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Media release: Aotearoa New Zealand is flying blind on misinformation
… warns that Aotearoa New Zealand's lack of awareness and monitoring of misinformation leaves the country … dismantled over the past year. "Organisations that tracked and reported on online content have recently closed, and … on public, online platforms and to identify key trends or narratives that could lead to harmful health outcomes. …
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Media release: New report shows how regional plans could transform freshwater quality
… highlights its own solution, providing constructive and timely information for councils charged with protecting and restoring waterways for the communities who rely on them, … community goals (like swimming, gathering Mahinga Kai, or protecting a drinking water source). “The report found if …
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Media release: NZ’s first case of highly pathogenic bird flu: Need to strengthen surveillance and awareness
… in Otago underscores the importance of continued vigilance and investment in viral surveillance according to experts. … University of Otago virologist Prof Jemma Geoghegan and co-authors look at the implications of the outbreak in … of highly pathogenic avian influenza: Heightened awareness and surveillance essential for early detection . Prof …
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Media release: Health vs profit: The growing influence of big business on NZ lawmaking
… examined four areas—alcohol, infant formula, transport, and tobacco—where recent government decisions have favoured industry over health. Despite strong evidence and public support for reducing alcohol harms, lobbying by … detriment of public health, while governments are weakened or "captured" by commercial interests.” The Briefing …
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Media release: NZ lags behind on indoor ventilation standards: World Ventil8 Day
… may potentially be contaminated with harmful pollutants and pathogens, both of which can make us sick. On World … standards, and those only apply to new builds or buildings undergoing upgrades.” New Zealand standards … ventilation be sufficient to keep CO 2 levels below 1,000 parts per million (ppm). However the US Centres for …
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Media release: Surge in whooping cough cases highlights need for improved immunisation access for mothers and infants
… need to have an accountable antenatal immunisation system and do more to deliver immunisation support according to … Centre (IMAC) medical director Dr Nikki Turner and co-authors say that four immunisation events protect … to severe disease: maternal vaccination during pregnancy, and immunisation at 6 weeks, 3 months and 5 months. …
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Google Street View – A Useful Research Tool?
… is becoming increasingly common, as per a recent review [1]. But in our just published work [2] we focused … In general, it seems that GSV is good for identifying or evaluating larger objects (eg, large signs, buildings) but … signage at school grounds in NZ, with GSV being efficient and with high specificity (97%), albeit modest sensitivity …
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Media release: Covid-19 vaccines work, but we need to do more to get the most out of them
… Centre , Professor John Potter from Massey University and co-authors detail how vaccines against Covid-19 remain … how we should be doing more to promote additional boosters and other measures to get maximum benefits from these … Omicron period when many people have been both vaccinated and infected with Covid-19. This review shows that vaccines …
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Does change in income and deprivation change your smoking risk? Yes, but in different directions.
… But why? Is it because of things like less education or more deprivation actually causing you to smoke? Or is it … to these questions matter, both for tobacco control policy and political debate. Moreover, not all is as you might expect, and it differs for deprivation and income. Research we have …
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Media release: Growing evidence linking plastics to serious health risk
… on human health, especially from chemical additives and plastic particles, has grown substantially over the last … for urgent action to prevent further plastic pollution and minimise our exposure to harmful chemicals. Around 16,000 … these chemicals can leach from packaging into food, or it may be through direct skin contact with plastics such …
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