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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Where the sun enters, the doctor does not

    … This blog looks at solutions in the housing sector: energy efficient heaters; reducing … to make these houses warmer and safer. Children living in cold, damp houses are more likely to be hospitalised for … homes gave several benefits within weeks: increased average indoor living-area temperature (1.4ᵒC); and reduced …
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  • Engaging online simulator of measles outbreaks (& how NZ needs to do better in eliminating measles)

    … is informative and how it also demonstrates chance effects in the spread of infectious diseases. Then we take the … to exceed “herd immunity” – like the 95% plus level in Gadsden County, Florida (the cluster of dots in the lower right of the simulation). “Herd immunity” is …
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  • We need rapid progress on digital solutions to help eliminate COVID-19 from New Zealand

    …   In this blog we discuss some of the emerging technologies New … pandemic has quickly overwhelmed existing health systems in affected countries. Most countries are working hard to … of solutions that address the key public health problems. In this blog, we discuss the potential priority areas for the …
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  • Progress toward Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 – how might tobacco retail restrictions contribute?

    … legally mandated restrictions on tobacco retail outlets. In this blog, we briefly consider the results and put the findings in a wider context of how New Zealand might reach its … retailers nationally (see previous blog for a map) and an average travel time of just over 3 minutes from each …
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  • The rise and rise of specialist vape stores: Time for the Government to act

    … prevalence among young people has increased rapidly. In a recent New Zealand Medical Journal letter , we pointed … SVR numbers and gave less prominence to shared concerns. In this briefing, we outline the VIANZ’s comments, explain … concern at the rising concentration of vape stores in CBD areas has led to calls for the Government to restrict …
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  • Young New Zealanders want a tobacco-free future - new research

    … to repeal Aotearoa’s world-leading smokefree law flies in the face of public opinion, with new research … ultimately be most affected -─ teens and young adults. In this Briefing we report these new findings from an International Tobacco Control (ITC) survey conducted in Aotearoa in August-September 2023. A storm of protest has …
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  • Expanding Ka Ora, Ka Ako is ‘bread and butter’ action to alleviate the cost-of-healthy-food crisis

    … foods increased by 37%, and fruit and vegetables by 42%. In comparison, unhealthy packaged foods and drinks increased … same period. Fruit and vegetable prices increased by 21% in 2023 alone, compared to 12% for general grocery items. … minimum wages remain below the living wage. 1  As outlined in the recent Growing Up in New Zealand analysis , food …
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  • Media release: A call to make Invasive Group A Strep notifiable in New Zealand

    … Public Health experts say there’s an increase worldwide in severe infections involving group A streptococcus and they are calling for it to be made a notifiable condition in New Zealand. Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a common cause of sore throats and skin infections in children but in rare cases the bacteria can invade deeper …
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  • New study on going smokefree – major economic gains for NZ society with manageable costs for government

    … law that the new coalition government plans to repeal). In addition to immense health gains identified previously, … found that the policies would generate considerable growth in income for NZ citizens with a total cumulative gain of … deaths prevented), including the very large reduction in Māori:non-Māori health inequities, this law would achieve. …
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  • Being forced to leave your rental home can harm health

    … renters, yet we know very little about its effects. In this blog post we summarise our recent published study , … legal definition and we are using the term as it used in the international literature ie, to refer also to informal … moves can have devastating consequences on health. Yet in New Zealand, we know little about eviction or its …
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