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  • World moving forward on the smokefree generation - Aotearoa NZ goes backwards

    … thus ensuring children for generations to come will be protected from addiction to smoking. In this Briefing, we … anyone born after a specified date may never legally be sold tobacco products and receives lifelong protection. 2 … children: “ These changes will mean our kids will never be able to buy a cigarette, preventing them getting hooked …
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  • Public health and Budget 2024

    … the disease is just over $173,000 today. That is, we would be indifferent between spending $173,000 today on a range of … envelope, but it doesn’t give us much detail of what will be funded and how it will be spent.  Each budget also sets allowances for future …
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  • Introducing the Public Health Solutions Blog Series

    … For the next few weeks, Public Health Expert blog will be publishing a series of invited blogs o n the best public … system with waves of acute infection, which need to be managed with a depleted workforce experiencing illness … through to mental health. Some of the interventions will be controversial, some will seem common sense, but all would …
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  • Potential for an avian influenza pandemic: Time for NZ to ramp up preparedness

    … number of mammals, most recently cattle, appear to be susceptible hosts for the virus. And a dairy farm worker … including border biosecurity. However, the virus could be introduced by wild birds as NZ is on the migratory path of … of importing A(H5N1) rises, NZ clinicians will need to be particularly vigilant, including considering the diagnosis …
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  • Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health

    … above plantation forests. A similar approach should be explored for wetlands, that likewise provide numerous … dispersed and lost.” 6 That is because wood and paper can be burnt in wood burners releasing the carbon back to the … ). Soil deposited on the land after such flood events can be a public health risk. It may contain contaminants and, as …
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  • A single shot to prevent cancer? HPV vaccine can!

    … to our youth. This non-evidence-based obstacle needs to be removed. A single dose to prevent cancer helps promote HPV … “an off-label option, a single-dose schedule can be used in girls and boys aged 9–20 years” based on … in section 4.2 on dosage also states that its use “should be in accordance with official recommendations.” This allows …
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  • What can Aotearoa NZ learn from Australia’s new vaping policies?

    … Health will soon release new regulations, but these will be limited to provisions outlined in the legislation. Below, … product of choice. 1 While the details still need to be outlined, these measures seem very likely to reduce youth … taken a different approach and allows vaping products to be sold as consumer products, although generic retail outlets …
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  • What does art have to do with public health, and how can they work together?

    … Art Gallery She observed that contemporary public art can be more provocative in some parts of Europe than we see in … reminder to these politicians of the human need that must be forefront in their work. Photo by Philippa Howden-Chapman … and public health. On the one hand, popular movies can be a useful barometer of the place of health in society – eg, …
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  • New e-liquid flavour restrictions: Potential impacts on young people and people who smoke

    … selling a diverse flavour range but the latter would be restricted to selling tobacco, menthol and mint flavours … restrictions include suggestions these policies could be associated with increases in youth smoking. This argument … in smoking prevalence have plateaued (and may even be increasing) since ENDS became available. However, a study …
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  • Comparing two pandemics: A century apart

    … It showed that pandemic preparedness and response needs to be adaptable to different agents. This preparedness also needs to be highly strategic and include elimination (and exclusion) … to adapt to the features of different agents. They need to be able to take a highly strategic approach to risk …
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