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  • Smoking and vaping among 14 to 15 year olds: Government action urgently needed

    … ū Hauora, the Ministry of Health, accepts vaping offers a reduced harm alternative to smoking and suggests people … smoke , while few c ampaigns targeted older people, who often struggle to quit smoking and represent a smaller … dependence and addiction. Young people who vape daily often report intense physical cravings, and recount how …
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  • The rising influence of big business on policymaking: What it means for public health in NZ

    … Summary The World Health Organization recently released a report on social determinants of health equity that … health harms on societies, with vulnerable communities often disproportionately affected. The report called for more … .  Tobacco and nicotine products  Tobacco companies have often undermined policy that would restrict how they market …
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  • “Nudging” to improve QR scanning and mask wearing to protect us all during a pandemic

    … A feature of Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID-19 elimination … mandate QR scanning in high-risk environments . However, a recent study that reported low scanning rates across varied … social marketing “nudges” include printing the image of a housefly on the inside of urinals at Schiphol airport in …
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  • Money down the drain: The high cost of leaking water pipes

    … of good public health. Leaking water infrastructure poses a threat to this basic necessity and wastes precious funds. … which can be particularly critical at times of scarcity, often the summer months in NZ localities. At times of water … 13 To avoid adverse equity impacts, 11 charging can begin after a basic free allocation is used, as already done by …
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  • What is happening with vaping among adolescents and young adults in Aotearoa?

    … information   . Figures 1,2 and 5 are reproduced from a recent report by ASH New Zealand, 1 figures 3, 6 and 7 are … only since 2015, when prevalence was relatively low, after which regular and daily vaping increased steadily up to … device using replaceable or refillable ‘pods’ (eg, ‘Juul’) often with high concentration nicotine salt e-liquids emerged …
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  • Establishing Long COVID services in Aotearoa NZ – what can we learn from overseas?

    … Long COVID (LC) is becoming a substantial issue internationally and many countries are … variable symptoms in individuals with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, usually three months from the onset of COVID-19 … (loss of the sense of smell), sore throat, chest pain and cognitive dysfunction (“brain fog”), and a general decline in …
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  • Flooding, public health – and the need for more emphasis on prevention

    … notably in Christchurch in March 2014. This risk is a consequence of high rainfall and the steepness of the hill … the impact of flooding may get worse in the future, with a mix of such factors as climate change and the expansion of … $380 million in total, while insurance costs were under a third of this at $121 million (2). What are the direct and …
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  • Care coordination for cancer cost-effective

    … Professor Tony Blakely Dedicated cancer care coordinators – a clinical nurse specialist charged with navigating patients … analyses about these services is challenging – data are often sparse, and assumptions necessary. In the BODE 3 … and faster receipt should help (e.g. chemotherapy after surgery, which can stir up micro-metastases that the …
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  • Poor ventilation in public transport settings in Aotearoa NZ: New data for buses and trains

    … 2 ) levels in public transport settings in Aotearoa NZ as a proxy measure for poor ventilation and increased Covid-19 … above 800 ppm). These and other NZ findings (eg, from a 2022 study of Wellington’s Metlink buses) are consistent … but in the meantime, passengers and staff wishing to avoid infection in these settings should use masks, and passengers …
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  • A fat week – debates about saturated fat that will not go away

    … the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) broadcast a documentary supposedly debunking the science on the … in the Seven Countries studies post World War II showing a strong correlation between the rates of cardiovascular … When you put more than just the seven studies on a graph, the correlation looks weaker.  Fair enough, as such …
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