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What public health lessons can NZ still learn from the United States?
… the large number of state and local governments provide a wealth of potential lessons that NZ could learn from. In … infrastructure and the evaluation of this. For example, a study of investing in bicycle lanes in New York City suggested a cost of only $1300 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) …
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Website Privacy Policy
… of Otago Cyber Security Framework. We will be building a database of subscribers and will retain your personal … overseas (including, for example, where it is stored using a cloud-based service). Where this occurs, PHCC will do … authorises the disclosure of their personal information after being expressly informed by PHCC that the foreign …
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Weekly deaths declined in NZ’s lockdown – but we still don’t know exactly why
… lower in 2020 than the three preceding years. There are a range of plausible reasons for this reduction (eg, fewer … 2020 weekly deaths were also generally lower than for 2018 after the first 7 weeks of lockdown. The reduction in deaths … three years, suggesting that it is unlikely to be a chance finding. An obvious contributing factor for the …
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A new review on dietary fats: Putting its findings in context
… This blog considers a newly published review on the evidence around dietary fat … saturated fat intakes is one that remains controversial. A just published systematic review and meta-analysis … between CHD and fatty acid intake biomarkers – a theoretically more objective measure of intake. Previous …
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Media release: NZ could eliminate the deadly meningococcal disease
… epidemiology. “If we combine that infrastructure with a strategic increase in funding and availability of meningococcal vaccines, we have the building blocks for a highly effective programme to end this devastating but … costly for families to self-fund. What this means is that often, the families who need these vaccines the most can’t …
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New standardised packaging regulations: Some good steps, but many missed opportunities
… innovations. This blog discusses changes that establish a new benchmark and why these are important, but also … the length of brand names to no more than 50mm and specify a maximum font size (14 pt), while variant names are limited to 35mm and cannot use a font size larger than 10 pt. Tobacco companies may continue …
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Stubbing out democracy: no Government mandate for smokefree repeal
… Smokefree Aotearoa goal. We assess whether this action has a mandate and legitimacy. Repeal of the legislation was not … products so these are no longer addictive, and introducing a ‘smokefree generation’ policy. The legislation is predicted … and equitable reductions in smoking prevalence . Repeal is a deliberate action that the government is fully aware will …
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NZ falling behind on international rules to protect kids from food marketing
… us to people, cultures and the environment, and can be a source of great enjoyment. These benefits are interrupted … to global plastic pollution 3 . Recently WHO released a new set of guidelines on policies 1 needed to protect … even more marketing. The interactive component which often accompanies digital marketing is a tactic used to boost …
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Media release: Social media age restrictions needed to protect young people from harm
… A new Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre … young people from harm. Authored by Dr Samantha Marsh, a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Auckland, the … growing evidence that social media use is linked to a range of mental and physical health problems in youth. It …
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Can we manage dual use of smoking and vaping more effectively?
… smokers want to quit, why do so many continue to smoke after they start vaping? While some period of dual use is … period, reduce the possibility smokers will plateau at a lower level of smoking and not go on to quit, and provide … participants to fulfil these rituals, and participants often reverted back to smoking a cigarette at key moments, …
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