Community Paediatrician @ Starship Child Health. Passionate about child health and wellbeing and reducing inequities. Views are my own
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Alison Leversha retweeted
A deeper dive into the relationship between hunger and school performance - hunger means hangry means poor learning, so feeding kids a good square meal seems a great investment in education. phcc.org.nz/briefing/evidenc…
Water fluoridation is a very effective evidence-based intervention. Proponents see things from their individual perspective rather than a collective good. If you want non-fluoridated water, then buy it. Let those with less choice, have what they need as matter of human right.
Genuinely surprised and disappointed to read this. Fluoridation is important for the dental health of tamariki, especially disadvantaged kids. And I had hoped Wellington Water had learnt from its earlier episode that it should keep people informed. thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350192…
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When we are trying to remove particles - whether they are viruses or wildfire smoke - we need to focus on filter effectiveness. That is a function of Filter + Fit + Flow!
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Great infographic. For classrooms, students, restaurateurs, workplaces, homes. Clean air is healthy. An important protection against airborne diseases incl COVID, influenza, respiratory viruses #COVIDisAirborne #kidshealthnz – at Auckland, New Zealand
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Significant cost benefit of infection resilient environments. Healthy air saves money and lives.
It's simple, not easy, BUT needs to be done. Engineers and aerosol scientists need to be part of public health initiatives
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A message co-created by Tiger, when he climbed onto my computer on my lap. He doesn’t understand the character limit! 🐈
Great intro re CO2 monitoring. Fantastic resource. Ka pai Joey. Many thnx for your mahi @joeyfox85 @CovidSafeNZ @wcl_library @stephen_PtC #COVIDisAirborne @chrishipkins @drayeshaverrall
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I love this. Great art @fatherredmcgee. Reminds me of when I did a Halloween party with blood, urine, eyeballs, skulls, fingers.....all in an attempt to stop my daughter and her friends going knocking on stranger's doors
Alison Leversha retweeted
Covid safe practice should be no 1 priority for School Staff Professional Learning:
HEPA use
Fresh air ventilation
Distancing where possible
Assemblies outside/ online
Masks encouraged & worn by staff
Eating / drinking outside
Program sent online during child illness-option
Alison Leversha retweeted
Often in the workshops I facilitate, we have a ground rule of "no HIPPOs" (Highest Paid Person's Opinion counts most). I just found a great graphic for this via @tweetvandijk that I am going to steal with pride.
ALT The graphic is a picture of a hippo with the wording "Highest Paid Person's Opinion
Not only does air quality affect our risk of COVID…but it also affects our sleep quality…
Interesting webinar today IAQ/IEQ and Sleep.
Levels of CO2 above 2600 ppm in the bedroom disturbed sleep quality and possible reduced next-day cognitive performance!
#IAQ #IndoorAirQuality
Alison Leversha retweeted
“Stopping epidemics when & where they occur”: see our @TheLancet comment on designing equitable systems for access to measures needed to stop pandemics. A repeat of inequitable access experienced during #COVID19 #pandemic is unethical & unacceptable. thelancet.com/journals/lance…
COVID death an industrial disease in Wales. Employers need to ensure their work places are safe. That includes all…..health, schools, shops, restaurants etc
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Increasing ventilation reduces SARS-CoV-2 airborne transmission in schools: frontiersin.org/articles/10.… Impt study documenting risk reduction for COVID with mechanical vent systems in schools. Across all ages, class sizes. ⬆️vent⬇️COVID
Human rights & the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective and prospective analysis thelancet.com/journals/lance…
A great commentary re preparation for future pandemics..incl COVID which is ongoing. Notable omission re droplet vs airborne saga & inequity in air quality #COVIDIsAirborne
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The Covid bivalent vaccine booster works better than expected.
I've reviewed the cumulative data
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That's in contrast to a @NEJM essay today and 2 lab studies that used a pseudovirus assay without assessing the XBB variants