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Public Health Solutions Series: Achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa
… impact will be more long term. This blog is part of the Public Health Solutions series looking at effective public health … to doing so through its Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan and the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products …
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We need rapid progress on digital solutions to help eliminate COVID-19 from New Zealand
… they also present major challenges related to privacy, public acceptability and coordination that must be overcome … of the COVID-19 pandemic has quickly overwhelmed existing health systems in affected countries. Most countries are … data may enable passengers to update their self-isolation plan online to expedite screening procedures, help monitoring …
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COVID-19 and Māori health – when equity is more than a word
… As Māori academics, researchers and health professionals, we are extremely concerned about the … We are also worried by the inadequate focus on Māori health equity in pandemic planning within the health and … for Māori. 21 Thus, an equitable approach would ensure public health messaging highlights Māori as a priority …
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Using a fun “Mask Day” at school to promote pandemic protection in the NZ community
… pandemic virus transmission, the uptake of mask use in the public has been suboptimal. In this blog, we explore using “Mask Day” at school to promote positive public messages on masks, which may lead to increased public … lack of support by the NZ Government and the World Health Organization. Our successful elimination of SARS-CoV-2 …
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Clean ups are not enough: Government policy incoherent on climate change
… to new developments. Yet there are potentially huge public health, social, and economic benefits in an … adopt a comprehensive Health National Adaptation Plan that is fully integrated with other adaptation and …
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In the news: Public Health Priorities Series
… Here's a selection of coverage of the Public Health Priorities Series published on The Briefing, … argue that this election, we must ask our leaders their plan for addressing enduring and unacceptable inequities in …
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Promoting physical activity through the prescription of smartphone apps in primary care: Likely to produce health gains and cost-savings
… physical activity promotion in primary care could benefit health and save millions in health sector costs for NZ. Nevertheless, this type of … * Author details: All authors are with the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington. … Promoting …
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Happiness surveys, & can health sector interventions improve well-being?
… a growing (re)focus on happiness as the goal of living and public policy, superseding a consumerist trajectory since … metrics of well-being – such as happiness. Of note from a health perspective, is the chapter in this Happiness Report … perhaps not as strong, but developing. As detailed in this Public Health Expert Blog previously , New Zealand data also …
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Invisible and ignored: Why indoor air quality deserves our attention
… particulates, and carcinogens) that can harm our health and impact our productivity. The evidence is clear … While the pandemic briefly made indoor air quality part of public conversation, once the masks came off, the momentum … invisibility makes indoor air quality easy to overlook in public policy, where health risks with clear, immediate …
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Lessons from Canada for NZ: Carbon, Cycling, Tobacco, Nutrition and Cannabis
… Canada has a number of progressive public policies which can influence health. In this blog we briefly look at 6 potential lessons … Transportation 2040 ”, and Montreal’s “ Cycling Action Plan ” ( Source ). In particular, these Canadian cities all …
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