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  • What can Aotearoa NZ learn from Australia’s new vaping policies?

    … Summary Unlike Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), Australia has not treated vaping products as consumer … and decrease the appeal of vaping to young people. Should NZ also consider these measures? In this article, we analyse … of Otago, Wellington and Co-Director, ASPIRE2025 Dr Jude Ball , Senior Research Fellow, Department of Public …
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  • Improving NZ Government communication about COVID-19: Five suggestions

    … The high quality communication by the NZ Government for much of the COVID-19 pandemic has been … by the Prime Minister and the Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield), extensive social media engagement, and … the former chief science advisor Prof Peter Gluckman and Dr Anne Bardsley. 27 With this pandemic being far from over, …
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  • Increasing whooping cough cases put pēpi at risk. What can be done about it?

    … Summary  Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) is experiencing a marked increase in whooping cough … and Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) Dr Emily Dwight , Public Health Registrar, IMAC Prof Peter … of Women's and Children's Health, University of Otago Dr Amber Young , School of Pharmacy, University of Otago  …
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  • Monkeypox has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand: what is the level of risk and how do we manage it?

    … countries where it is endemic. Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) had its first case diagnosed on Saturday 9 July 2022. … represents a relatively low public health risk to NZ because, while potentially transmissible here, spread is … global health threat for low- and middle-income countries. NZ should consider supporting health initiatives to control …
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  • How might NZ expand community water fluoridation?

    … on the safety of water fluoridation (Royal Society of NZ & the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science … literature. It also details studies (including one from NZ [2]) showing that this is a cost-effective intervention, … is notable for including some high quality studies from NZ (e.g., evidence from a longitudinal study [3] that …
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  • A century of health inequalities in NZ – new data

    … in mortality have existed for at least 100 years in NZ. In this blog we also take the opportunity to discuss what … to address the current inequality problem in this country. NZ troops, 1918 – our study found that the lifespan of … about health inequalities by socio-economic position in NZ Socio-economic position (SEP) is an important risk factor …
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  • Lessons from jurisdictions that are battling their own Delta variant outbreaks

    … be beneficial in controlling the current Delta outbreak in NZ and strengthening NZ’s COVID-19 response in future. We have written several blogs about different ways that NZ could improve its COVID-19 response, such as increasing …
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  • When can COVID-19 be Declared Eliminated from NZ? New Modelling Study

    … there to be a 95% probability of epidemic extinction in NZ (at around current testing levels). For a 99% probability … can monitor progress towards achieving the goal. NZ is a rare example of a country to clearly articulate an … status (as Trinidad and Tobago have just declared). Once NZ can declare itself having achieved SARS-CoV-2 elimination …
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  • A preventable measles epidemic: Lessons for reforming public health in NZ

    … for the multiple public health challenges faced by NZ.   Introduction The current measles epidemic affecting New Zealand (NZ) is the result of multiple systems failures over a decade or more. In this blog we argue that NZ has an opportunity to learn from this and other public …
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  • A new online calculator for estimating how much a society might spend on life-saving interventions

    … health interventions, while remaining cost-effective. For NZ, the amounts generated by this calculator vary greatly by … of the BODE 3 team. Authors: By the BODE 3 Programme Team Dr Giorgi Kvizhinadze, A/Prof Nick Wilson, Dr Nisha Nair, Dr Melissa McLeod, Prof Tony Blakely (all at: …
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