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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 … shapes how we live, and consequently determines the health and well-being of populations. But it is nothing new. … * Professor Alistair Woodward, School of Population Health, Auckland University … The Island Bay cycleway – …
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  • SARS-CoV-2: A modern Greek Tragedy?

    … lab leak must be massively increased given the additional information contained in (5). Furthermore, if we do not find … then, in research funded by the US National Institute of Health, taking place at the Wuhan Institute of Virology: “Dr. … advance ‘funeral by funeral’. Greek Tragedy As one public health physician has recently put it: “The irony is that it …
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  • Note to the Havelock North Inquiry – Think Big

    … not just for reasons of taste, but also, possibly, for health reasons (such as risks associated with chlorinated … average. Environmental pressures are evident also in the health statistics. New Zealand has very high rates of endemic … entitled “From hazard to habitat: rethinking environmental health” (McMichael 1999). He argued that the arrival of …
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  • The need for an expanded national smokefree law – just got more critical

    … around the country to assess licensed premises. It uses information about the total floor area, openings and windows, … new Calculator will have to be designed by the Ministry of Health so that it produces results that are more consistent … We argue that it would be much more efficient in public health terms to just develop an expanded national smokefree …
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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa – could taking the nicotine out of smoked tobacco products help us get there?

    … . 1 Methods Using an Excel spreadsheet populated with NZ Health Survey smoking/vaping prevalence data, we modelled … and quantify impacts on quality-adjusted life-years saved, health inequities, and savings in health costs. 6-8 In summary , the findings from this …
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  • Monitoring and forecasting the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand including the successful impact of the lockdown

    … COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented public health and economic crisis. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread … the value of Re during an epidemic because of the lack of information about who infected who and details of individual … curve for COVID-19 cases in New Zealand (Ministry of Health data) By the time lockdown restrictions were eased on …
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  • A 100 years ago today – the likely first NZ death from the 1918 influenza pandemic

    … highlight the importance of continuing to invest in public health infrastructure and pandemic preparedness and planning. … salt in processed foods [19-21]). Strengthening public health capacity of the Ministry of Health – which has been … in 2009). The value of upgrading existing border closure information [27] to give more detail around rapidly closing …
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  • The Smokefree Generation: A core measure in New Zealand’s endgame strategy

    … studies suggest the SFG policy could bring important health benefits. An NZ study estimated that a SFG policy … among people aged 45 and under, and bring 5.6 times the health gain per capita to Māori relative to non-Māori.[21] … smoking prevalence, and reduce current disparities and the health inequities these cause. Public opinion surveys also …
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  • The need for an updated strategic approach to Covid-19 control in Aotearoa NZ

    … programme of interventions that could minimise the adverse health impact of Covid-19. A further specific advantage of … rapid antigen test at the border that is performed by a health professional (if nasal) or Police (if a saliva test) … state border closures/restrictions and other public health measures such as mask mandates and gathering …
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  • The Omicron waves – Comparing Aotearoa NZ and Australia in four key graphs

    … (NZ) Government reduces and removes some of the public health measures established to protect New Zealanders from … resourcing of the successful efforts by Māori and Pasifika health service providers. Assess the potential benefits of … nationally. This will help reduce dual demand on the health system from both Covid-19 and seasonal influenza. …
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