authors say most important is a catch-up … to reach 95% coverage required to stop spread,” says Dr Mansoor. But he says this will need staff to identify the … child becomes a close contact of a measles cases,” says Dr Mansor While we address our immunity gaps, the Briefing …
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More evidence that elimination is the best COVID-19 control strategy for health and the economy
… and economic benefits of using an elimination strategy (as NZ has done), relative to mitigation/suppression strategies … British Medical Journal [2]. The ability of Australia and NZ to resume quarantine-free travel in mid-April is another … were data. That is, the three countries of Australia, NZ and South Korea (the latter described as “something close …
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