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  • Covid-19: A planetary disease

    … expect continued pandemics, with their consequences for health system overload, human suffering, and economic … appealed in an open letter 4 to the World Health Organization to work for bans and/or regulations of … interests both large and small. What about international health law? The International Health Regulations 2005 (IHRs) …
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  • Likely rise in invasive strep infections in NZ requires a strategy

    … invasive GAS (iGAS). Since late 2022 the World Health Organization (WHO) has described numerous high-income … NZ. Making iGAS notifiable would support immediate public health actions to control disease spread and provide a robust … be reminded of the importance of early recognition and management of iGAS cases and their household contacts. Author …
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  • Firearms incidents cost Aotearoa $322m a year: Strong laws save lives 

    … preventable deaths, injuries, and long-term costs to the health system. While public debate often centres on … most requiring surgery. None of this counts the ongoing health and social costs for survivors – or their families - … these harm reduction strategies, we need more and better information. At present, we know who is injured or killed, …
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  • Can we manage dual use of smoking and vaping more effectively?

    … accelerate smoking cessation, and therefore improve the health of many New Zealanders. It could also support the … recruited to examine vaping practices and vapers’ information needs and expanded to explore sub-groups, such as … implies that some smokers’ expectations may need better management – smokers expecting vaping to replicate the …
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  • Local alcohol policies: What’s the opportunity to reduce harm?

    … contributes to very high levels of harm and perpetuates health inequities in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). This Briefing … o Waitangi responsibilities.   Alcohol availability and health in Aotearoa New Zealand Alcohol causes significant … responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The public health impact of new LAP settings should be evaluated to …
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  • Media release: Why the Smokefree legislation must stay - Laying out the evidence:

    … Public Health experts have laid out the facts showing the … continues to cost thousands of lives and millions of health care dollars. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, The Smokefree legislation is …
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  • Should you swap sugar for artificial sweetener? Maybe not if you’re a mouse, but what if you’re a human?

    … impact on dental caries, body weight, and other long-term health conditions such as diabetes, is highly topical. The World Health Organization has recently announced that we should … one a systematic review of human studies published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . The former shows …
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  • Media release: Flawed principles, harmful impacts: Why the Regulatory Standards Bill must be rejected

    … for judging most laws that excludes key public values like health, wellbeing and environmental protection. Emeritus … and administrative objections. In the latest Public Health Communication Centre Briefing, they write that some of … of modern welfare states, including improving public health and ensuring environmental sustainability,” says Prof …
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  • Removing the nicotine from tobacco: The key component of the current Smokefree Bill

    … support, including among people who smoke. The Ministry of Health’s analysis of submissions to the consultation on the … smokefree researchers and practitioners; and health care organisations. More negative responses were … evidence for denicotinisation’s likely effectiveness and information to guide implementation. These studies give …
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  • Vaping prevalence and trends: Important findings from 2023-24 NZ Health Survey

    … Summary New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) data for 2023/2024 have been released. … great concern among parents, communities and schools, and health workers. Successive governments have proposed measures … Health Survey (NZHS). An accompanying Briefing provides information on smoking prevalence . 1 Key findings Population …
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