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  • It’s been 3 years since COVID entered New Zealand – here are 3 ways to improve our response

    … infection to reduce the frequency of infection and adverse health effects. This strategy needs to be delivered in an … universal vaccine programmes , improving ventilation in public buildings ,   and strategic mask use in enclosed public environments (for example, public transport). 17 18 …
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  • Is funding Euthanasia a health priority for Aotearoa New Zealand: Part 2?

    … The objective of the Crown providing funding for health practitioners to deliver assisted dying services is to … of health funding and increasing demand on stretched public hospital services. The need to fully fund palliative … euthanasia a health priority for New Zealand at present. Public Health Expert. Retrieved from …
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  • Ready or not? Pandemic preparedness index and implications for NZ

    … vulnerable to the persisting risk of pandemics. The Global Health Security (GHS) Index is one tool for finding out how … Notably this score includes government effectiveness and public confidence in government, as well as the level of … Minister, a 'Biothreats radar', a 100-days vaccine action plan, and a Biological Security Task Force (responsible for …
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  • A call for smart food policies to create an ‘appetite for health’

    … for some smart food policies to create an ‘appetite for health’. In this blog, we discuss what a new network of … including New Zealand, the implementation of strong public health policies is lagging, mainly due to powerful … settings, a national expert committee of non-government public health nutrition experts and NGOs will be invited to …
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  • Low-cost heart-healthy bread for NZ

    … just published on optimising the design of bread for heart health. Using linear programming we found it possible to … on many issues such as the priority given to protecting public health and the cost-effectiveness of such a programme … routinely). Possible next steps? An institution such as a public hospital with its own bakery could “market test” the …
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  • Unsafe waters: The hidden Campylobacter infection risk in rural New Zealand

    … While urban areas benefit from treated and regulated public water supplies, rural communities often depend on … rainwater. Access to clean drinking water is essential for health, yet many New Zealanders who rely on private water … New Zealand’s (NZ) water system is divided into two types: public and private. Public water supplies are treated and …
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  • Digesting things further: High dietary salt intakes are almost certainly problematic

    … We recently did a blog post on dietary salt and health , particularly with regard to a new large prospective … trial in China is completed (7). 3. Although many public health and nutritional scientists may be reassured by … relating to dietary salt and health. 4. In the meantime public health policy is, we believe justified to continue …
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  • Is it time to pilot a test and treat programme for reducing the stomach cancer burden and inequalities in NZ?

    … 50%+ in Māori men and 71%+ in Pacific men. The World Health Organization recommends all countries consider … of the programme to policy-makers, clinicians and the public, etc). Nevertheless, H. pylori screening was clearly … for recent immigrants from high prevalence countries). A pilot could be designed to provide local information on the …
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  • Worth its weight: Building insulation in New Zealand

    … Building insulation provides comfort and health benefits to occupants, saves energy, enhances energy … also global health benefits, given that one of the biggest public health threats of our time is climate change . The … new Climate Change Minister is reportedly “working on a plan to have a plan” to reduce our carbon emissions and …
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  • Calculating cardiovascular risk with online calculators – scope for improvement?

    … many ways to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) – with public health measures being particularly critical. These include … proceed to creating a somewhat personalised “heart health plan”. There is also discussion of the importance of stopping …
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