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  • The urgent need for a Covid-19 Action Plan for Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … to both acute and longer-term risks of Covid-19, including long Covid in children and adults , with concerning … is now one of the top three occupational groups at risk of long Covid symptoms. 2 Teachers are reported to be leaving … lack of protective measures in schools and the impact of long Covid on their capacity to work. The above experiences …
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  • Social Marketing for Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Reminding, Reinforcing, and Changing Social Norms

    … policies, thus modifying social norms, which also support long-term improvements in health outcomes. In this blog, we … acknowledged the need for robust public policy to support long-term, sustainable behaviour change. 2 This environmental …
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  • A new online calculator for estimating how much a society might spend on life-saving interventions

    … growth, and ageing), is unlikely to be sustainable in the long term. Given this picture, health sector policy-makers … perspective. But most countries (including NZ) are a long way from having such information available and most also … cohort, and the same future HALYs and costs (i.e., no long-term health sequelae of the life-threatening health …
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  • Protecting New Zealand children from the developing Omicron outbreak

    … impact; and taking a precautionary approach to potential long-term harms. Māori leadership at policy and community … children; and Taking a precautionary approach to potential long-term harms. The NZ Government has a duty of care under … level. Questions have also been raised about the long-term effects on children. There is emerging evidence of …
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  • Not forgetting the benefits to youth and non-smokers – an example from increases in tobacco taxes

    … may experience increased financial hardship – in the long-term they may still experience health benefits if the … financial benefit if they are more likely to quit in the long term. Smokers who adopt or increase their use of … e-cigarettes (harm-reduction benefits) and continue to use long term [14]. Large financial savings if become smokefree …
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  • What does recent biomarker literature say about the likely harm from e-cigarettes?

    … ways people vape) and there is no evidence yet about long-term effects of e-cigarette use on health outcomes, a … and it is difficult to interpret the results in terms of long-term disease risk. The study showing raised levels of … would be expected to decline. But if they stay vaping long-term – then they may still be exposed to some notable …
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  • Dietary counselling – how effective and cost-effective is it?

    … is mixed, and there is substantial uncertainty about long-run cost-effectiveness given the typically short-term … don’t consider if the dietary changes are sustained in the long-term. In NZ, our own modelling work suggests that … value-for-money (actually all were cost-saving over the long-run allowing for future reduced disease rates), see the …
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  • Targeting a new generation – time for a greater focus on smoking uptake prevention?

    … and established smokers find it difficult to quit. 16 Long-term tobacco use results in premature death in up to two … greatest impact in achieving and sustaining low prevalence long-term. 1 A New Zealand study modelled the impact of a … to 21 years (69%). Fourth, the tobacco industry has long recognised the vital role of smoking uptake in …
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  • Is Keytruda for advanced melanoma cost-effective? Applying the BODE3 rapid cost effectiveness calculator

    … In particular, some of the data from earlier trials (where long-term follow-up should be done) has not been provided, and in the more recent trials that long-term data on survival is simply not there yet. But, most … built – is required. And we really need the data from long-term follow-up of the trials. That is, this is a hard …
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  • In the news: Public Health Priorities Series

    … of the Public Health Expert Briefing on the need for long-term thinking in its Ideasroom section on 16 February to … weekly Kākā  webinar about The Briefing on the need for long-term thinking especially for preventing catastrophic … biases toward short-term thinking, and fail to prepare for long-term risks, unless in times of crisis. … In the news: …
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