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Rebuilding Aotearoa’s statistical foundation: Toward fairer outcomes for Pacific Peoples
… undercount of pacific populations Pacific peoples have long been undercounted in official statistics, misinforming … Pacific access to primary care in South Auckland has long been reported at over 100% due to flawed census … linkage that supports accuracy, transparency, and long-term equity. Aligns with calls for system-wide reform 9 to …
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Cyclone Gabrielle joins list of Aotearoa NZ’s ‘sudden mass fatality events’
… other impacts on human health and wellbeing. In the short term these would be due to evacuations, power outages, and … are some key potential measures: A major shift to long-term thinking by governments with the appropriate … previous Briefing 6 ). In particular, there is a need for long-term thinking around resilient infrastructure (ie, …
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Improving the health of our children: Project Energize bang for the health $
… (QALY). [Editorial note: it is always hard to estimate the long-term health impacts (largely non-communicable disease rates … simply have to accept that there is uncertainty about the long-term health impacts of childhood interventions]. How did …
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Increases in speed limits: Unjust and unjustifiable
… to which our vehicles are configured that takes a longer-term view of societal, environmental and economic wellbeing. … cannot happen in narrow sector silos and must take a long-term view that fosters public good. Setting road speed … address risks on our roads there needs to be a long term plan to reduce road injury in Aotearoa New Zealand …
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Tackling housing instability for LGBTIQ+ people in Aotearoa
… the necessity of survival restricting agency; and the long-term effect of concealing identities and coping with shame, … and bolstering renters' rights significantly would make long-term renting a more viable option. Many of the findings …
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Making tobacco less available is both necessary and feasible – New NZ study
… to ask in relation to a product range about which the long-term health effects are still largely unknown. Yet the … meaning those retailers can continue selling tobacco as long as they stay in business. Our just published [1] …
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Budget 2023 goes a long way to improving housing and wellbeing
… 4,131 transitional houses, but these houses have shorter term leases compared to public housing and mean the children … 2023 Wellbeing Budget has now taken an even more long-sighted view by expanding the Warmer Kiwi Homes … not necessarily reflect Board policy. … Budget 2023 goes a long way to improving housing and wellbeing …
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The health impacts of the First World War for NZ: A Review
… the high level of wounded personnel (41,000), and the long-term burden of disabilities as suggested by war pension … to veterans in 1921 (32,000). The war also cast a very long shadow and NZ military personnel kept dying from …
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Local alcohol policies: What’s the opportunity to reduce harm?
… alcohol in 2020. 3 National maximum trading hours are long at 8am-4am for on-premises (eg restaurants and pubs) and … are more exposed to alcohol outlets, this will require a long-term sinking lid in the LAP which can gradually reduce …
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Health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 response: NZ compared to OECD countries
… in relation to the lockdown; 9 10 (ii) the prevention of “long COVID” where long-term illness may occur even in people with mild or no …
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