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  • Media release: Major vaping reforms: Will they deliver on public health aims?

    … In the latest Public Health Communication Centre Briefing, Dr Jude Ball and co-authors from the University of Otago’s … also support people who are trying to quit vaping,” says Dr Ball.  She says ending the sale of disposables, the vape … clustering in low-income neighbourhoods,” according to Dr Ball. “Youth vaping rates in NZ are among the highest in …
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  • Perspective: Who is responsible for stopping NZ’s obesity epidemic?

    … Editorial note: In this blog-perspective, obesity expert Dr Robyn Toomath outlines the dogmas and arguments for the … views in this blog are expanded in greater depth in a book Dr Toomath is launching in Auckland and Wellington this … to the contrary), I share Children’s Commissioner Dr Russell Wills’ view that identifying obesity in the B4 …
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  • Media release: NZ lags behind on indoor ventilation standards: World Ventil8 Day

    … on indoor ventilation standards and what should be done. Dr Julie Bennett of the University of Otago says there is … more clearly, sleep better and be more productive,” says Dr Bennett. “Yet the NZ Building Code has minimum … as access to clean water, is so often overlooked.” says Dr Bennett. … Media release: NZ lags behind on indoor …
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  • Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment and preventive action urgently needed

    … | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo ki Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara Dr Anna E. S. Brooks , University of Auckland | Waipapa … , Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington Dr Julie Bennett , University of Otago Wellington | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo ki Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara Dr David Davies-Payne, Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland …
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  • More wastewater testing could guide optimal Covid-19 control on the path back to elimination

    … weekly or twice weekly testing [Personal Communication, Dr Brent Gilpin, ESR]. Sampling methods also vary by site, … being the ideal. According to the Chief Scientist at ESR, Dr Brett Cowan, wastewater testing in NZ can typically detect … are using septic tanks). *Author details: Prof Wilson, Dr Grout, and Prof Baker are at the University of Otago, …
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  • Protecting hapu māmā and newborn babies through immunisation during pregnancy in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … and contribute to equitable outcomes. Author details  Dr Amber Young , He Rau Kawakawa | School of Pharmacy, Te … Wānanga o Ōtākou | University of Otago, Ōtepoti | Dunedin Dr Matthew Hobbs , Faculty of Health | Te Kaupeka Oranga, and … of Otago| Ōtepoti | Dunedin, New Zealand | Aotearoa Dr Gabrielle McDonald , Kōhatu - Centre for Hauora Māori | …
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  • Stubbing out democracy: no Government mandate for smokefree repeal

    … the Third Reading debate National’s health spokesperson, Dr Shane Reti, not only explained why he saw denicotinisation … National Party would repeal this legislation. As Sir Ian Taylor noted in his critique of the repeal decision:  It was … attention to stakeholder views The Minister of Health, Dr Reti, has stated that a major reason for not proceeding …
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  • A 100 years ago today – the likely first NZ death from the 1918 influenza pandemic

    … Prof Nick Wilson, Dr Jennifer Summers, Prof Michael Baker The 1918 influenza … pandemic – including NZ’s first registered woman doctor, Dr Margaret Cruickshank (see photo below and this blog ). … [22], this blog and this newly created giant mural of Dr Margaret Cruickshank). More specifically, the Ministry of …
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  • Tax reform pros & cons: A brief look from a Public Health perspective

    … Prof Nick Wilson, Dr Caroline Shaw, Dr Nhung Nghiem, Prof Tony Blakely, A/Prof Ralph Chapman Tax …
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  • Full video: Health Coalition Aotearoa political panel 2023

    … Dr Ayesha Verrall (Labour Party), Dr Shane Reti (National Party) and Chloe Swarbrick (Green …
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