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  • When can COVID-19 be Declared Eliminated from NZ? New Modelling Study

    … 44 days. So now the country urgently needs the Ministry of Health to provide an official definition of elimination and … incoming travellers in NZ). Furthermore, the Ministry of Health defines a cluster of COVID-19 cases as “closed” when … But the Ministry also needs to provide critical information on its website (as stated previously 8 ), and in …
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  • Submission: Science Sector and Universty Advisory Groups

    … Read the Public Health Communication Centre submissions to the Science Sector …   In response to Phase One consultations, the Public Health Communication Centre made nearly identical … submissions below:  Science Sector Advisory Group - Public Health Communication Centre submission University Advisory …
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  • Potential new regulatory options for e-cigarettes/ANDS in NZ

    … risks of these types of products remains uncertain. The health-based policy experience is also minimal. In this blog … it to their benefit, rather than to the benefit of public health. The current status of ANDS in NZ parallels Australia … and then quitting ANDS is best for health), to give information on levels of all ingredients, and to not make …
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  • Testing for COVID-19 in NZ to achieve the elimination goal

    … spent under lockdown conditions and allow the economy and health system to return to more normal functioning. The … sampling base and different relative contribution to case management, case finding, and assurance of elimination.   … who should be tested, based on adjusting the Ministry of Health guidelines for providers [8]. The scope of testing …
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  • A kinder way to deliver penicillin for rheumatic fever: Shouldn’t children have this choice?

    … rheumatic fever continues to drive inequitable health outcomes, including rheumatic heart disease, … options is critical to addressing this long-standing health inequity. Painful injections and poor adherence For … best for them. SCIP may help improve access and reduce health inequities by improving adherence in communities …
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  • New government document on hazards: Good progress but gaps remain

    … (LTIB) is a timely and well-argued call to shift hazard management from reactive to proactive. It usefully covers … trade-offs. This LTIB also identifies technology and information-system dependencies, including concentrated … Authors details Prof Nick Wilson , Co-Director, Public Health Communication Centre, and Department of Public Health, …
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  • Public health response to report on potential risk of nitrate from drinking water

    … daily intakes, suggesting little cause for public health concern” [1, p32]. “the complete assessment suggests … colorectal cancer [3]. The lowest nitrate level where an association with colorectal cancer was observed was in a … as another beverage [eg, coffee] poses zero risk to human health due the associated antioxidants inhibiting …
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  • Improving NZ Government communication about COVID-19: Five suggestions

    … by the Prime Minister and the Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield), extensive social media … months (see below for details); Political manoeuvring at a health select committee to avoid questions about the COVID-19 … of “Be Right” 15 : “Accuracy establishes credibility. Information should include what is known, what is not known, …
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  • Money down the drain: The high cost of leaking water pipes

    … is one of the most fundamental components of good public health. Leaking water infrastructure poses a threat to this … the economic cost of water leakage.   Box: The various health and other problems arising from water system leaks … four deaths from E coli infection. 2 The risk to public health of reticulation systems running low on water and …
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  • BMI keeps on going up – and reflections on the Diabesity Symposium

    … research and policy priorities? The Ministry of Health has a very user friendly tool for accessing Health Survey data , including for trends over time. Using … in NZ Survey; NNS = National Nutrition Survey; NZHS = NZ Health Survey) Previously we have collated trends in …
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