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Media release: Long Covid affects thousands - Government response inadequate
… as mounting evidence shows the human and economic cost of inaction say public health experts. In the latest Briefing … Public Health Research Professor John Potter says the risk of Long Covid following an Omicron infection depends on the severity of the initial illness and vaccination status but remains …
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Media release: Free vape kits won’t deliver Smokefree 2025 goal
… Centre Briefing , researchers from the University of Otago assess the likely impact of the initiative, which offers free vape kits through 24 Te … 466 people to become smokefree long-term, less than 1% of the more than 82,000 who would need to stop smoking to …
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NZ Health Survey data released today reinforce Smokefree Legislation is crucial to reduce smoking inequities
… remain. Māori continue to bear a much heavier burden of harm from smoking than non-Māori University of Otago researchers from ASPIRE Aotearoa say the findings reinforce the necessity of implementing the key smokefree measures included in the …
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Media release: International studies highlight link between hunger and lower educational achievement
… specific NZ data to inform its decisions about the future of the Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunch Programme. The … “The data shows over the 60 countries, NZ has one of the highest gaps in achievement between those coming to … Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) measuring reading literacy of Year 5 students across the world across 58 countries, …
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Media release: Energy poverty: Low-income households hit hardest by rising power costs
… Low-income households spend disproportionately more of their income on electricity costs in NZ, yet many are … in energy costs - low-income households spend over 7.5% of their income on electricity, while high-income households … Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan and co-authors from the University of Otago. They lay out the evidence in the latest Briefing …
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Media release: Increasing speed limits defies the science - more deaths and pollution predicted
… from the Public Health Communication Centre the University of Canterbury’s Professor Simon Kingham says the proposed … Kingham, the former chief science advisor to the Ministry of Transport, and co-author, social scientist Dr Angela Curl of the University of Otago, have examined the health impacts …
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Media release: Plugging the gap: Aotearoa’s piped water loss far worse than global leaders
… by Prof Nick Wilson and co-authors from the University of Otago shows NZ’s leakage levels at 22% are far worse than … Leakage Index (ILI). NZ ranks near the bottom of 15 OECD jurisdictions in this index, with a median ILI of … central and local government representatives to commit to sustainable infrastructure investments. “We must act to …
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Media release: Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023
… and unhealthy food are responsible for almost a third of Aotearoa New Zealand’s preventable health burden, yet a … support evidence-informed policies that limit the harm of these products. The parties currently in parliament were asked about their level of support for 12 priority policies that Health Aotearoa …
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Media release: Growing evidence linking plastics to serious health risk
… Evidence of the harmful effects of plastics on human health, especially from chemical … Dr Olga Pantos, a research scientist with the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR). “There are …
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