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  • Smokefree Laws: Reducing tobacco outlets will decrease crime

    … a retail reduction strategy would see ram raids increase . Health Minister Dr Shane Reti, who has overall responsibility … other criteria set, the approval process the Ministry of Health established required retailers to provide evidence of … in less than 15% of ram raids. The Prime Minister and Health Minister have relied on tobacco industry “arguments” …
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  • Wellbeing in public housing vs. private rentals: Quality and security make the difference

    … satisfaction. For those in London, living in a Housing Association (HA) tenancy (akin to a Community Housing … in public than in private rentals. Implications for public health There are wellbeing benefits to the provision of … evidence from prior NZ studies that there are physical health benefits of good quality housing. The beneficial …
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  • More wastewater testing could guide optimal Covid-19 control on the path back to elimination

    … (ie, they have respiratory symptoms or have some possible association with cases in other regions). That is the 15 … report states that “figures released under the Official Information Act reveal it costs $75 to collect each … testing is positive for a locality – then it can allow health authorities to focus on community testing at such a …
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  • New standardised packaging regulations: Some good steps, but many missed opportunities

    … bold have New Zealand politicians been? The Ministry of Health has done well in developing regulations that advance … had lost effectiveness, and greatly enhanced the Quitline information and affirming cessation message. 12 However, the … observed in Australia; these changes will benefit public health. However, failure to introduce evidence-based changes, …
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  • Can CT screening for lung cancer in New Zealand be cost-effective?

    … the burden of lung cancer, the capacity of the New Zealand health system to deal with another screening programme, the … that a LDCT screening programme would generate less health gain per capita for Māori, but this needs to be … about to present now). However, to not assess the likely health gains, inequality impacts and cost of lung cancer …
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  • High regret among people who smoke reinforces strong support for smokefree legislation

    … of public consultation and mandate for changing this law, Health Coalition Aotearoa commissioned a public opinion … media release . This party claimed: “The problem is the health lobbyists leading the charge [to retain the … people achieve their smokefree aspirations, bring profound health, economic and social improvements , 15 and benefit …
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  • NZ’s “Team of 5 million” has achieved the lowest COVID-19 death rate in the OECD – but there are still gaps in our pandemic response

    … culture of continuous quality improvement, the risk management maxim of learning from errors, and the health protection approach of building multi-barrier … use of face coverings (mass masking) is now required by health authorities in Victoria Australia to help control …
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  • Lessons From history: Helping New Zealand prepare for future influenza pandemics

    … for severe ones to cause high death rates and overwhelm health services. Such pandemics could even pose existential … kept out the pandemic (a naval base in San Francisco and American Samoa – the site of a US naval base). Iceland also …
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  • Budget 2023 goes a long way to improving housing and wellbeing

    … this week, have implications for housing and public health. This includes new public housing, extending the … housing for Aotearoa New Zealand . Implications for public health policy Investment in building new public housing is …  is co-director of He K ā inga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Programme, University of Otago, Wellington. …
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  • The maths and ethics of minimising COVID-19 deaths in NZ

    … and healthy who incur higher infection rates? Under a health gain maximising utilitarian framework, yes. So long as … minus 10,000). So these analyses suggest a strong extra health benefit of the eradication strategy over the ‘flatten … eradication versus flattening the curve (eg, in the health sector, across the economy – and factoring in that …
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