Towards a child‐centred public health: Lessons from rheumatic fever prevention in Aotearoa New Zealand

Although anxiety and worry can motivate engagement with COVID-19 preventative behaviours, people may cognitively reframe these unpleasant emotions, restoring wellbeing at the cost of public health behaviours. New Zealand young adults ( n = 278) experiencing nationwide COVID-19 lockdown reported their worry, anxiety, reappraisal and lockdown compliance. Despite high knowledge of lockdown policies, 92.5% of participants reported one or more policy breaches ( M = 2.74, SD = 1.86). Counter to predictions, no relationships were found between anxiety or worry with reappraisal or lockdown breaches. Findings highlight the importance of targeting young adults in promoting lockdown compliance and offer further insight into the role of emotion during a pandemic.

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Health(y) education: A critical analysis of the role of public health regulation in and on tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand

Policy Futures in Education ◽

10.1177/1478210321995013 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 147821032199501

Author(s):

Susan Shaw ◽

Keith Tudor

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

New Zealand ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Power Dynamics ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Educational Design ◽

Aotearoa New Zealand ◽

Public Health Regulation

This article offers a critical analysis of the role of public health regulation on tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand and, specifically, the requirements and processes of Responsible Authorities under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act for the accreditation and monitoring of educational institutions and their curricula (degrees, courses of studies, or programmes). It identifies and discusses a number of issues concerned with the requirements of such accreditation and monitoring, including, administrative requirements and costs, structural requirements, and the implications for educational design. Concerns with the processes of these procedures, namely the lack of educational expertise on the part of the Responsible Authorities, and certain manifested power dynamics are also highlighted. Finally, the article draws conclusions for changing policy and practice.

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Contracting public health and social services: insights from complexity theory for Aotearoa New Zealand

Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online ◽

10.1080/1177083x.2020.1822422 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-16

Author(s):

Judy Oakden ◽

Mat Walton ◽

Jeff Foote

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

New Zealand ◽

Social Services ◽

Complexity Theory ◽

Health And Social Services ◽

Aotearoa New Zealand

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Genomic epidemiology reveals transmission patterns and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in Aotearoa New Zealand

Nature Communications ◽

10.1038/s41467-020-20235-8 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jemma L. Geoghegan ◽

Xiaoyun Ren ◽

Matthew Storey ◽

James Hadfield ◽

Lauren Jelley ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

New Zealand ◽

Health Interventions ◽

Genomic Diversity ◽

Reproductive Number ◽

Genomic Epidemiology ◽

Aotearoa New Zealand ◽

Time Period ◽

Essential Services ◽

Health And Disease

AbstractNew Zealand, a geographically remote Pacific island with easily sealable borders, implemented a nationwide ‘lockdown’ of all non-essential services to curb the spread of COVID-19. Here, we generate 649 SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences from infected patients in New Zealand with samples collected during the ‘first wave’, representing 56% of all confirmed cases in this time period. Despite its remoteness, the viruses imported into New Zealand represented nearly all of the genomic diversity sequenced from the global virus population. These data helped to quantify the effectiveness of public health interventions. For example, the effective reproductive number, Re of New Zealand’s largest cluster decreased from 7 to 0.2 within the first week of lockdown. Similarly, only 19% of virus introductions into New Zealand resulted in ongoing transmission of more than one additional case. Overall, these results demonstrate the utility of genomic pathogen surveillance to inform public health and disease mitigation.

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Gambling issues for Tongan people in Auckland, Aotearoa-New Zealand

Journal of Gambling Issues ◽

10.4309/jgi.2004.12.14 ◽

2004 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sione Tu'itahi ◽

Yvette Guttenbeil-Po'uhila ◽

Jennifer Hand ◽

Tin Htay

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

New Zealand ◽

Health Service ◽

Public Health Service ◽

Research Progress ◽

Research Project ◽

Aotearoa New Zealand ◽

Regional Public Health ◽

Future Plans

This paper focuses on a research project on gambling issues within the Tongan community in Auckland, New Zealand that was conducted by the Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS). It outlines the background and rationale for the research, progress as of the time of writing, preliminary findings, and future plans.

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The Epidemiology of Māori Suicide in Aotearoa/New Zealand

South Pacific Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1017/s0257543400000456 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Nicole M. Coupe

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

New Zealand ◽

Suicide Rate ◽

Age Groups ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Epidemiological Data ◽

Public Health Issue ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

Age Group ◽

Aotearoa New Zealand

AbstractSuicide is a Māori Public Health Issue. Suicide rates in Aotearoa/New Zealand are amongst the highest in OECD countries in the 15-24 year age group and second only to Hungary in other age groups (WHO, 1996; Disley & Coggan, 1996). Suicide is the leading cause of death for young people under the age of 25 years in Aotearoa/New Zealand and a major public health problem (Coggan, 1997). Approximatel, 540 New Zealanders kill themselves each year (Rose, Hatcher, & Koelmeyer, 1999). The total Māori suicide rate (per 100 000) increased to 17.5 in 1997, compared to non-Māori (13.1), and the Māori youth suicide rate (33.9) far exceeded the equivalent non-Māori rate (24.3), reflecting the disparity between Māori and non-Māori (Ministry of Health, 1997). This paper aims to present epidemiological data on Māori suicide and then use the existing literature to discuss possible reasons for the high Māori rate.

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