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The Island Bay cycleway – Terribly important and nothing new
… the city safer and more attractive for carbon-sparing, health-promoting bicycling, according to some. Unnecessary … challenged. The fundamental question is: how does the public road accommodate change? What a mundane, boring … that are shared and limited. Roads are part of the public commons – they belong to everyone and they belong to …
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Science-informed policy: considerations in support of judicious, circumspect changes to Aotearoa/NZ alert levels during the COVID-19 pandemic
… economy than with human individual, whanau, and population health. Infectivity It has been clear from the earliest days … the exigent need to know the prevalence in order to better plan the management of the degree of restriction of … informed counsel, than to follow those with only modest public-health knowledge and even less understanding of …
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Daily aspirin for preventing cancer and heart disease – where to from here in NZ?
… looks at the issues and considers possible responses by NZ health agencies and research funders. What is the evidence? … likely than non-Māori to proceed to subsequent stages of recruitment for use of a polypill in a trial. How might NZ … Indeed one recent UK study reported that the general public would only take a daily tablet for disease prevention …
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E-bikes are the new cars- why don’t transport policy makers treat them seriously?
… in this blog we outline what we know about the carbon and health impacts of e-bikes. Then we look at policy in this … an e-bike) confirm that these are significantly lower than public transport and cars on a per person per kilometre … e-bikes is the restricted view of policy makers (and the public) of what a transport system can and should look like. …
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Media release: Urgent action needed: Aotearoa must accelerate efforts to eliminate cervical cancer
… now-preventable disease. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre , Cancer Society of New Zealand … partners have launched campaigns to raise awareness and public support and encourage a stronger government commitment …
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Media release: The economic argument for our world-leading smokefree legislation – new research
… summarise their research in the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre. The research looks at the growth … says the pluses for government finances are savings in the health system from reduced treatment of tobacco-related …
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Evidence for free school lunches: Are they worth investing in?
… the programme. 4 Furthermore, lunches meet Ministry of Health nutritional guidelines and provide more than 33% of … surplus (untouched lunches) has improved and is now within public service standards (5-10%). 17 Almost all surplus … schools, communities, and food systems. Implications for public policy Based on the current evidence, Ka Ora, Ka Ako …
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Staying safe from COVID-19 over summer and beyond: The need for more NZ Government action
… [6]. Very effective communication also came from other health officials and politicians eg, Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Minister Chris Hipkins. The NZ public were also supportive and followed rules well, and … against outbreaks here. There is potentially also growing public complacency with a decline in country-wide levels of …
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Tobacco product innovation in a smokefree world. Oxymoron or commercial cynicism?
… endgame goals and appears to create opportunities for health researchers and smokefree advocates to work … industry to achieve a common goal. Yet, despite their public statements, tobacco companies continue to develop new … commitment to a smokefree world should be treated by the public and policy makers as another manifestation of industry …
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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 … other CBACs. There could also be targeted messaging to the public and engagement with community leaders in these areas … during that period to have in place the means to provide public confidence in government’s capacity to ensure that if …
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