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Faster mortality decline – slower population ageing. How could this be?
… and gloom due to the tsunami of older people with poor health? A tsunami that will overload health and social services, etc. Have you then asked yourself … broad brush consensus is that the proportion lived in good health is holding up (4). Put another way, people are …
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Preventing outbreaks of COVID-19 in NZ associated with air travel from Australia: New Modelling study of alternatives to quarantine
… nation like NZ. Whatever approach is chosen, careful management and evaluation will be needed. NZ is one of the … temperature and heart rate, and so alert individuals and health authorities of potential illness developing before … virus. However, all approaches require continuous careful management and detailed evaluation. Author details: Nick …
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Sustained Resilience: the impact of nuclear war on New Zealand and how to mitigate catastrophe
… People will panic. This is natural. But actions hinge on information held. The nuclear impact study in NZ found that … against nuclear winter on climate targets, inequality, health, the economy. Include nuclear war, nuclear winter, and … Future Fund . Prof Wilson is with the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington. Views are the …
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Management of Auckland’s border and COVID-19
… risk than Aucklanders wastes limited MIQ space. Public health would be better served by having those rooms available … their homes are not suitable for home isolation. Effective management of the Covid-19 pandemic depends on effective risk … strategy (ie, to minimise the impact of Covid-19 on public health and keep the case load from overwhelming the …
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Media release: Urgent action needed: Aotearoa must accelerate efforts to eliminate cervical cancer
… disease. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre , Cancer Society of New Zealand … screening, and treatment. NZ has signed up to the World Health Organization’s cervical cancer elimination initiative … to HPV vaccination in schools, pharmacies, and through health promotion campaigns. “Australia is on track to be the …
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Media release: Increasing speed limits defies the science - more deaths and pollution predicted
… to experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre the University of Canterbury’s … Angela Curl of the University of Otago, have examined the health impacts of raising speed limits. They say the … higher speed limits have a significant negative impact on health and wellbeing and will cost the country financially.” …
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Phasing out smoking: The Tobacco-Free Generation policy
… highlighted the obligation of governments to safeguard the health of the population. It’s time to address the smoking … are addictive. Other products found to be harmful to health (e.g. asbestos, leaded petrol) have been phased out … youth leaders, and has been endorsed by numerous public health bodies including the British and Norwegian Medical …
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Media release: Time for single shot HPV vaccine schedule to prevent cancer in NZ
… comes from the authors of a new Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre . Despite the proven … saving costs—and ultimately increasing coverage. The World Health Organization (WHO) now endorses a single-dose HPV … unvaccinated by reducing virus spread. In 2020, the World Health Assembly adopted a global strategy to eliminate …
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We need to talk about breast cancer screening (part 1)
… Some of these studies continue to report results, and information is also now available from the many population … out careful reviews involving meta analysis (combining) of information from the RCTs, including the Cochrane … Task Force (2), the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (3) and the UK Independent Review (4). These …
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New e-liquid flavour restrictions: Potential impacts on young people and people who smoke
… the President of the Auckland Secondary School Principals’ Association commented: “ At some schools we are starting to … vape retailers. As of 29 July 2021, the Ministry of Health’s list of specialist vape stores included more than … ready access to diverse flavours will remain. Source: Health Central NZ …
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