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  • The 5000 annual deaths caused by smoking also matter

    … road toll ( an estimated 343 in 2023 ), an Automobile Association spokesperson explained why there are no grounds … disputing scientific evidence and attacking public health researchers could not withstand the accumulating … documenting connections between smoking and harmful health outcomes. Nor could it prevent litigation against …
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  • Monitoring CO2 indoors for improving ventilation as a Covid-19 control tool

    … causing Covid-19 has been recognised by the World Health Organization, which states that the virus can spread … over time in poorly ventilated spaces [2]. Public health measures such as physical distancing and disinfection … on the monitor) is not relevant for Covid-19 risk management and should be disregarded, because it may not be a …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … harm. The Government should assist schools to take a health approach to youth vaping, and fund youth-specific … date, debate has generally focused on potential physical health benefits and risks of vaping. But nicotine addiction … options. Treat addiction in children and adolescents as a health issue, rather than ‘bad behaviour’. Once addiction is …
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  • Young New Zealanders want a tobacco-free future - new research

    … the smokefree laws. We call on the Prime Minister and Health Minister to listen to the New Zealand people and … want a smokefree future.  Implications for public health practice and policy Aotearoa’s world-leading Smokefree … Centre, and Senior Research Fellow, Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington  Prof Janet Hoek …
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  • Media release: Severe domestic squalor in Aotearoa New Zealand: A preliminary survey

    … of key agencies. In the latest Briefing for the Public Health Communication Centre, experts in public health and the care of older people lay out the results of … looking at environmental conditions. There are significant health risks for these people living in such environments, as …
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  • Weekly deaths declined in NZ’s lockdown – but we still don’t know exactly why

    … lockdown is possibly the most dramatic public health intervention in NZ history. It helped achieve the … distress, home injury deaths), and effects of reduction in health care services (eg, for treating heart attacks and … deaths that have arisen from lockdown-related delays in health services, including cancer treatment (as per this US …
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  • An upgraded Alert Level 2 is urgently needed to address the Delta Variant threat

    … our contact tracing system, quarantine facilities, and health service capacity. This outbreak required a rapid move … Delta variant outbreaks when coupled with extensive public health measures such as physical distancing, mass masking, … the spread of other respiratory pathogens and will have health and productivity benefits that extend well beyond the …
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  • Media release: ACC turns 50 - Time to up the game on injury prevention

    … to experts. In  the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre , long-time researcher on ACC, Dr … Keall. Dr Duncan says ACC can play a stronger public health role in our society.  “Greater collaboration with public health researchers, government agencies, and community …
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  • How to best prioritise Covid-19 Vaccination in Aotearoa/New Zealand

    … and of reducing the risk of outbreaks that overload the health system). Prioritisation for vaccination is not the … in care homes Everyone 80 and over and front-line health workers People aged 75 and over People aged 70 and … People aged 65 and over People aged 16-64 with underlying health conditions People aged 60 and over People aged 55 and …
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  • Updating the role of the state: the case of housing in New Zealand

    … affordable housing is a critical foundation of population health and wellbeing. Shortages in many OECD countries, … and construction in housing. Encouraged by the World Health Organization’s healthy housing guidelines , the … The bonds conform with the International Capital Market Association’s sustainability bond principles . In January …
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