Camille Patton , Victor M. Gallegos-Rejas , Heena Akbar
{"title":"Mate ni kawa—our parents will have it, so will we! Reframing diabetes self-management for Pasifika Women in Australia: cultural realities, systemic gaps, and public health imperatives","authors":"Camille Patton , Victor M. Gallegos-Rejas , Heena Akbar","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100312","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100312","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"50 1","pages":"Article 100312"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146123767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is it a lack of an immunisation workforce or not using the workforce to its potential?","authors":"Thomas Aaron Ricks","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100302","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100302","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"50 1","pages":"Article 100302"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145780028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gerard JB. Sonder , Megan Pledger , Philip C. Hill , Debbie Ryan
{"title":"Resurgence of rheumatic fever among Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand: A 2010–2023 analysis of hospitalisation data with implications for equity policy","authors":"Gerard JB. Sonder , Megan Pledger , Philip C. Hill , Debbie Ryan","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100301","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100301","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The objective of this study was to assess ethnic, geographic and socioeconomic patterns in acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease hospitalisations in New Zealand (2010–2023), evaluate the impact of public health interventions and identify gaps in national surveillance.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>National hospitalisation and mortality data were analysed by ethnicity, socioeconomic deprivation and geography, including Counties Manukau and the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Locality. Negative binomial models estimated adjusted risk differences across three time periods.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Acute rheumatic fever was disproportionately concentrated among Māori and Pacific peoples in the most socioeconomically deprived areas, with Pacific populations—particularly in Counties Manukau—experiencing the highest burden. Acute rheumatic fever declined among Māori during the Rheumatic Fever Prevention Programme but not among Pacific peoples. A sharp, temporary decline in acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease hospitalisations occurred among Pacific populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by resurgence by 2023.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Persistent ethnic and geographic inequities in acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease reflect ongoing surveillance gaps, inconsistent notification practices and uneven implementation of interventions. National targets remain unmet, and inequities are widening for some groups.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for Public Health</h3><div>Robust, standardised surveillance systems and equity-focused interventions—particularly for Pacific communities in Counties Manukau—are essential to reducing the preventable burden of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Aotearoa New Zealand.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"50 1","pages":"Article 100301"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145833063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael Tong , Nicole Vargas , Nikhil Jha , Mehdi Neshat , Peng Bi , Hilary Bambrick
{"title":"Two decades of climate change and its impact on emergency department presentations in the Australian Capital Territory: Past trend and future projection","authors":"Michael Tong , Nicole Vargas , Nikhil Jha , Mehdi Neshat , Peng Bi , Hilary Bambrick","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100296","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100296","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The objectives of this study were to explore health impact of climate change over the last two decades in the Australian Capital Territory and to project future changes under climate change.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A time series design was used to assess temperature increases due to climate change and emergency department presentations.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 1,442,354 emergency department presentations occurred, with 2.49% of emergency department presentations attributed to heat and 4.00% attributed to cold. Future projections indicated heat-attributable fraction will increase to 2.72% and cold-attributable fraction will decline to 3.21% by the middle of this century. The younger age group exhibited highest relative risks from both heat and cold, the middle age group was particularly sensitive to heat, while older adults were most vulnerable to cold.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Heat and cold contribute to increased emergency department presentations, with distinct age-specific vulnerabilities to temperature extremes. Projections indicate rising health burden associated with non-optimal temperatures, primarily driven by increasing heat-attributable fraction and concurrent decline in the cold-attributable fraction.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for public health</h3><div>These findings highlight the urgent need for region-specific climate change adaptation strategies to mitigate the growing health impacts of temperature extremes, protect vulnerable populations and prepare healthcare systems for projected changes of emergency department presentations in the Australian Capital Territory under future climate conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"50 1","pages":"Article 100296"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145931903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Provider perspectives on heart healthcare inequities among Māori and Pacific Peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand: A qualitative study","authors":"Tua Taueetia-Su’a , Karen Marie Brewer , Shanthi Ameratunga , Sandra Hanchard , Vanessa Selak , Bridget Dicker , Jamie-Lee Rahiri , Corina Grey , Matire Harwood","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100303","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100303","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>We explored service providers’ views on evidence–practice gaps and inequities in heart health care for Māori and Pacific peoples, alongside solutions to address these issues.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Employing Kaupapa Māori and Pacific research methodologies, we recruited Māori, Pacific, and non-Māori/Pacific providers, purposively sampled from a range of disciplines. Semi-structured interviews were conducted individually and in focus groups. Differences in perspectives offered by Māori and Pacific providers are compared to those of non-Māori/Pacific providers.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Twenty-three providers, identifying as Māori (6), Pacific (5), or non-Māori/Pacific (12), shared their views of the healthcare system, experiences of providing care, and observations of Māori and Pacific patient and whānau experiences. Results were grouped into three themes: Tikanga Māori and Fa’a Pasifika versus non-Māori/Pacific ways; gaps in the health system for Māori and Pacific patients; and solutions. Māori and Pacific providers emphasised structural determinants, systemic failures and workforce inadequacies underlying inequities.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>There is a critical need for equity-focused, holistic and relational models of heart health care that are co-designed with Māori and Pacific patients and whānau, and delivered by a culturally safe workforce.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for Public Health</h3><div>Adequately resourced services, designed by and for Māori and Pacific peoples, have the potential to achieve equitable heart health care outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"50 1","pages":"Article 100303"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145788883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mr Stuart Manoj-Margison , Dr Elisabeth Huynh , Professor Cam Donaldson , A/Prof Anna Olsen , A/Prof Lisa Whop , Professor Rebecca Guy
{"title":"Syphilis surveillance: A review of data systems and gaps during an epidemic","authors":"Mr Stuart Manoj-Margison , Dr Elisabeth Huynh , Professor Cam Donaldson , A/Prof Anna Olsen , A/Prof Lisa Whop , Professor Rebecca Guy","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100420","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100420","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100420"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148241037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ms Mia Brill , Dr Eloise Williams , Dr Jason Kwong , Dr Abby Douglas
{"title":"Lessons Learned from a Chickenpox (varicella) Exposure in the Emergency Department, Melbourne","authors":"Ms Mia Brill , Dr Eloise Williams , Dr Jason Kwong , Dr Abby Douglas","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100373","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100373","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100373"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148241150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dr Gajen Perinpanayagam , Associate Professor Rosemary Wyber
{"title":"Environmental control of GAS: a review of guidelines","authors":"Dr Gajen Perinpanayagam , Associate Professor Rosemary Wyber","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100394","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100394","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100394"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148241460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mrs Rachael McGuire , Ms Alice Black , Ms Phillipa Holland
{"title":"Ageing Well: Immunisation Education for Older Adults","authors":"Mrs Rachael McGuire , Ms Alice Black , Ms Phillipa Holland","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100370","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100370","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100370"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148241740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Botulism in New South Wales - an increasing public health threat?","authors":"Ms Sarah Alland, Keira M. Glasgow, Kirsty Hope","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100418","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100418","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100418"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148244087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}